Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Islamic scholars call on TYT

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy visit by Dato’ Dr Afifi Al-Akiti of the Islamic Studies, Oxford University, United Kingdom at Demak Jaya. The call was to inform Tun Taib on the 8th Conference of Nadwah Ulama Nusantara (NUN VIII) that had

Graduation ceremony to boost students’ morale

KUCHING: Graduation ceremony similar to that of university’s convocation ceremony which is conducted at the secondary school level is an effective strategy in boosting the spirit of students to move forward in the future. According to a statement from SMK Green Road, this is the third time the school organised

MDEC, KCGCCI to host seminar on online trade

KUCHING: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) will be co-organising a half-day seminar entitled “SMI Digital Economy Readiness & Digital Free Trade Zone” with Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCGCCI) on November 3, 2018 at Dewan Boon Ping, Level 4, Wisma Chinese Chambers, Jalan Bukit Mata here

Nusantara ‘ummah’ need mastery of various matters

KUCHING: ‘Ummah’ (communities with Islamic values) in the Nusantara need to master various matters including halal industry, Islamic finance, waqaf, digitalisation of the ummah as well as science and technology. According to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg, domination in the field is capable of propelling the

Over 170,000 requests received by Unifor

BELAGA: The Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) has received more than 170,000 requests and applications since its inception in April last year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is responsible for Unifor, said yesterday most of them were about repairing dilapidated churches and temples or for funds in

MoA on collaboration to develop S’wak-Indonesian furniture industry

BANDUNG, Indonesia: The Sarawak government welcomes the involvement of the private sectors from Sarawak and Indonesia to work together in the development of the furniture industry, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said here yesterday. “We have huge markets and together we can pool our resources to

MoU on S’wak-Kalimantan women entrepreneurs’ collaboration inked

JAKARTA: The state government is always ready to provide assistance to women entrepreneurs who are involved in small and medium businesses from Indonesia in investment cooperation with Sarawak entrepreneurs. According to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, entrepreneurs, especially from Sarawak and Kalimantan who are neighbours should

Contraband fags, liquor worth RM55,000 seized

MIRI: The 12 th Battalion of the General Operation Force (GOF) here on Tuesday forfeited various types of cigarettes, liquor and beer cans that did not receive Customs approval, with an estimated worth of RM55,000. Miri Commanding Officer of 12th Battalion of GOF Superintendent Tan Hiap Seng said, the seizure

Image of CPU thief caught by CCTV camera

MIRI:  An image of a man stealing a box containing a Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a local daily in Miri has been caught on a surveillance camera of a cargo premise in Pujut Terminal Bus Express. The image has been sent to police to facilitate their probe into the

7th Sarawak Malay Cultural Seminar expects 800 participants

KUCHING:  Some 800 people comprising various levels of the Malays-Muslim communities from throughout Sarawak will be participating in the 7th Sarawak Malay Cultural  Seminar 2018 to be held at Pullman Hotel here from the 29-31 October. Amanah Khairat Yayasan Budaya Melayu Sarawak (AKYBMS) according to its General Manager Datu Dr