Friday, 9 January 2026

Author: Neville Timothy Sanders

Sarawak boccia team emerges overall champ

KUCHING: The Sarawak Boccia Team recently emerged as an overall champion in the recent National Circuit 2 Bocia Competition 2023. Held on Nov 3 at the Malaysia Paralympic Sports Excellence Centre in Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, the team managed to capture four gold medals (two under the flagship of State

Early Deepavali cheer for 50 families

KUCHING: In conjunction with the upcoming Deepavali celebration, 50 Indian families have received food aid from Kuching South City Council (MBKS). In its press release, MBKS said that the initiative embodied the essence of Deepavali spreading light and alleviating the darkness in the lives of the fellow community members. “In

Sarawak leads in tree planting campaign

KUCHING: A total of 29,295,486 trees have been planted in Sarawak under the ‘100 Million National Tree Planting’ campaign to date. Forest Department of Sarawak director Datuk Hamden Mohammad, said as such SFC is way ahead of its goal of planting 30 million trees by 2025. “We are truly thankful

Grant to hold sports and educational activities

KUCHING: SK Mejar Jeneral Dato Ibrahim in Kota Sentosa here recently received a grant of RM10,000 from Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap Yau Sin. The grant was given to provide assistance and support to the school to organise more sports activities and educational programmes necessary to meet the academic needs

JCI member becomes first Sarawak member for world debate contest

KUCHING: A member from Junior Chambers International (JCI) becomes the first member from Sarawak to participate in the JCI World Congress debate competition in Zurich, Switzerland, from Nov 14 to 18. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said Lunnie Gan Siew Luen’s journey, marked by resilience

Leaders consult Abang Johari for strategies

KUCHING: Datuk Peter Minos is truly happy to the see that other state leaders are turning to Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg to discuss on various issues. The political observer stated further that Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar is coming to meet Abang Johari to

Outcome of forum will address city’s viability

KUCHING: Kuching Call for Action has been documented and will be the basis for the city to enhance its resilience to climate change impact. It was the outcome from the recent Malaysia Urban Forum (MUF2023) where Mayor of Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) Hilmy Othman said that the outcome will

Sustainable urban planning creates liveable cities

KUCHING: The challenges of urbanisation are ongoing, and the need for effective, inclusive and resilient urban planning and policies remains. Utility and Telecommunication Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi stated this as challenges of urbanisation could be truly addressed through the collective efforts of government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs),

Donation campaign to replenish blood bank

KUCHING: A blood donation campaign and free health screening programme will be held this coming Saturday. Jointly organised by the National Kidney Foundation and Malaysian Red Crescent Stampin Branch, the programme will be held at Vivacity Megamall from 10 am to 2 pm, and the aim is to save lives

MP Willie: What kafir? Remember, I put you guys in Putrajaya!

KUCHING: Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin lashed out at opposition MPs for calling him a “kafir” (infidel), reminding them that he was the so-called infidel who had helped Perikatan Nasional (PN) to seize power in 2020. Irked by uncalled for labels such as “kafir” or non-believers by some of