Wednesday, 30 July 2025

Author: Jacintha Jolene

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

Yong remains SUPP Kuching chairperson 

KUCHING: Datuk Lily Yong retained her post uncontested as Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch chairperson at the branch’s Triennial General Meeting (TGM) last Sunday. In a press conference held later, she said 45 committee members were elected unopposed, as were 31 Central Committee (CC) delegates, with eight of

PERKIM hands out assistance ahead of Raya

LAWAS: A total of 947 single mothers, orphans and people with disabilities have received financial assistance from PERKIM, the Muslim Welfare Organisation here. The assistance was during its Majlis Penyerahan Sumbangan Hari Raya Aidilfitri at Hotel Seri Malaysia, recently. District Perkim chief Datuk Dayang Hajah Morliah Datuk Awang Daud said

Shopee keen to work with Sarawak on e-commerce

KUCHING: Shopee, widely regarded as Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce platform, is eager to work with Sarawak to boost e-commerce among local technopreneurs. Mistika Idris, Shopee’s Marketing Specialist (Public Policy and Government Affairs), said this when her delegation paid a courtesy call on the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) at its office,