KAPIT: Vanessa Teresa emerged as the champion of Kumang Gawai Kapit last Sunday (May 22). The 18-year-old lass from Laso longhouse, Nanga Entawau defeated nine other contestants. She took home RM2,500 plus a 42-inche television, beauty vouchers, a trophy and a hamper. The Lulong name and Selinggar Matahari were won
KUCHING: All communities in Sarawak are urged to fully support the current leadership in the state. Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said this is to ensure the development agenda in the state would continue apart from strengthening inter-racial unity. “Everything we do is for
KUCHING: Participants of an integrity course were on Monday told to be the catalysts towards the entrenchment of an integrity culture in the state. This will not only make Sarawak a progressive state by 2030 but will see its people practicing the principles of high integrity, said Deputy Minister in
KUCHING: The state government is committed to fighting against corruption, increasing the level of integrity and practicing good administration among public servants. Deputy Minister at the Premier’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya said integrity needs to be seen and lived in a much wider context. “Integrity does
KUCHING: A total of 145 persons received state awards and medals from the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud during an investiture ceremony held at Dewan Besar Astana Negeri here recently. Eight persons received the Pegawai Bintang Kenyalang (PBK) award. Among the recipients were Sarawak Prison Department
KUCHING: An up-and-coming badminton player who had hoped to join the Malaysian Badminton Academy in the hope of scaling greater heights is now waging the battle of his life. Diagnosed with Stage Four Lymphoma in September last year, Irsyad Iskandar Sukiman, is now a shadow of his previous self, having
KUCHING: A flag raising ceremony was held yesterday to commemorate the 17th anniversary of Miri acquiring city status on May 20, 2005. Mayor of Miri City, Adam Yii Siew Sang pointed out that Miri City Council was celebrating Miri City Day on a grand scale since the COVID-19 pandemic began
KUCHING: The Kuching Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (DAPSY) chief has called for more discussions on the concepts of regionalism and federalism in view of the current political landscape. In making the call in a statement yesterday, Michael Kong explained that regionalism and federalism were two opposite ideas. “Regionalist think