Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Author: Julie Ngadan

Borneo Barbies – Preserving cultures through creative designs

Anang enda ingat ke penatai diri taja jauh bejalai ke menua urang (do not forget our roots even though we have travelled far) — that’s the advice of his mother that Wesley Juntan holds dear whenever he goes to other places. Maintaining the authenticity and details According to 33-year-old Wesley

Baru wants all federal projects done on time efficiently

KUCHING: Works Minister Baru Bian hopes that all federal government projects that have been distributed to Sarawak would be implemented efficiently and on time. According to him, until Feb 24 this year, there are six major projects that have yet to be completed under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) for

SEDC eyes stronger economic devt from MoU

KUCHING: Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) hopes the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it signed with Johor Economic Development Corporation (JCorp) will strengthen economic development in both states. The two companies on Thursday signed an MoU to jointly explore business in the agricultural sector. According to SEDC chairman Tan Sri

MoU for new dimensions in research activities

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), aiming to bring new dimensions to research activities at Unimas. Serving as a platform to bid for national and international research grants, this collaboration also aims to explore new research areas that

Smart Heritage programme promises knowledge and fun

KUCHING: Members of the public are invited to enliven the Old Kuching Smart Heritage Agenda 2019 programme, which will be held from March 25 to 31 at the Kuching Waterfront here. Organised by the Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) in collaboration with Old Kuching Smart Heritage (OKSHe) and Sarawak Multimedia

Len: Plantation company has done nothing wrong

KUCHING: A plantation company accused of deforesting some 4,000 hectares of land near the Mulu National Park has done nothing wrong, said an assistant minister. Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh said, “The company did not encroach on the national park (territory) and has

Members of public introduced to freshwater lobster farming

KUCHING: Sarawak has a very huge potential in the freshwater lobster industry, said state Agriculture Department acting director Dr Alvin Chai. In Malaysia, he said only Johor and Sarawak had these wild lobster resources. “According to the annual statistics from Department of Fisheries Malaysia, Johor has been producing   200 metric

RM100 mln now ready for repairing dilapidated schools: Manyin

KUCHING: Repair works on 33 dilapidated schools in Sarawak will commence soon this year as RM100 million from the Education Ministry has been disbursed to the state Public Works Department (JKR). Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong said these schools would be constructed under what

Former detainees all have personal tales to tell: Fatimah

KUCHING: The 47 Malaysians who were released from Banteay Meanchey provincial prison in Cambodia over the week all have their respective stories as to why they wanted to work in that country. This was revealed by Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, who

Don’t forget our eastern values: Fatimah

  Sarawakians urged to emulate Ranee Margaret KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to emulate Ranee Margaret (queen consort of the second White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke) who still practised certain aspects of eastern culture even after her return to England. According to the Welfare, Community Well-being, Women,