Friday, 20 March 2026

Author: Gabriel Lihan

Chinese culinary art on the menu at La Promenade

KUCHING: La Promenade Mall has a new Chinese classical restaurant, Foo Man Ting, offering a menu of premium dishes inspired by traditional paintings. The restaurant which opened about three weeks ago, means ‘Court Full of Luck’ in Chinese, and is helmed by chef Yong Chee Kian. Having worked in Singapore

Appoint Cabinet members without fear or favour

KUCHING: All eyes will be on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as he decides his Cabinet in the next few days. Social activist Voon Shiak Ni has opined that it is imperative for Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister’s Cabinet to be free from ‘court clusters’. She added that this would

i-CATS teams up with bank for community service

KUCHING: i-CATS University College (i-CATS) has collaborated with Bank Rakyat to organise a corporate social responsibility (CSR) project and donated RM10,000 in efforts to help with the welfare of the community in Kampung Sibu Laut yesterday. The CSR project consisted of 30 students and 25 staff, with the students chosen

152 rural clinics receive donated equipment

KUCHING: Rotary Club of Bintulu Central was sponsored by Latter Day Saints (LDS) Charities RM1.28 million to donate medical equipment to 152 rural clinics in Sarawak. The 152 equipment came in the form of maternal healthcare, infant and child healthcare, emergency, critical care and early detection of disease. Present to

Minos: GPS right to follow King’s advice

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) made the right decision to follow the advice of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, says Datuk Peter Minos. “Years of political turmoil and years of political squabbles in Malaysia, especially in the Peninsular, had made Malaysians very tired, weary and frustrated,” said the political commentator. “Political

More schools needed in Stakan to accommodate growing population

KUCHING: Datuk Hamzah Brahim (GPS – Stakan) has addressed the august House that more schools are needed to welcome the increasing number of students in Stakan. He said currently, there are seven primary schools in Stakan, with only two secondary schools. “The number of schools currently are not enough to

Lingga folk need housing and road networks

DAYANG Noorazah Awang Sohor (GPS- Lingga) has told the DUN assembly that folk in Lingga faced immediate issues such as housing and road networks. She pointed out that based on the State Budget 2023, RM420mil would be allocated for the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP). “I proposed that the RTP programme

DUN sitting proceeds work Q&A session

The fifth day of the third session of the first term of the 19th State Legislative Assembly (DUN) commenced today with elected representatives from across the state converging at the DUN complex. The sitting began with a prayer at 9.07am in the DUN chambers. DUN speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar

Upgrade drainage system to mitigate flash floods

Better and improved water systems are beneficial for commercialisation in plantations, as well as to avoid flood issues. Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor (GPS – Lingga) pointed out to the august house that the people in Lingga face issues of flash floods. “An upgrade of the drainage system is necessary to

Need to preserve religious, racial harmony

KUCHING: Religious and racial harmony must be preserved to maintain continuous peace in Sarawak Tupong assemblyman, Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman has urged everyone to not spread racial sentiments and to use them as political models. “It is extremely dangerous; therefore, we need to ensure unity is preserved in Sarawak. “We should