Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Author: Ma Chee Seng

Developing youth into entrepreneurs

KUCHING: The Youth Entrepreneur Development Programme (EDP) organised by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development aims at promoting entrepreneurship among youth in Sarawak. Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship Development Dr Ripin Lamat said the initiative is in keeping with the ministry’s strategic planning to develop youth

Assemblyman joins youth in Juh Nangga Bola

KUCHING: Juh Nangga Bola, a relaxing programme was held Tuesday night (Dec 6) allowing locals in the Satok area to watch the FIFA World Cup. Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki, who attended the event at Kompleks Sukan Satok Padang SLPAS to watch the last 16 match between Spain and Morocco,

New centres to boost research

KUCHING: i-CATS University College hopes to tackle the deficiency in research and publication of research papers by setting up eight new centres, said Sarawak Skills Development Centre (PPKS) Board of Governors chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr Abdul Aziz Husain. The eight centres are i-Centre Advisory Resources and Education (i-CARE),

Applications for stalls during CNY Festival Sale open

KUCHING: Applications for stalls at the Chinese New Year Festival Sale at Kenyalang Park Commercial Center Mall for next year are open. According to the mayor of Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Datuk Wee Hong Seng, (Friday) stated that the deadline will be at 4 p.m. on December 16. Wee

Traversing the world of uncertainty

Book Title: 1Q84 ISBN: 978-0-099-57807-9 Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Vintage Books Price: RM52.90 It’s just that you’re about to do something out of the ordinary. And after you do something like that, the everyday look of things might seem to change a little. Things may look different to you than

Provide specific grants to rural farmers, says Baleh rep

NICHOLAS Kudi Jantai (GPS-Baleh) has urged the Sarawak government to provide specific grants to rural farmers in efforts to alleviate their burden and improve household income, particularly in Baleh. He said farmers in rural areas are plagued by exorbitant prices for pesticides and fertilisers in the current uncertain economic environment.

Damaged roads in Baleh require urgent attention

THE construction of connecting roads in Baleh’s constituency will resolve issues of reliance on periodically maintained logging roads that pose a danger to the people says Nicholas Kudi Jantai (GPS-Baleh). Nicholas added that roads are an issue in his constituency that requires the Sarawak government’s immediate attention in order to

UNIFOR to receive share from five quarries

KUCHING: The Unit For Other Religions (UNIFOR) will receive 10 to 15 per cent of the share from five quarries and one from forest (timber), said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah stated that the aforementioned industries supporting UNIFOR are just a few of the efforts made by

Treatment plant will provide enough water supply

A RM170 million Sebandi Water Treatment Plant with a capacity of 20 Million Litres Per Day (MLD) proposed by Billy Sujang (GPS-Opar) will provide villagers with treated water. Billy stated that the previous allocation of RM1,828,000 million in 2022 for the purpose of improving the treated water supply system around

Cement shortage: Yong calls for urgent remedy

KUCHING: Opposition assemblywoman Violet Yong has called on the state government to address the cement shortage issue in the state. She warned that if it were to continue, coupled with the rising prices of building materials, the construction industry will be impacted badly. Yong told the House on yesterday (Nov