Author: Jacintha Jolene

Eateries admit cleanliness good for business

KUCHING: Eatery operators agree that patrons pay particular attention to the cleanliness of toilets, especially in their premises. Two food premises which received four-star rating certificates in conjunction with the 2022 Kuching Clean Toilet Campaign readily acknowledge its importance to their business. One of the recipients, Makshut, who is the

Don’t raise a stink and smear city’s good name

KUCHING: Local authorities do not want public toilets in eateries to raise a stink and smear Kuching’s reputation as a City of Gastronomy. Hence the Kuching City South Council (MBKS) is bent on tackling the issue of toilet hygiene especially at food premises though the Kuching Clean Toilet Campaign. “A

Shorten working hours of housemen

KUCHING: The long working hours faced by housemen or trainee medical doctors in all hospitals across the country need to be shortened as it affects their physical and mental well-being. Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) member Dr Kang Kee Yeow said the issue of housemen working overtime was a long-standing problem

Council warns against fire hydrant tampering, checks to begin

KUCHING: Inspections will soon be carried out to check on the state of fire hydrants in both residential and business areas here. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) will work together with the Fire Department (Bomba) on this matter, said Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng, warning residents and businesses not to

Scholarships for S’wakians studying at public, private varsities

KUCHING: The Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak) will prioritise financial assistance to Sarawakians studying at public and selected private universities as well as those pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses. According to a statement today, Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (UTS), Universiti Teknologi Swinburne Sarawak Campus and Universiti Curtin Malaysia are

More delightful Raya compared previous ones

KUCHING: This year’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri was a delight to many children, and Raziman Anggas is a witness to this as he is the acting chairperson of Rumah Jagaan Nur Murni. Rumah Jagaan Nur Murni recently relocated to Taman Matahir/Hussein, Petra Jaya and houses 44 orphaned girls between 5 and

Where tourism is booming

BAU: Since the reopening of the borders on April 1, international and local tourists have been visiting places of interest in Sarawak. An observation made by New Sarawak Tribune at Bau Town here found that its tourism sector is booming. Wong, 55, from Jakarta, Indonesia, was here on her first

Art and craft trade picks up momentum

BAU: Craft and souvenir businesses are slowly gaining back their momentum to keep them going. Due to Covid-19, such businesses have had to shift from the traditional way of selling to promoting the crafts to online platforms such as Facebook and many others. Jelina Fresia, 37, a craft store shop

Scouts holding Matang Warrior Trail Run on July 31

KUCHING: The Scout Association of Malaysia, Sarawak Branch is organising the Matang Warrior Trail Run on July 31. The event was officially launched by Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom, who is also the Sarawak Scout Council president, here on Tuesday (April 26). Mawan said the run was a

Yong will relinquish positions at party central level

KUCHING: Datuk Lily Yong has announced that she will relinquish her positions at the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) central level. Yong, who is the SUPP Kuching branch chairperson, said she would relinquish those posts, including her position as the party’s vice-president, during the upcoming SUPP Triannual Delegates Conference. In