KUCHING: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) signed a Benefit Sharing Agreement (BSA) with the Melanau communities to further develop the ‘Sekiu Oil’. The Melanau communities are participants of SBC’s Traditional Knowledge Documentation Programme from Kampung Jemoreng Ulu, Hilir, Matu and Kampung Penibong, Pulau Bruit, Daro. The BSA signing between Sarawak Biodiversity
LAWAS: The body of a man was discovered following a harrowing crocodile attack during a fishing trip with his son-in-law and brother-in-law on Friday. According to a spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department, the search and rescue (SAR) operations team recovered the body in an intact physical state today.
BINTANGOR: An elderly man, who had gone out hunting, was discovered dead in a nearby jungle on Friday (May 26) after being reported missing. A spokesperson for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the incident took place in a jungle close to his residence at Rumah Gumba, Ulu Pedanum
DR Ashok Segar, 61, is from Singapore, but home to him is Kuching, Sarawak. In 2013, he and his wife, Marites Martinez Segar, 51, were searching for a place to settle down and retire and according to the Internet, Sarawak at that time was ranked top of the list. However,
KUCHING: Sarawak has experienced an 11 per cent decline in the crime index during the first four months of 2023, according to Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri. He said the police had recorded a decrease of 132 cases from January to April this year compared to the
MIRI: A man and his staff at Trident Training Centre in Jalan Cahaya Lopeng were taken aback when they stumbled upon an unexpected encounter — a cobra and a dead mouse. According to the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (MCDF) report, the unwelcome visitors were discovered in a classroom at the
SRI AMAN: Three people were killed and four others were seriously injured in an accident involving two cars near the Maruk Quarry at the Sri Aman-Engkilili Road, yesterday (May 25). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said today they received a distress call at 6.38 pm yesterday
KUCHING: The Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism at UCSI University’s Sarawak Campus signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jaipuria School of Business from India and NOMS Fochun Founders Sdn Bhd, paving the way for future academic and training collaborations. The ceremony on Thursday (May 25) was witnessed by Deputy
KUCHING: The Gawai Dayak celebration dinner 2023 will be held at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) on June 7 with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail set to be attending the dinner. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas
KUCHING: Malaysians are reading more books now and this may be due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Library of Malaysia (PNM) recently reported that Malaysians were reading an average of 20 books a year this year compared to 15 books a year, or just over a book a month,
