KUCHING: Dementia cases are on the rise in recent years and they are forecast to keep on rising by up to 312 per cent come 2050 as Malaysia walks down the path to becoming an ageing nation, plus other reasons such as lifestyle and environmental risk factors. This situation has
KUCHING: Newly-formed Sarawak Hearing and Aural Rehabilitation Society (Sarawak HEAR) will be holding an Ear, Nose, Throat Screening and Health Carnival here on June 12. It will be launched at 10 am at Farley Mall. Its president Dr Tang Ing Ping said the society is devoted to supporting the hearing-impaired
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan met with Singapore’s Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Low Yen Ling, on Tuesday (June 7). Awang Tengah, who is also Minister for International Trade and Investment, discussed topics of common interest and possible collaborations, particularly on investment and trade,
KUCHING: Celebrating Gawai Dayak is once again permitted after two miserable years of enduring the COVID-19 pandemic, but not all Dayaks can enjoy the festivities at home in Sarawak. These Dayaks are outside the country for various reasons — working, studying or travelling. Some are economic immigrants while others are
KUCHING: Since its opening back in 2008, The Spring shopping mall here is known for its outstanding decorations for the festive season. James Vun, the graphics and creative department manager, who has been working on the decorations for the past 15 years, and Aida Azimah Abbas, the mall’s marketing manager,
KUCHING: In conjunction with the naming of Kuching as the ‘Creative City of Gastronomy’, by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is launching a Tik Tok campaign and competition to tell the world the best places to eat in the city. The council
KUCHING: The 76 hours non-stop ‘Juh Bermukun’, which started at 5pm on Friday, will end at 9pm today. The event, which took place at Auditorium P. Ramlee of RTM Kuching, was a collaboration between the Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Ministry and Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) to commemorate RTM’s
KUCHING: A political commentator has expressed his surprise over the decision by several politicians, most notably Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, in quitting Bersatu or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. Datuk Peter Minos opined that although controversial, there could be some reasons behind the move. “There had been rumours last year that she
KUCHING: The automated rail transport (ART) project is currently in progress, said Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr Abdul Aziz Husain. The Sarawak Metro chairman stated that consultants have been hired and that the tender rolling stock has been finalised. “It should be available soon, and we should be able to announce
KUCHING: Sarawakians who comprise various ethnicities and religious backgrounds are urged to be thankful and appreciative with the harmony in the state, thereby ensuring economic stability and better future for all. The Premier of Sarawak who came out with the advice added our future generations needed to continue enjoying this
