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,
KUCHING: Dennis Wong Chiew Hock emerged as the champion of the ‘Spicy King Challenge’ held in CityONE Megamall here yesterday. He beat nine participants of the challenge by being the first to finish a bowl of ‘Double Hot Spicy Ramen’ in a record time of 0:34:04. Wong took home prizes
KUCHING: A total of 100 officers and personnel from the 11th Battalion General Operation Force (GOF) took part in the spring cleaning (gotong-royong) programme held at a Christian cemetery in Kampung Sg Tapang here recently. Its commander, Supt Soh Hock Seng said the GOF was committed in holding various community
KUCHING: The Kuching District Girl Guides Association held its annual general meeting (AGM) at its headquarters at Jalan Batu Lintang, last Saturday. The AGM saw the election of new committee for the 2017-2021 session. Among the agenda of the AGM were the planning of programmes for 2017 and the Remembrance
BINTULU: Samalaju State Assemblyman Majang Renggi attended ‘meet the-people’ session at Rumah Kalang Jok in Kampung Bukit Pasir in Suai near here, yesterday. Speaking at the event, he urged the village and longhouse folks to work closely with the government; reminded them to set up fire prevention committee under
MUKAH: Tellian State Assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo and Balingian State Assemblyman Abdul Yakub Haji Arbi took part in the Mukah Jamboree Fun Ride 2017 here yesterday morning. The event which attracted 180 cycling enthusiasts from throughout the state, was flagged-off by Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, Faridah Osman, at Dataran