Monday, 15 December 2025

Author: Julie Ngadan

Dewanita to hold carnival starting 29 April in Bintulu

  KUCHING: Sarawak Bumiputera Women Entrepreneurs Chamber (Dewanita) will hold its DUBS Carnival in conjunction with pre-Gawai celebration on 29 April until 9 May at Paragon Street Mall, Bintulu. This was disclosed by Dewanita State Chairman Hajah Juita Drap during a courtesy call to Minister of Welfare, Women and Community

Seven-day period given for illegal 117 North Koreans to surrender

KUCHING: A seven-day period has been given to 117 North Korean workers whose work permits have expired to voluntarily surrender following the launch of the 3 + 1 programme starting yesterday. Their employers are also given the same grace period to do the same. Deputy Home Minister Dato’ Masir Kujat

112 Immigration personnel duly rewarded

KUCHING: A total of 112 Immigration personnel not only received their Excellence Service Awards but also BSN Premium Savings Certificates worth RM1,000 each in a ceremony held at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Yakub here yesterday. The ceremony was officiated at by Deputy Home

‘School Uniform Aid’ benefit 309 pupils

KUCHING: A total of 309 primary school pupils from Petra Jaya parliamentary constituency benefit from the ‘School Uniform Aid 2017 Session’ programme. Tupong State Assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman officiated at the programme organised by Yayasan Taqwa Wilayah Persekutuan in collaboration with Member of Parliament for Petra Jaya and Persatuan Pendidikan

‘Sarawak Rights & Referendum Ordinance’ forum on 23 April

KUCHING: Sarawak for Sarawakians (S4S) will be organising the ‘Sarawak Rights & Referendum Ordinance’ forum on 23 April 2017 at Kenyalang Theatre Hall from 10.00am until 4.00pm. With coordination from Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) and Kuching Traditional Handicraft Studies Society (KTHSS), the forum is open to all general public

Kah Meng-Juan Shen falter in second round

KUCHING: Malaysia’s badminton duo Chooi Kah Meng and Low Juan Shen lost to Biao Chai and Wei Hong of China 21-6, 21-19 in the second round in Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2017 at Stadium Perpaduan in Petra Jaya here, yesterday. Low admitted that they lost their focus when playing against China.

State hosts visit by 23 members of M’sian Senator Council

KUCHING: Twenty-three senators who are executive committee (exco) members of the Malaysian Senator Council from Dewan Negara are in Kuching until 6 April (today) for their official visit. Earlier, the senators visited Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) on Tuesday morning and later attended a dinner at Pullman Hotel here. Speaking during

Several events held to mark union’s 60th anniversary

LAWAS: Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) Lawas Branch organised several events in conjunction with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of 60 years of KGBS at Lawas level recently. According to its spokesman who is also KGBS Lawas Branch Chairman, Mudihi Kader Abdullah, among the activities held were petanque competition between KGBS

20 participants in MITI’s workshop

KUCHING: Twenty participants attended the inaugural ‘Lean Implementation Workshop for Managers’ organised by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) at Hilton Hotel here, yesterday. According to Sarawak MITI Director, Griffith Jones Goba, the workshop is introduced this year and Sarawak is the first state to organise it. “The

15 targeted to join MPC study visit to Jakarta

KUCHING: 15 participants are targeted to join the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) inaugural “Business Excellence Best Practice Study Visit to Jakarta” from 15- 20 May, 2017. Themed “Strengthening Cooperation, Building Opportunities”, the study visit will provide an opportunity for Business Excellence (BE) practitioners to obtain information about best practices adopted