Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Author: Natasha Jee

Education for the disabled through CSR

KUCHING: YAST Group, an international business and network docking platform, is welcoming interested parties that seek to help the special needs community to be part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Under the group’s initiatives, it has set up a One Belt One Road Entrepreneurship Institute for the Special

SCV clarifies new entrance fees

KUCHING: Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) has clarified that its new entrance fees for next year were meant for foreigners who booked online through its website. SCV director of Sales, Marketing and Events Zaini Zainuddin said the slight increase in the fees was done after a survey and comparing SCV with

Coffeeshop owners, workers show support

BAN ON SMOKING AND VAPING   KUCHING: Smoking and vaping are banned in all eateries nationwide beginning Jan 1 next year.  Owner of Juat Siang Cafe, a fourth-generation family run coffeeshop in Carpenter Street, Kapitan Lim Chuan Chan said he had no problem with the implementation of the ban which

PSB to contest where it can win

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has yet to finalise the seats it will contest in the coming 11th state election. But its president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh is looking beyond just Chinese majority seats. He said PSB is ready to contest seats in both the rural and urban areas

STAR promises independence referendum

KUCHING: State Reform Party (STAR) said its candidates will stand in the 12th state election and if they win, the first thing is to propose a Sarawak Independence Referendum Ordinance in the State Legislative Assembly (DUN). Its president Lina Soo said that come the election, it was the opportunity for

Don’t let ‘outside’ events distract us

CHIEF MINISTER’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE First, let me extend a very warm Christmas greetings to all our Christian friends. On behalf of my family, I would like to wish all our Christian friends a Happy and Merry Christmas. It is the time of the year again that Christians look forward to

Remain united, CM tells Sarawakians

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has reassured that it is fair to all. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the setting up of Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) was testimony to the state’s commitment to helping other religions besides Islam. “Therefore, let us not be distracted by events

Christmas party for Salvation Army kids

KUCHING: Team Dynamic Kuching, a non-governmental organisation has brought joy and cheer to kids from the Salvation Army Kuching Children’s Home during a Christmas programme yesterday.  Among the activities organised by the NGO were tree planting and colouring contest in which about 50 children participated.  After that children were treated

More firms urged to help charities

KUCHING: More successful companies have been urged to come forward to support the charitable bodies in the state. In making the call, Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said in order to foster the spirit of caring and sharing in the society, more successful companies and

No new area declared rabies-infected

KUCHING: ‘Ops Rabies 2019’ has greatly helped reduced the number of rabies-positive cases in several areas in the state, and no new area has been declared rabies-infected since last July. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman, said so