MIRI: Malaysia should draw a leaf from Sarawak when it comes to fully accommodating various beliefs professed by the people. “In Sarawak, Christianity accounts for 50.1 per cent of the population, and all religious faiths are free to worship,” said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Publicity and Information Secretary Kelvin
MIRI: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) has welcomed the Federal government’s withdrawal of the appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s judgment that non-Muslims can use the word “Allah”. Its secretary general Datuk Sebastian Ting said it augurs well for the Unity Government’s push to defend the rights and interests
MIRI: The federal government has allocated a total RM8.8 million to the Health Ministry to upgrade and renovate 36 dilapidated health clinics in Sarawak this year. Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni disclosed this after a working visit to the Tun Abang Haji Openg Health Clinic on Tuesday. “This upgrading
MIRI: A housewife in Taman Tunku here alerted the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (MCDF) after discovering a one-meter-long cobra in her kitchen. A prompt response from a five-member team of MCDF was initiated upon receiving the distressed call on Sunday evening. Upon arriving at the scene around 4.20 pm, the
MIRI: The Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Senadin branch Service Centre Mobile Service 2U Team, led by its chairman Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin, conducted a meet-the-people session in Morsjaya during their ‘Mobile Service2U’ programme today. The team, consisting of party branch members including Cr Jeffery Phang, Cr Kueh Chie
MIRI: A total of 68 participants from 12 Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (SABERKAS) branches in the northern region participated in an agricultural fertigation course on chili held in conjunction with its golden jubilee celebration. The one-day course was held at the Bekenu Community Hall yesterday. These 12 Saberkas branches
MIRI: Curtin Biovalley Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curtin University Malaysia that manages and operates the Sarawak government-owned Sarawak Biovalley Pilot Plant (SBPP) here has embarked on a move to develop high value products from fish waste. It is part of undertakings under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it
MIRI: A cat was rescued from a tree near Pantai Pulau Melayu here on Friday evening. The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (MCDF) Miri spokesperson said the cat was climbing the tree when it got stuck about 20 feet off the ground after it ran away from a dog. Earlier, the
MIRI: Fourteen students in the Foundation and Diploma of Media Studies programmes at Curtin University Malaysia’s School of Pre-U and Continuing Education (SPACE) put their photography, research and creative writing skills into practice during a field trip to the Niah National Park recently. The field trip was part of the
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) is all geared up to commemorate its 18th anniversary. With ’18 Going-International’ as this year’s tagline, MCC is focusing on strengthening its foreign relations to promote Miri abroad. “To kick-start the celebration, we have arranged Miri City’s open day on May 20 at the
