Monday, 11 August 2025

Author: Gabriel Lihan

Accountant finds labour of love in batik art

KUCHING: The four-day Sarawak Design Week commenced today showcasing all things design, from furniture and home décor to fashion and handicrafts. And one of the booths that was immediately noticeable, thanks to its vibrant portrayal, belongs to 59-year-old Abdul Malik Adenan who owns Malek Batek Craft. Malek, who used to

Artworks inspired by waste items

KUCHING: Plastic waste can be given a new lease of life – and ‘The Bin Art Exhibition’ launched at Saradise Gallery on Saturday (Feb 11) aims to illustrate this to the wider audience. A group of artists, including lecturers and students from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) had a community engagement

Need for intangible culture heritage gallery

KUCHING: Majlis Seni Sarawak BoD member Marzuki Tambi has called for a gallery where artists can display their artwork and at the same time create an opportunity for community engagement. “In order to have an Intangible Culture Heritage Gallery, we would need a curator, a designer and an expert. “Therefore,

Surging enrolment in Islamic religious schools

KUCHING: Enrolment in Islamic religious schools under Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) is on an upward trend with more parents interested in sending their children to these schools. MIS president Datuk Misnu Taha said that the number of applications is increasing in tandem with the increasing demand for Islamic religious schools.

Foiled attempts to smuggle foreigners

SERIAN: Police here thwarted attempts by two tekongs (trafficking agents) to smuggle foreigners illegally into the state. According to Serian district police chief DSP Aswandt Anis, the two local men were driving a Myvi and a Kancil, believed to be aged 30 and 39. “The arrests were made by the

Cops arrest loitering foreign man in Matang

KUCHING: Police have arrested a foreign man after he was found loitering and acting suspiciously in Matang here around 8.45pm last night (Feb 9). A 22-second video went viral where the man was seen approaching and knocking on the windows of vehicles at a traffic light intersection along Jalan Camar.

Thumbs up to new salary scheme

KUCHING : The Sarawak government is planning to set up its own salary scheme for the state’s civil servants. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, in announcing this recently, said that the Sarawak government was looking at ways to better reward its civil servants He noted that

RoboThink to hold first Open Weekend

KUCHING: RoboThink East Malaysia will be holding its first Open Weekend this Saturday and Sunday (Feb 11 to 12) from 10 am to 5 pm. According to a statement issued today, the Open Weekend will be introducing various programmes and demonstration of the robotic builds. The first day (Feb 11)

Possible thunderstorms, heavy rains in 10 districts

KUCHING: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) yesterday issued a warning of possible thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in 10 districts in Sarawak. According to MetMalaysia on its Facebook page yesterday, the affected areas are Kuching, Samarahan, Betong, Sarikei (Pakan and Julau), Sibu, Mukah ( Matu and Dalat), Kapit (Song),Bintulu

Society collects 36 bags of blood

JULAU: Julau Life Care Society collected 36 bags of blood in a blood donation campaign held at Market MDMJ, on Saturday (Feb 4). According to its chairman, Ngieng Sii Ping, the blood drive started as early as 9am and ended at 12.20pm. He explained that donating blood does not just