Friday, 27 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Hope Place to the rescue

  KUCHING: Anjung Singgah (YKM) recently requested Hope Place to help a Dyslexia patient (slow in learning and response). According to an Anjung Singgah official, Ediawati, the patient, Ranyie ak Kilau, 20, was from Kuching Orphanage. He was working in a supermarket but three days ago the State Welfare Department

Longhouse gets RM20,000 in grant

BINTULU: The 43-door Rumah Nyalon Ak Manggi at Mile 28, Bintulu-Miri Road will have a RM1.3 million tar-sealed feeder road from the longhouse to the junction of Mile 28, Bintulu-Miri Road (Pan Borneo Highway currently under construction). The feeder road has been approved under the Rural Transformation Project (RTP). This

Activities at St Theresa’s Church during Lent

SERIAN: In conjunction with the Lent season, St. Theresa’s Church here will hold various activities next month. The activities are Stations of the Cross on 31 March at 6pm.  On 1 April at 8.00 am from the foot of Bung Mako, Zone Kedup Pilgrimage team to lead. On 7 April

Taib recognised Tanjung Manis district’s growth potential: Len Talif

TANJUNG MANIS: The rapid development of Tanjung Manis district today began from the effort and sincerity of the Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud who was aware of its potentiality as an economic growth centre in Central Region. Pointing out this, Assistant Minister for Workforce Development and

Two women nabbed for selling illegal lottery tickets

MIRI: Two women suspected of selling illegal lottery tickets were arrested by police during a raid on a premises in Lutong here last Saturday. Miri Deputy Police chief, Supt Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 4.00pm operation, codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’, was carried out by a police team from Miri Criminal Investigation

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