KUCHING: A delegation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Len Talif Salleh recently. The delegation comprised UNDP assistant administrator and director of the Regional Bureau For Asia-Pacific and United Nations (UN) assistant secretary-general Kanni Wignaraja.
KUCHING: The support system in Sarawak for homeless people has been put in place since 2019, says Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said one was the provision of a transit point (TTG), which has been successfully set up in Sibu recently. “At
KUCHING: Integrating students with special needs with their normal peers not only allows the former to learn faster but also instils empathy in the latter. Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said special needs children must not be looked at or treated differently. “We
KUCHING: SJK Chung Hua No. 1 is the first school in the city centre here that offers Special Education Integrated Programme (SEIP) for children with special needs. Chairman of the Committee of Management of Kuching Chung Hua Primary School No. 1 to No.6 Datuk Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said that
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has welcomed the recent move by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to abolish the filling up of the traveller’s card in the MySejahtera app for people entering Malaysia. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the abolishment of the requirement, effective Aug 1,
KUCHING: Migraine attacks can afflict men, women, and children but it is not an equal opportunity disorder. Migraine attacks commonly involve a painful throbbing pain – often on one side of the head, sometimes both, and can have far-reaching consequences. Sunway Medical Centre consultant neurologist Dr Raymond Tan said that
KUCHING: The Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) has planned more scientific expeditions in the Heart of Borneo (HoB) areas. Its director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said FDS is also planning a scientific expedition in the Forest Management Unit (FMU) to complement conservation efforts conducted by the licence owner and support FMU in
KUCHING: The Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) organised a two-day digital marketing sales workshop recently to provide exposure to entrepreneurs involved in tourism-related activities. The 30 participants from here and Samarahan were those involved in homestay business, bed and breakfast, holiday rentals, handicrafts, traditional cakes, tuak and many
KUCHING: The recently passed Anti-Party Hopping Bill in Parliament will put a halt to unhealthy politics and ensure a more stable government. In saying this, Public Health, Housing and Local Government Deputy Minister I Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil stressed this will ensure a better certainty for the nation and its
KUCHING: The Kenyah riverine settlements of Long Selaan and Long Moh in Ulu Baram will be connected by road soon. According to the Regional Corridor Development Authority (RECODA), the road project will be done by the Highland Development Agency (HDA) under RECODA. “A 8.2 kilometre (km) paved road will link
