ANNUAL TRADITION … Normah Medical Specialist Centre (NMSC) representatives come a-calling on New Sarawak Tribune in their annual tradition of gifting Hari Raya and Gawai cakes and other dainties. Here, NMSC marketing executives Zafifah Ossman (second left) and Melissa Sa’di Abdullah (left) present the items to Tribune Press finance executive
KUCHING: Sharp Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Sharp), in the spirit of promoting 21st-century education, has come out with a smart technology aimed to upgrade classrooms from traditional blackboards to dust-free screens. The technology when paired with user-friendly teaching applications presents multiple functions for teaching and learning, said its managing director
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Central Women Section is partnering with CanHOPE Kuching to jointly organise a cancer awareness talk from 6pm to 9pm today (May 24). The talk entitled “Knowledge and Hope, Let’s Fight Cancer Together” will be held at the Sape Hall, Level 1 of Citadines Uplands
KUCHING: Sacofa Sdn Bhd (Sacofa) donated nearly RM20,000 to 23 suraus, mosques, religious schools and ongoing Ramadan Bazaars in support of the Muslim community in the state during this holy month of Ramadan. The annual activity is part of Sacofa’s overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme to give back to
MIRI: More than RM844,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes, beers and liquors were seized by Miri General Operations Force (GOF) intelligence unit during a raid on three stores in Pujut Padang Kerbau on Tuesday night (May 21). Miri GOF commanding officer, Supt Tan Hiap Seng, said during a press conference yesterday
MIRI: A 42-year-old man, sustained multiple cuts and bruises after being attacked by at least eight men at a Gawai Dayak Bazaar in Permyjaya last Monday night. According to sources, the victim has been identified as the bazaar’s coordinator cum president of Gagasan Anak Dayak Sarawak (GADS), Vicky Gulin Shandom.
MIRI: Narcotics police last Tuesday morning arrested three persons – two of them Vietnamese women – and seized 808.32g of five different types of drugs worth about RM82,201.10. According to the narcotics police chief, Supt Sahar Abdul Latif, the jobless suspects were arrested during a raid at 11am following a
KUCHING: An Indonesian woman was sentenced to one month in jail by the Sessions Court here yesterday after she pleaded guilty to illegal possession of sea turtle eggs. Sessions Court judge meted out the sentence which commenced from May 18, the date of her arrest. The 59-year-old offender was arrested
KUCHING: Sarawak head of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) SAC Denis Leong believed that police have smashed two online gambling syndicates in two separate venues with the arrest of 34 persons aged between 18 and 34. The two places can collect at least RM1.3 million each month. Leong said in the
MUKAH: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has reminded Muslims to adhere to the teachings of the Quran and use them as living guides in their daily lives. He said the Quran contained verses or ‘sunnah’ on the teachings and practices of Prophet Muhammad that Muslims should know