Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Author: Julie Ngadan

Movie hero Donnie Yen to grace AIFFA

KUCHING: ASEAN and Hollywood’s favourite martial arts hero Donnie Yen will grace ASEAN International Film Festival & Awards (AIFFA) 2017 and celebrates his incredible 35-year film career with his fans in Kuching. The star of the worldwide hit Ip Man movies series and also of Rogue One: A Star Wars

SMK St Joseph wins Earth Day Exhibition Contest

KUCHING: The Teen Cadet Club of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Joseph is the winner of the Earth Day 2017 Exhibition Contest, held here, yesterday. The first and second runner-ups are Kelab Pencinta Alam 3 and Kelab Pencinta Alam 2, also from SMK St. Joseph. The contest, which was held in

Adi brings surprise win for Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak’s horse riding athlete, Adi Sebli emerged victorious in one of the events in the EAM Masters 1 tournament organised by the Equestrian Association of Malaysia (EAM) in Ipoh, Perak on April 15 and 16. Adi, who rode Super Sain Versuvio, is a Sarawakian who has long been active

CABOTAGE POLICY ABOLITION PROPOSED

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has proposed to the federal government to abolish the cabotage policy which requires all goods to enter the state through Port Klang. Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said he and the state cabinet have viewed that the repeal of the policy as among

Mohamad Kasyful Azim is STAR’s best student for 2016

  KUCHING: Mohamad Kasyful Azim Abdul Rahman was named ‘Best Student’ of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tunku Abdul Rahman (STAR) during the school’s Best Student Awards 2016 ceremony last Friday. Present to grace the ceremony was Datuk Haji Daud Abdul Rahman, who is the Patron of the school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

200 parents take part in ‘Parenting Workshop’

KUCHING: Some 200 parents from Petra Jaya parlimentaryconstituency took part in the ‘Parenting Workshop’ held at Yayasan Sarawak at Jalan Sultan Tengah here, yesterday. The objectives of the workshop were to create a continuation of early childhood education in kindergarten and at home; to provide awareness to parents and caregivers

15-gold target for 8 Wushu exponents

KUCHING: Eight exponents of the Martial Arts Federation of Malaysia will represent Malaysia in the Second World Cup Wushu Championship to be held from 27 April to 2 May, 2017 at New Taipei City Gymnasium in Taiwan. The championship is organised by Taiwan Wushu Association and the Martial Arts Federation

100 attend ‘Management of the City’s Trees’ seminar

KUCHING: A hundred participants consisting of officials from local authorities (PBT), contractors and landscape enthusiasts  attended a seminar  entitled “Management of the City’s Trees “ at a hotel here yesterday. The seminar is held to expose those involved in the management of trees in municipal areas to follow the best

World Heritage Site status in 2020 for Santubong Archeological Park

SANTUBONG: Santubong Archaeo-logical Park is set to become a World Heritage Site in 2020, revealed Sarawak Museum Department Deputy Director Dr. Charles Leh.He said the recognition of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is required for the realisation of that dream. “The development of Santubong Archaeological Park

RM100,000 FOR ‘ANJUNG KASIH YKN’ AT SGH

KUCHING: Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud has donated RM100,000 to the “Anjung Kasih” of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) through the National Welfare Foundation (YKN). He announced this at the opening ceremony of “Anjung Kasih YKN”, a temporary shelter for patients’ family members, at SGH near