KUCHING: Christians all over the world yesterday celebrated Easter Sunday, the holiest day in the church’s calendar, which commemorated the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead after his crucifixion and burial. Before that, during the 40 days of Lent, they fasted. Christians also observed Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and
KUCHING: After two years of low-key celebration and a series of online masses due to the pandemic, congregations at churches are finally allowed with no limitation. A check by New Sarawak Tribune during the Holy Week at St Ann Church, Kota Padawan found that it was a full house service
KUCHING: A total of 34 villages in the Demak Laut constituency had successfully conducted the annual “Program Ihya Ramadan” which began in 2011. All the villages joined hands to cook and distribute ‘bubur lambuk’ (savoury porridge) to each village from April 9 – 17. Apart from distributing the ‘bubur lambuk’,
KUCHING: Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) distributed Aidilfitri aid of RM125,100 to 483 individuals and 22 tahfiz centres. According to its general manager Datuk Abang Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie, the aid is intended to ease the burden of the communities during the month of Ramadan as well as preparations to
KUCHING: Christians are now able to celebrate the coming Holy Week in churches since the transition to the endemic phase on April 1. Catholic Archbishop Simon Poh said the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) had acknowledged the high compliance of churches and houses of worship throughout the pandemic period. “All
KUCHING: Sentosa Hospital is seeking public assistance to trace the family members or next of kin of a patient who is admitted to the Men’s Forensic Ward. The Chinese (Buddhist) male patient is identified as Jong Phin Ngian, 50, his last address was Jalan Jee Jun, Siniawan, Bau. Jong has
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib attended the Majlis Iftar Perdana organised by the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) in Kota Samarahan, on Wednesday. The event, held at Tun Abang Salahuddin Islamic Centre (PITAS), aims to foster
KUCHING: The most awaited international event, the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) will be conducted in a hybrid format on June 17-19 at the Sarawak Cultural Village in conjunction with its 25th anniversary carrying the theme “25th Legendary Rainforest Celebration.” Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Sri Abdul
KUCHING: Airlines are expected to offer affordable flight fares to passengers, especially for the coming of major celebrations such as Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Gawai Dayak, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. According to him, to date, the state government through the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) had
KUCHING: Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy call from the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Corporation Malaysia at his office yesterday. The courtesy call led by the SME Corporation’s Sarawak Director, Faiz R Sutarji was to update the Premier on the performance of