Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Laura Lunna wins Public Speaking Competition

MIRI: An Upper Six student of SMK Baru Miri, Laura Lunna ak Ranggau on Saturday night emerged champion in the Public Speaking Competition for Miri and Bintulu Division held at the RTM Miri Auditorium. Laura, 19, who has been involved in public speaking since Form One, spoke on “Cinta Negara

TYT, wife attend UNIMAS Alumni dinner

KUCHING: Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud who is also Chancellor of UNIMAS and wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Hajah Ragad Taib at tended UNIMAS Alumni Dinner 2017 at the State Legislative Assembly Complex here last Saturday. The dinner held in conjunction with UNIMAS’ 25th anniversary

MPI offers new diploma programme

SIBU: Methodist Pilley Institute (MPI) here launched its new programme- Diploma in Business Information Systems at its premises here last Saturday. Speaking at the event, MPI principal, Hii King Kai said MPI would continue to strive to offer relevant and rigorous academic programmes. “As you enter the gates of MPI,

CMS staffers donate to Hope Place

KUCHING: When CMS staffers read a newspaper report on an OKU boy named Edison, they were touched by the report. So they passed the hat around and managed to buy some S26 milk packets and cans for Edison. The milk packets and cans were later handed over by three representatives

RM 25,000 allocated for Kapit Hospital car park project

KAPIT : A grant amounting to RM25,000 has been allocated to Lions Club of Kapit to undertake a construction of a car park at Kapit Hospital to ease the shortage of parking spaces at the hospital. This was disclosed by Bukit Goran assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat who recently visited Kapit

CM’s Cup a SUCCESS

MIRI: The recently concluded Chief Minister’s Challenge Trophy organised by Persatuan Tenis Bumiputera Sarawak (PTBS) from March 17 to 21 here was a huge success for PTBS. A total of 140 participants from all the divisions in Sarawak participated in the tournament. In 2013, PTBS Exco decided that in order

29 crime cases reported in Julau last year

JULAU: A total of 29 crime cases were reported in the district last year, said Julau Police chief, DSP Bidol Noyeng. Speaking to reporters after attending the 210th Police Day celebration here yesterday, Bidol said of the total, 13 of those cases were index crimes while 16 cases were non-index

Aloysius Dris calls it a day

KUCHING: Datu Aloysius J. Dris, who retired from government service in 2003 after 32 years’ stint in both the federal and state civil services, will remain the General Manager of Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak. Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak is under the chairmanship of the Yang di Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Tun Pehin

80 MRC Youth members at First Aid Intensive Course

SERIAN: The Youth Section of Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Serian Chapter and MRC SMK Serian jointly organised a First Aid Intensive Course for Youth members at MRC Serian Chapter Headquarter here from 17 to 18 March. The course was attended by 80 members from 10 Youth Units of Serian Chapter

Lo: 24 licences issued, none for ‘fish machine’

KOTA PADAWAN: Only 24 entertainment outlet licences were issued by Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) according to its chairman, Ir. Lo Khere Chiang. He added that the 24 licences include five vending machine outlets namely at Eastern Mall, Siburan, 7th Mile Unaco, Penrissen Court, 4th Mile Everrise, Moyan Square at Batu