KUCHING: Lodge International School is celebrating a significant improvement in its Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) results for November 2023, showcasing outstanding performances across various subjects. In a press release, the school announced that this year’s cohort demonstrated exceptional excellence, with two students achieving the remarkable feat
KUCHING: It was a tough time for a woman in her early thirties, who is currently struggling to take care of her mentally challenged husband and her two schooling children. That all changed when a concerned social worker from Sentosa hospital referred the family to Hope Place Kuching, requesting for
KUCHING: The Betong Division Development Agency (BDDA) is prioritising income-generating activities as its primary agenda, according to chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Various sub-committees have been formed to explore untapped potentials in tourism, economic activities and modern agriculture, he said. After officiating at the agency’s fifth workshop recently to
KUCHING: The Chinese New Year (CNY) Bazaar 2024 at Pines Square in Batu Kawa here officially kicked off with the illumination of a grand cat mascot – setting the stage for the imminent CNY celebrations. Organised by the Sarawak branch of the National Consumer Action Council (MTPN), the event runs
KAPIT: Five entrepreneurs recently received additional support from Regional Corridor Development Authority (RECODA)’s Comnunity@Score programme. RECODA further said the five entrepreneurs were the ones involved in the Projek Industri Asas Tani, operating under the Department of Agriculture in the Song District. “This initiative is designed to foster and nurture entrepreneurs
BINTULU: Eight families who were affected by floods here last week received much needed items from Maxim Bintulu. The eight families are currently staying at Kpg Assyakirin community hall as their temporary shelters. “Most of them were only able to bring clothes and basic necessities because the weather conditions required
KUCHING: Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS), through its subsidiary Petroleum Sarawak Exploration and Production Sdn Bhd (PSEP), has recently inked multiple upstream agreements, including Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) and Joint Operating Agreements, formalising its involvement in two Sarawak Exploration PSCs as part of the Malaysia Bid Round (MBR) 2023. The MBR
KUCHING: A hard-working single mother can finally go to sleep each night without any worry of her roof caving in on her. Thanks to the Penambahbaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak programme (PPRMS), the termite infested leaky roof of her house at the Stampin Resettlement Scheme has been repaired. It came
KUCHING: Women in Sarawak are now more aware of the need to test for the human papillomavirus (HPV) which can put them at risk of contracting cervical cancer. In the last four years Sarawak has emerged the leading state when it comes to women screening for HPV in the country.
KUCHING: A study by Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (UTS), Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak, and Curtin University for the implementation of the Child-Friendly City Initiative (CFCI) will begin this year. Through this study, proposals on how local authorities (PBT) can implement initiatives to comply with CFCI will be discussed. The study
