KUCHING: The state level committee of the Malaysia Day 2022 celebration paid a courtesy call to Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in Demak Jaya here on Today (Sept 12). The committee was led by the Minister of Agriculture Modernisation and Regional Development, Datuk Sri Dr. Stephen
KUCHING: A delegation from from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) paid a courtesy call on Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg at Wisma Bapa Malaysia,Petra Jaya, yesterday. The visitors were led by Tengku Syarif Laksamana Perlis Datuk Seri DiRaja Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamalullail who is also the
KUCHING: A total of 80 Magnum employees participated in a tree-planting initiative organised by MagnumCares as part of its commitment to enhancing environmental conservation efforts. The company has been promoting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles with the help of their staff members via numerous initiatives. The latest effort was
KUCHING: Australian veterans recently gathered in Adelaide, South Australia to commemorate Malaya and Borneo Veterans Day to honour their fallen comrades from two military campaigns that are barely known to the general public. This month, the president and vice-president of the South Australian Branch of the National Malaya Borneo Veterans
KUCHING: The charity Ramli Sarip Tour 2022 concert themed ‘Cinta di Sebalik Musim’ will be held at Dewan Majma’ Tunku Abd Halim Mu’adzam Shah, here on Nov 20. The Bait Leadership Foundation (YKAB) is organising the event in collaboration with Rasa Karya Sdn. “This charity dinner is being held for
KUCHING: The NASA Space Apps Challenge, a 48-hour global hackathon, is back this year to encourage more Sarawakians to try their hand at changing the world. The event, to be held in hybrid mode on Oct 1 and 2, will be coordinated across Sarawak by the Ministry of Education, Innovation
KUCHING: The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (Tsukimi), Korea (Chuseok), Vietnam (Tết Trung Thu), and other countries in East and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most important holidays
KUCHING: Researchers from the Centre for Sago Research (CoSAR) at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) announced that they have finally finished the genome sequencing of the sago palm. This comes some 200 years after written records first made mention of evidence of sago trade between Singapore which was a key port
BINTULU: Oil palm industry players have been urged to increase machinery use to reduce the continued dependence on foreign workers which could affect the sector in the long term. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Willie Mongin said the oil palm plantation industry is a sub-sector that is
KUCHING: A ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Mid-Autumn Festival and Market will be held here. The festival organised by the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will be held at Palmarium Garden and residence No.6, Jalan Tan Sri Datuk William Tan on Sept 10 and 11 from 10am to 9pm. “These