KUCHING: Sarawak is expected to see improved Internet access, especially in rural areas. This follows the launch of the Batam Sarawak Internet Cable System (BaSICS) and Tier IV Data Centre. BaSICS, privately developed by Kuching-based telecommunication company irix’s, is a submarine cable system that stretches 700km linking Batam in Indonesia
The five-day journey of knowledge programme for 13 students of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) has finally come to an end. Led by their visiting lecturer Faridah Mohamed, the students arrived here on Sept 1 and left on Monday (Sept 5). They have visited places of interest, especially tourist
KUCHING: It was a colourful and beautiful night where friends and families gathered and brought along lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival lantern walk at the Malaysia-China Friendship Park here on Sunday (Sept 5). People were seen walking with the traditional Chinese lanterns as well as electrics one, all in different
KUCHING: A GoBald Satellite Shave will be held during the Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (SHEDA) Property Expo next month. The. event at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) on Oct 1 aims to raise RM100,000 for the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS). Individuals or organisations can either
KUCHING: There is a saying that age is not a barrier when it comes to learning new things. It resonates well in 78-year-old Matsumoto Tatsuo, who despite being Japanese, is a linguaphile. Not only does he know the Japanese language, but can understand and converse in many other languages namely,
KUCHING: A group of Japanese students were treated to a sampling of Malay Malay culture when they visited a village in Santubong, near here. The 13 students aged between 18 to 21 from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) including two senior students aged 75 and 77 were given
KUCHING: The Public Services Commission (SPA) may take action against civil servants who leak court judgement documents. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that SPA has certain provisions and disciplinary powers that can be used against such civil servants.
KUCHING: People must not be adverse to learning other languages but instead endeavour to be multilingual. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the locals should take the example of a group of Japanese students who are learning Bahasa Melayu. “We
KUCHING: Sarawak is set to woo Malayans with its eye-catching booth featuring Sarawak’s famous street art murals incorporating elements of culture, heritage, people and nature at MATTA Fair 2022 in Kuala Lumpur this week. The creative and colourful mural paintings shown at the fair from Sept 2-4 each carries a
KUCHING: Thirteen Japanese students from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) will be here to get an insight on Malay culture in Sarawak. Led by their lecturer Faridah Mohamed, the students will be on a five-day ‘Program Kembara Ilmu Inap Desa TUFS 2022’ from Sept 1 to 5. The students,