Monday, 11 August 2025

Author: Natasha Jee

Cleaning toilets should start early in life: Fatimah

KUCHING: Instilling and teaching cleanliness habits and good personal hygiene, including maintaining clean toilets, should begin at an early age. Minister of Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said children should be taught age-appropriate tasks to tidy various areas such as the bedroom, living room,

Parents embrace students cleaning school toilets

KUCHING: Parents are being encouraged to view Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s suggestion that students should be involved in cleaning school toilets as a positive step. President of the Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU), Kullin Djayang, said the matter is important in instilling discipline and promoting cleanliness among students, both

Cleaning school toilets good for students

KUCHING: Association of Aided Chinese Primary Schools Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions president Datuk Jonathan Chai thinks that students should be trained to clean toilets in school. He said parents should allow their children to engage in such ‘non-academic’ activities. Encouraging students to do so, he said, would have a 

High tea hightlights Agong’s Birthday Celebration

MIRI: About 500 guests gathered at Pullman Hotel today (June 5) for a high tea ceremony in honour of the official birthday celebration of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the state level. The ceremony was graced by the presence of Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and

Wan Junaidi made Tan Sri

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, a former minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law), was among the 839 recipients of the federal awards, honours and medals in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s official birthday today. Wan Junaidi, 78, was conferred the Darjah Kebesaran Panglima

Agong’s birthday celebration starts with Thanksgiving

MIRI: The official celebration of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s birthday at the state level began with a thanksgiving ceremony held at the At-Taqwa Mosque here yesterday (June 4). Approximately 1,000 attendees were present at the event, including the Head of State Tun Pehin Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife, Toh

Lun Bawang association receives RM250,000

LAWAS: The Lun Bawang Association has been granted an allocation of RM250,000 to undertake community development projects. Lawas MP, Datuk Henry Sum Agong announced the allocation during the opening ceremony of the Irau Aco Lun Bawang Festival 2023 at Dataran Bandar Lawas on Saturday. Henry mentioned that one of the

Youth urged to continue party’s struggle

SARIKEI: The younger members of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) have been called upon to continue the party’s struggle. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said since the establishment of the party in 1959, it has fought for the interest of the

‘Kawan’ or ‘lawan’ in politics; Sarawakians must put S’wak first

KUCHING: The people of Sarawak have again been reminded to safeguard the region’s interests. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said looking at the current political climate, it is difficult to identify one’s ‘lawan’ (enemies) or one’s ‘kawan’ (comrades). “Now in Kuala Lumpur, we don’t know who is ‘kawan’ or

Federal must continue to assist S’wak despite increased earnings

KUCHING: The federal government remains obligated to provide financial support to Sarawak notwithstanding the state’s recent gain in revenue. In stating this, Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this is Sarawak’s rightful entitlement as being part of Malaysia. “Certain quarters who claim that Sarawak has a lot of