KUCHING: The State Immigration Department detained 46 illegal immigrants from Indonesia in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Ikrar’ at Taman Samarindah and Kota Samarahan here recently. It was believed that majority of the illegal immigrants had entered the country through jungle roads via Serikin and other illegal pathways (jalan tikus) led
LAWAS: A total of 319 participants attended the three-day programme, Intervention Programme: Awareness & Advocacy Sexual Education Series 1/2017 Limbang district held at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Trusan ending yesterday. Yesterday’s closing ceremony was officiated at by Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Dato Henry Sum Agong. During his
KUCHING: The exhibition on ‘Gerakan Anti-Penyerahan Sarawak Kepada British 1946 – 1951’ is still ongoing at the Sarawak State Library. The good news is that this exhibition is now extended until 31st July 2017, a media release stated yesterday. This exhibition displays the days where Sarawak was handed over to
KUCHING: The Sisters of St. Francis, Sarawak will be setting up a new kindergarten here in Kuching, a press release stated yesterday. The kindergarten, named St. Joseph’s Kindergarten, will commence operation in January 2018. It will be a co-ed kindergarten. For its first intake in January 2018, the kindergarten will
BINTULU: Some 500 students from seven vocational and technical colleges in the state competed in the four-day sports carnival jointly organised by Ministry of Education and Vocational College (KV) Bintulu. The Sarawak Zone Voktek Carnival 2017 was held at Dewan Sri Kenyalang, UPM Campus Bintulu here. Its closing ceremony yesterday
KUCHING: The ‘East-West Submarine Cable System’ (or EWS), the undersea-cable linking Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak, was this weekend the subject of bilateral debate in the media, said a press release yesterday. EWS is the conduit to enhancing Sarawak’s telecommunications network, broadband capacity and connects Sarawak’s rural areas to the Internet.
MUKAH: Two hundred and seventeen participants have registered for the Fun Run 2017 to be held on 30 April. According to a spokesman for the event, Mohammad Fadzli bin Jawawi, the run is held in conjunction with this year’s Mukah Kaul Festival. “The 5-kilometre run is organised by Mukah Underground
KAPIT: Kapit District Office in collaboration with other government agencies, non-governmental organisations and community leaders here will hold Gawai Bazaar Kapit 2.0 (BGK) from 28 April to 28 May from 4.00 pm to12.00 midnight daily. Kapit District Officer Elvis Didit is the organising committee chairman. The event will be launched
Sarawak Government may consider setting up Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation to integrate the physical and virtual worlds in developing Sarawak Digital Economy in a wholesome manner. Undoubtedly, Sarawak, in view of its strategic location and huge land mass, is a good place to develop technologies for the future, though it
MARUDI: Team Monster emerged as champions of the Street Soccer tournament held at the Wisma Persekutuan Marudi recently. The Kalah Awal B team were second while Bou FC B team finished third. A total of 20 teams namely, Juvanito FC, Carabao, Downstream, Monsters Of The Game, Pekida, RKFC, Bersatu A,
