Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

60 MRC members in ‘flameless cooking’ contest

  KUCHING: The Stampin Chapter of Malaysian Red Crescent of SJK Chung Hua No 5 successfully organised a ‘flameless cooking’ contest at the school from 2.00pm to 4.00pm, last Saturday. The 60 members who participated in the activity were divided into 12 teams of five members each. The participants made

Goodyear unveils Eagle 360 Urban

KUALA LUMPUR: Goodyear unveiled the Eagle 360 Urban (picture), its latest concept tire, at the Geneva International Motor Show as it has revealed its long-term vision for future smart, connected tires which aim to revolutionise the interaction between tires, vehicles and their surroundings. This 3-D printed sphere is the first

30 pints of blood collected in donation drive

MUKAH: Thirty pints of blood were collected during a blood donation exercise held here last Saturday. It was organised by Life Care Society of Sarawak Mukah Branch (LCSSM) in collaboration with Mukah District Hospital and Medan Mall Supermarket. LCSSM chairman, Yek Wee Ping was glad that the event received good

OUM organises seminar for teachers

KUCHING: About 100 participants attended a seminar entitled “Managing the Challenges of Today’s Teachers” organised by Open University Malaysia (OUM) yesterday. The seminar, held at the OUM Kuching campus, was attended by teachers and other staff from various schools under the respective divisional education offices (PPDs) namely Kuching, Padawan, Samarahan,

Bung Bratak Heritage Centre is 80% completed

KUCHING: The Bung Bratak Heritage Centre (BBHC), a bidayuh mountain-top historical and tourism project, is now 80 per cent completed. The RM8-million centre is fully supported and financed by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. “This is the first historical site turned into a tourist-cultural spot in Sarawak and in

100 take part in ‘gotong-royong’ to clean up Sibu Jaya

SIBU: About 100 people turned up for a ‘gotong-royong’ to clean up areas in Sibu Jaya Township, yesterday. The event was joinly organised by the Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) of Sibu Jaya, The Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans Association Sarawak (PVTMS), the Neighbourhood Watch Committee (KRT) of Sibu Jaya and

B10 Biodiesel trans Borneo expedition excels in 1,060 km test

KUCHING: The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) last week concluded a safe, smooth, problem-free and successful 1,060 km journey from Sarawak, across Brunei and into Sabah, to evaluate the performance of the newly-formulated B10 Biodiesel fuel involving the use of 14 SUVs and 4×4 vehicles, and 4 fully laden fuel

30 pints of blood collected in donation drive

MUKAH: Thirty pints of blood were collected during a blood donation exercise held here last Saturday. It was organised by Life Care Society of Sarawak Mukah Branch (LCSSM) in collaboration with Mukah District Hospital and Medan Mall Supermarket. LCSSM chairman, Yek Wee Ping was glad that the event received good

Seminar on safe and quality food production on 17 April

KUCHING: A seminar on sustainable, quality and safe agriculture production will be held on 17 April, 2017 at Imperial Hotel here. The seminar is organised by Sarawak Institute of Agriculture Scientists (SIAS) in collaboration with Department of Agriculture (DOA) Sarawak and Malaysia Institute of Chemistry (IKM), Sarawak Branch. The theme

SMK Oya’s education and career expo this Thursday

OYA: The people here are urged to attend an education and career expo to be held at SMK Oya here this Thursday. The event called, ‘Majlis Perasmian Ekspo Pendidikan Dan Kerjaya & Hari Permuafakatan Ibu Bapa & Guru SMK Oya will begin at 8.30am. According to a teacher of the