KUCHING: Just days after the Beam e-scooters hit the streets of Kuching, early this month, local councils declared the operation of the e-scooters as illegal, over safety fears. A RM300 compound penalty would be imposed against those who failed to comply with the rules which would be enforced by the
KUCHING: The Kuching Car Free Morning programme organised by Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) has been received well and it is not difficult to see why. As the Sunday morning mist lifted, Padang Merdeka came alive with people of all ages. Many had travelled from far and wide to experience
KUCHING: STM Lottery Sdn Bhd brought festive cheer to 400 needy senior citizens through its annual Chinese New Year Angpow Donation Campaign. Kuching City South Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng was invited to present the donation which was held at the Che Hia Khor Moral Uplifting Society Sarawak’s
A common uneasiness of ordinary people concerning cryptocurrency is that the financial gurus including economists assume too much knowledge of it and/or their language is too mathematical. As someone who understands economics, I thought that writing about the subject using simple English could help, that perhaps even a well-read twelve-year-old
KUCHING: Food has always been at the core of Chinese festive culture. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncake is a must-have snack that represents family reunion. At the Dragon Boat Festival, people are accustomed to eating rice dumplings as a way to commemorate the ancient poet Qu Yuan, who died for
KUCHING: The community members in Demak Laut constituency are advised to undergo health screening to avoid more serious illnesses. Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability who is also Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Hipni said that non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as heart attack, high blood pressure and diabetes usually
KUCHING: Streaks of purple are getting more and more conspicuous in the city streets of late as happy-go-lucky teens, commuting executives, and even trendy pensioners zip around from place to place on e-scooters painted with King of Pop Michael Jackson’s favourite colour. Gleefully they glide around the city, barely breaking
KUCHING: The Bidayuh Cultural Village (BCV) at the Redeems Centre, Kampung Apar is set to open to the public next week. The opening of BCV is in conjunction with the 25th Redeems anniversary which will be held from January 13 until 15. It is located approximately three kilometres from Tondong
KUCHING: A father of three’s wish to have a new place called home finally came true when he had his house rebuilt under the Ministry of Local Government and Housing’s Urban Poverty Eradication Programme. Rosli Keter, 59, who supports his family as a labourer, was truly happy and grateful to
A new scourge has emerged, and threatens to bite many of us below the belt. It is an online romance scam. It continues to plague us, despite the best efforts of law enforcement to stop them. The problem is now widespread and romance scam bedevils not only the victims, but