KOTA SAMARAHAN: A total of 200,000 visitors are expected to throng the Samarahan Food and Cultural Festival, slated for May 10-19. The 10-day festival, which will be held at Aiman Mall Kota Samarahan will feature a 57 stalls offering food, drinks, gula apong based desserts and others. Organising chairlady Dr
DUBAI: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) returns to the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2024 from May 6 to 9 to continue its efforts to draw more tourists from the Middle East region. In a press release, in collaboration with Royal Brunei Airline, STB’s promotional activities continue with a Product Update Seminar
KUCHING: A preliminary investigation into a recent fire at a vacant residential property in Vista Perdana Phase Two has confirmed that stolen electricity was used to power a cryptocurrency mining operation. In a statement, Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) said the fire was believed to have been caused by an overload,
KUCHING: There is a growing interest in referring to Sarawak as a region instead of a state in Malaysia, and this proposal is being taken seriously. Lawyer Arthur Liang Dawat emphasised the significance of this proposal, citing examples from countries like Australia. “Australia, which consists of six Federated States, operates
KUCHING: Five startups, each with a Sarawakian co-founder, have been chosen to join the first cohort of the Scale Sarawak Programme, hosted by Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas). The programme is aligned with the state government’s goal of fostering digital innovation and entrepreneurship within Sarawak. The selected startups are
BAU: A total of RM 80,000 under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) for 2025 and Mini Rural Project (MRP) for 2024 worth RM10,000 was allocated to the management committee of surau Al-Baraqah in Kpg Melayu Seberang Buso. This was announced by Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep when he
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Mutang Tagal arrived in Kuala Lumpur at 1 am today to receive further medical treatment after his working trip to Azerbaijan. The Dewan Negara President received treatment for health problems experienced during his working trip to the country (Azerbaijan). “Mutang expresses his thanks to all parties in
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KUCHING: Sarawak will be hosting its very own Urban Forum, which will be held for four days this coming September. Deputy Minister of Utility and Telecommuncation Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said this marks Sarawak as the first state in Malaysia to hold its own forum, titled Sarawak Urban Forum
KUCHING: The Sarawak Pickleball Association and Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) is organising a book donation campaign this coming May 3 – 5 in Senadin Miri. The campaign is in conjunction with the upcoming Sarawak Invitational Interteam Pickleball Challenge 2024 and it is a part of the ‘Books Build Legacy’ corporate
