MIRI: Tourism here will benefit in a big way should Niah National Park be accorded World Heritage Site status by Unesco. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said it would automatically put Miri on the world map. “Going to Niah from the city
MIRI: Sarawak Forestry Corporation’s (SFC) utmost priority is to champion biodiversity conservation. In stating this, SFC chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton said one of SFC’s core thrusts is to develop, enhance as well as promote nature-based and community-based ecotourism products. “It is befitting for SFC to collaborate with our
MIRI: About 66 Totally Protected Areas (TPAs) have been designated by the Sarawak government, comprising 46 national parks, 15 nature reserves and five wildlife sanctuaries, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said similarly, about 66 historic sites have been gazetted under the Sarawak Heritage Ordinance
KUCHING: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen, nurture and develop business events. UPM Vice-Chancellor Datuk Professor Dr Mohd Roslan Sulaiman stated that the collaboration is part of UPM’s strategic plan to boost industry and community network services. “UPM
KUCHING: Some 300 Sarawakian teachers are urging the state government to appoint them as Education Service Officers (PPP) DG41 Contract of Service (COS) scheme specifically for Sarawak this year to resolve the teacher shortage issue. For the record, as of July 25, a total of 16,381 teachers out of 18,702
LUBOK ANTU: Sarawakians are urged to become environmental partners under the Peatland Fire Prevention and Monitoring Community programme. In a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) report, Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Dr Hazland Abang Hipni made the call to ensure communities would cooperate with the Department of Environment.
KUCHING: Happiness shared is happiness doubled. Just ask newly-minted graduate siblings Juana and Lauren Joulan Poyong from Sabah. They were a picture of sheer happiness after receiving their scrolls during the Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus graduation ceremony here Today (Aug 30). Juana, 24, from Kota Kinabalu graduated with
KUCHING: A moment of silence was observed to remember a Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus student during today’s (Aug 30) graduation ceremony. The late Adrian Prakasa was a student from Indonesia who pursued his tertiary studies at Swinburne Sarawak. His brother Agung Saputra, 34, said he was very proud
KUCHING: A total of 415 graduates of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus received their scrolls at the university’s graduation ceremony today. The graduation ceremony which took place at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) saw the conferment of awards to the graduating classes of 2020 and 2021. The ceremony was
Did you know that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the sea? Certainly plastic has made our lives easier through its longevity and convenience, but the way plastic waste is handled in our country is also endangering our planet. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Malaysia),
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