KUCHING: Online buying has become an important part of many people’s lives. Virtual stores allow people to shop from the comfort of their homes without the pressure of a salesperson and online marketplaces provide a new and more convenient venue for the exchange of virtually all types of goods and
KUCHING: Chin Lian Seng, 24, the first prize winner of the second season draw for New Jimmy Contest walked home with an Ogawa Smart Vogue massage chair. The second and third prize went to Tang Soon Ming and Sharifah Zealifah Syed Noh, respectively. Tang took home a Samsung washer dryer
KUCHING: Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) is going on a trade and investment mission trip to Bangladesh, tentatively scheduled from 6 until 13 April, 2017. The trip is at the invitation of the High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kuala Lumpur. KCGCCI Chairman, Dr. Christopher Ngui revealed
KUCHING: Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM), the official distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Malaysia, is supporting wildlife conservation efforts in Sarawak. It contributed its first unit of Mitsubishi Triton 4×4 pickup truck to Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) yesterday. The vehicle was handed over by MMM’s Chief Executive Officer, Tomoyuki Shinnishi to
KUCHING: The requests by teachers and students of SMK Agama Sheikh Haji Othman Abdul Wahab (SHOAW) for a covered walkway and expansion of existing mosque will be considered by the Minister of Works Datuk Seri Haji Fadillah Yusof. This was revealed by Fadillah at a gathering with teachers, parents
KUCHING: Minister of Welfare, Women and Community Wellbeing, Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah yesterday revealed that only 12.8 per cent of the Counclilors in the state were women. According to her, the top three local authorities in terms of women Councillors are Dalat and Mukah District Council (28.6 percent), Sibu Municipal
KUCHING: Girls aged 15 to 19 are twice more likely to die during delivery than women aged 20 to 24. This was revealed by Minister of Welfare, Women and Community Wellbeing, Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah at the launching of Girls’ Voices: Speaking Up Against Child Marriage exhibition at The Spring
KUCHING: Tabung Amanah Bakun (TAB) has approved 13 applications for assistance from Penans students who studied in Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) for 2017 session. In total, a sum of 55 Penan students has been assisted from 2015 to 2016. This was stated by Assistant Minister for River Transportation
KUCHING: There are approximately 383,244 hectares of area being planted with trees under the Industrial Tree Planting (ITP) plan which is still far behind the one million hectares target of planted forest. This was disclosed by Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg when officiating at the Forum
KUCHING: A total of 37,340 people with disabilities (OKU) in Sarawak have been registered with the Welfare Department, disclosed Minister of Welfare, Women and Community Wellbeing, Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah. Since they formed part of population in Malaysia, various important initiatives must be taken to ensure the inclusiveness of OKU