KUCHING: Host Sarawak Foundation aims to be the overall champion at the 14th Malaysia Inter-State Foundation Sports Carnival (PESAYA), Sarawak 2022. The carnival will take place from Feb 10 to 19. The foundation previously hosted it in 2013. The Sarawak flag was handed over by State Secretary and deputy chairman
KUCHING: Sarawak’s food industry faces challenges in achieving self-sufficiency as the latest report from Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) reveals a high food trade deficit. The report, which was published in December, found that Sarawak’s imports were valued at RM40.9bil in 2020, showing a decrease of 8.3 per cent from the
KUCHING: Consumers in Sarawak are forking out more money to consume seafood during the ongoing northeast monsoon season. According to the Meteorological Department (METMalaysia), the northeast monsoon which started on Nov 7, 2022 will last until March 2023. State Fishermen’s Association of Sarawak (Penesa) chairman Awangku Tajudin Awangku Ibrahim told
KUCHING: The Centre for Market Education (MEC) has expressed concerns over the appointment of PKR Vice-President Nurul Izzah Anwar as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on economics and finance. Speaking to New Sarawak Tribune on Mofay (Jan 30), its chief executive officer (CEO) and economist
KUCHING: The Blood Bank of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) in collaboration with Sukarelawan Jalanan Sarawak held a blood donation drive at the hospital’s blood bank centre. The programme held on yesterday (Jan 29), aimed to increase blood supply at the hospital and raise awareness about the importance of donating blood.
KUCHING: A new Taska Qaseh Laila 3 will be established to meet a growing demand from working parents. According to the founder of Taska Qaseh Laila 1 & 2, Salmah Ibrahim, the new centre, will provide much-needed childcare services to the young working parents returning to work after the pandemic.
KUCHING: The educational success of children is incumbent on parents and teachers working together from the get-go. In making this point, Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said when parents and teachers work together, they would provide a strong support system for the children.
KUCHING: For many years, Facebook’s internal slogan was “move fast and break things.” And that’s what the company did along with most other technology startups and the venture capitalists who fund them. Their general attitude is one of asking for forgiveness after the fact, rather than for permission in advance.
KUCHING: An economist is calling for greater focus on pleasure consumption in harm reduction strategies for tobacco use. According to a recent policy paper titled “Toward a Science-based Strategy to Harm Reduction: A Theoretical Introduction” published by Center for Market Education, pleasure consumption was an important factor to consider when
KUCHING: It’s the rainy season, which means you’re going to be driving a lot; from picking up the kids from their school activities and going on road trips to and driving out for a weekend of fun. Whatever the occasion, you are going to be busy. That means you won’t