Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

171 fishermen receive living allowances

TELAGA AIR: Assistant Minister for Public Utilities (Electricity and Telecommunications), Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi, yesterday presented living allowances to 171 fishermen at the multi-purpose hall of Kampung Telaga Air. 83 of the fishermen received a living allowance of RM200 each while the rest received a living allowance of RM300 each.

Let’s minimise the dramatic Climate Change

Earth Hour MESSAGE FROM ANG LAI SOON This year the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF, is challenging the cities of the world to do more than turn out their lights for one hour from 8.30 pm on Saturday, 25 March, 2017. “The challenge is a year-long competition among cities

10 agencies receive grants from Mukah MP

MUKAH:   10 agencies yesterday received grants from Mukah Member of Parliament, Dato Sri Muhammad Leo Toyad at the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) office here yesterday. The grants were presented by Balingian State Assemblyman, Abdul Yakub Arbi, on behalf of Toyad. The recipients were Cheng Clan Mukah Division, Teachers’

Marudi Water Treatment Plant open for visits from 28-30 March

MARUDI: The Rural Water Supply Department here will hold a Water Treatment Plant Open Day in conjunction with World Water Day. The Public Works Department (PWD) here said, in a statement, the three-day open day would be from 28  March, 2017. Members of the public are welcomed  to visit  

More than 10 longhouses included in committee

LONG LAMA: More than 10 longhouses from the SAN area i.e from Long Tap stretching up to Long Palai are included in the SAN Area Development Action Committee that was launched recently. The formation of the committee is timely and  a step forward in the quest to bring both physical

Assistant Minister launches arts programmes today

KUCHING: The National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN) Sarawak under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture will launch its “Seni Untuk Semua” Activity Calendar 2017 and a programme called “Sukarelawan Budaya”. The launching of both programmes will be held today  starting at 2.30pm at Damai Craftworld and Event Centre

Parenting Teenagers Course to be held next month

KUCHING: A Parenting Teenagers Course (TPC) by  Sarawak Regional co-ordinators for The Marriage Parenting Courses under Alpha Malaysia Sarawak Bhd will be held for the first time next month. The course was agreed and provided subsidy by Minister of Welfare, Women and Community Wellbeing Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah and partially

Chinese Cultural Arts Fest to end on Monday

KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) deputy chairman Dato’ Ahmad Dato’ Sri Ibrahim declared open a Chinese Cultural Arts Festival here on Thursday. The festival which will end on 27 March is to strengthen bilateral ties between China and Malaysia.

PADUM to help interim teachers who failed their examination

KUCHING: Persatuan Alumni Dayak Universiti Malaya (PADUM) in collaboration with Sarawak Dayak Educationist Association and lecturers of Institutes of Teacher Education (IPG) in the midst of carrying a programme to help interim teachers who failed their examination and had to be dismissed not long ago. It is understood that the

Liansin Trading Sdn Bhd holds roadshow

KUCHING : Liansin Trading Sdn Bhd is holding  a roadshow at H&L Retail Sdn Bhd – Kuching Sentral from 20 March  to 2 April. Visitors can sample Haryana healthy rice from India at an exhibition held in conjunction with the roadshow. There will be a simple question-and-answer contest which does