Thursday, 14 August 2025

Author: Fasiha Khushiri

Supermodel to ‘raid’ Sibu town

SIBU: Malaysian supermodel Amber Chia will play tourist in a 30-minute promotional video on the town titled ‘48 Hours Sibu Raiders’. This video will showcase Chia’s tour around Sibu for a period of 48 hours and will premiere during the Borneo Cultural Festival (BCF) from July 19 to 23. Deputy

Sarawak delegation gets update on consultancy study

KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan led a delegation from the Ministry of International Trade, Industry and Investment (MINTRED) for a meeting with Surbana Jurong Infrastructure Pte Ltd in Singapore on yesterday (June 6). A press statement from his office said the meeting was to update MINTRED

Problematic Sentoria Borneo Samariang Garden project causing distress

KUCHING: The Public Sector Home Financing Board (LPPSA) has been urged to immediately stop housing loan repayment deduction for civil servants who bought Sentoria Borneo Samariang Garden houses. ongress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak chairman Omar Bahrein Unin said LPPSA should also reimburse

MRCS blood donation campaign on June 12

MIRI: Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) Miri will be holding a blood donation campaign on June 12 (Sunday) in conjunction with the World Blood Donor Day which is held annually on June 14. The event will take place from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm at the MRCS training hall. It

Supply of chicken eggs in Bintulu now stable

BINTULU: The supply of chicken eggs in this division is now stable despite the high demand during Gawai Dayak and Aidilfitri celebrations, recently. Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said the issue of lack of supply stocks (eggs) was not a big problem as

Sarawak Energy exhibition from June 3 to July 15

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy will hold a 100 Years of Powering Sarawak exhibition at the Borneo Cultures Museum in Kuching from June 3 to July 15. In 2021, the corporation marked a century of growth and transformation from a traditional utility into a vertically integrated power utility and the largest renewable

S’wak come in third in national paintball c’ship

KUCHING: Sarawak’s paintball team BEEZWAXERS took the third spot in the Malaysia Super Seven 2022 League. The league, held at Nemesis Legion Paintball Academy in Kuala Lumpur last weekend, saw 16 teams from all over Malaysia taking part. Nemesis Legion Paintball Academy representative Syamaizan Issey Kamarudin said the tournament served

Event to promote village-ministry rapport

KUCHING: The Sarawak Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) in collaboration with the Kampung Selang Ulu Village Committee (JKKK) organised a ‘Majlis Berambeh Aidilfitri’ at the Kampung Selang Ulu Multipurpose Hall on Sunday (May 29). Its purpose was to establish a relationship between the ministry and the village

Nancy leaves GE15 candidacy to GPS leadership

SIMUNJAN: Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri is leaving it to the top leadership of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to decide whether she should defend her seat in the 15th General Election (GE15). She said all candidates were subject to the decision of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang

NGO brings Gawai cheer to lonely octogenarian

KUCHING: Old age is not a time many would want to spend alone but Endara Kandau appears to have grown accustomed to fending for himself as best as his feeble body would allow him. At the age of 80 he calls a dilapidated wooden shack home in Kg. Semawang at