KUCHING: The Awareness Programme on Sarawak Delta Geopark (SDGp) Series 4/2022 aims to spread awareness to every branch of the community about its existence and importance to the state. In addition, a programme like this aims to prepare everyone to become agents of disseminating information to communities that have not
KUCHING: In Malaysia, the average life expectancy at birth decreased from 74.4 years in 2012 to 73.4 years in 2022 as a result of an increase in the excess fatalities due to COVID-19. According to The Star, Malaysia now has a shorter life expectancy in comparison to Singapore, Thailand, Brunei,
KUCHING: Some 150 primary school students from eight schools in Sri Aman, Lubok Antu and Betong recently participated in a creative learning session through storytelling aimed at instilling a proactive attitude towards the environment. The programme, which also included safety talks on electricity, was held in partnership with the District
KUCHING: The Waxers Legion from Kuching put on an excellent performance to win the Sarawak Paintball Open 2022 championship. The tournament was held at St Thomas Secondary School field here in Kuching. There were three divisions competing for the two-day tournament recently and there were players from West Malaysia, Sabah,
KUCHING: The Neighbourhood Voluntary Patrol Scheme (SRS) is an initiative to prevent human trafficking and migrant smuggling through regular patrolling activities. The main purpose of establishing the SRS is to help the authorities curb criminal activities in the local community, in tandem with efforts to curb human trafficking and migrant
KUCHING: Sarawak has identified Puncak Borneo, Samarahan, Julau, and Sarikei as potential cocoa growing regions. Deputy Minister of Plantations, Industries, and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin said 150 hectares of land in Sarawak is currently being developed for this purpose. “Since it is a two-year plan, we will continue to develop
KUCHING: Some 40 participants have completed the Super Cocoa Trainer (SME) course which was held for four days starting from Sept 19 to today. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin said, the course aimed to channel the latest information related to the cocoa industry in a
KUCHING: The Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS) is prepared to activate 627 temporary transfer centres throughout the state for the purpose of managing flood victims. Minister of Women, Children and Community Welfare (KPWK) Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah the location for the PPS has been decided by the Sarawak State Disaster
KUCHING: The 2022 Sarawak State Senior Citizens Day (Hari Warga Emas – HWE) celebration will be held on October 1 at NAIM Bintulu Paragon Street Mall, Bintulu. Minister for Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this means it would held at the same time
Every September on Sept 21, people from all over the world raise awareness of and combat the stigma that surrounds dementia – Alzheimer’s disease in particular. Numerous Alzheimer’s and dementia organisations hold memory walks, fundraisers, awareness-raising events, and campaigns to draw attention to persons in their community who are impacted