KUCHING: The Joint Meeting of the International Primatological Society – Malaysian Primatological Society 2023 (IPS-MPS ‘23) is set to attract around 800 delegates in person and online. The event is aimed at students, researchers, scientists, professionals and those interested in primate study and conservation from all around the world, according
KUCHING: The Ministry of Utilities and Telecommunications has assured that the state’s electricity supply is sufficient even though there are plans to export 1,000MW of electricity to Singapore in the near future. According to its minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi, Sarawak’s current demand for power is only 4,398MW while the electricity
SIBU: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is crucial to enhancing society, especially in the context of community development, said Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng. According to him, it mandates that businesses support community development in order to stabilise the current economy. “Next in the social context, when conflicts arise in society,
KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) concurs with the Ministry of Higher Education’s (MoHE) recommendations for the country’s higher education to take a quantum leap and become more effective. According to Unimas vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi on Friday (Feb 3), federal Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Seri Mohamed
KUCHING: A total of 262 new semester II 2022/2023 students of various study programmes at Polytechnic Kuching Sarawak (PKS) have completed their orientation week. The PKS Director, Hikmatullah Hajid Ahmad Khan, was present for the closing ceremony of the orientation. In his remarks, Hikmatullah expressed the wish that all incoming
BEKENU: Construction of the new Subis District Office building is currently ongoing by contractor Fastart Sdn Bhd. The location of the premises is at Kampung Rambai (Bekenu town) on the other side of Sungai Sibuti. Sarawak Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Rosey Yunus expressed hope
KUCHING: The Sarawak Kanan River navigational study, which spans from the Kuching Waterfront to Sinawan, is anticipated to be finished in June. According to Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh, the investigation, which was carried out by local consultant AJA Prima Sdn. Bhd, started about two weeks ago. Miro anticipated that the
MIRI: The immigration office at Miri Urban Transformation Center (UTC) has received funding approval to repair its faulty air conditioning. Miri MP Chiew Choon Man said this on Thursday (Feb 2), during a visit to the establishment, that a representative from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) had come to conduct
MIRI: The degree options for Sunway College Kuching graduates have been expanded to include Curtin University Malaysia in Miri. According to Curtin Malaysia on Thursday (Feb 2), the university and college signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday (Jan 31) that would allow graduates of Sunway College to pursue
KUCHING: The Sarawak Land and Survey Department (LANDAS) is dedicated to supporting villages that have lost their main source of income through its CSR programme. According to a statement on Thursday (Feb 2), the Sarawak government introduced a programme that required any company with licence to extract sand to provide
