Author: Neville Timothy Sanders

Hyrox Fuelled

From teenage struggles with body image to a dedicated personal trainer, 26-year-old Dave Santang shares how early training mistakes, an injury, and his pursuit of performance led him to Hyrox — a fitness race that challenges both strength and endurance. Discipline, recovery, and the pursuit of strength For 26-year-old Turbo

Sarawak, Northern Territory explore ties in health, energy sectors

KUCHING: Sarawak is looking to strengthen ties with Australia’s Northern Territory through collaboration in tropical health and the oil and gas sector. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian received a courtesy visit from a delegation led by Minister for Trade, Business and Asian Relations Robyn Cahill who also

SUPP Youth support postponement of service tax on financial services

SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Central Youth Chief Councillor Kevin Lau Kor Jie has urged the federal government to postpone the implementation of the revised service tax on financial services, saying a rushed rollout may cause confusion and burden local businesses. He pointed out that while basic banking services

Sarawak firmly committed in bid for UNESCO Global Geopark status

KUCHING: Sarawak is firm in its commitment to elevate the Sarawak Delta Geopark to the prestigious status of a UNESCO Global Geopark, reflecting the state’s holistic approach towards sustainable development, conservation, education, tourism and community empowerment. The presence of two international assessors from UNESCO, namely Jean-Simon Pages and Antonio Garcia

BESarawak eyeing Indonesia’s corporate meetings and incentives market

JAKARTA: Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) is expanding its regional footprint by targeting Indonesia’s corporate meetings and corporate incentives (CMCI) market through a strategic visit to Jakarta recently. With direct flights now connecting Jakarta and Kuching, BESarawak is leveraging on improved accessibility to position Sarawak as a leading destination for business

Saratok’s Janting Tingom wins top national science and tech award

KUALA LUMPUR: Saratok’s very own Janting Tingom has made Sarawak proud after emerging as the overall champion in the Science and Technology category at the prestigious UG i-Fest 2025, Malaysia’s largest final year project (FYP) showcase. The Universiti Malaya (UM) final-year student from the Faculty of Engineering stood out among

Community involvement vital to Sarawak’s forest carbon initiatives

KAPIT: Community participation in forest carbon initiatives is vital in driving Sarawak’s sustainable economic growth, said Kapit Forestry Officer Afriezul Abdul Rahman. He said the state government has taken proactive steps by gazetting amendments to the Forests Ordinance 2015 and introducing the Forests (Forest Carbon Activity) Rules 2022 to establish

RM30,000 allocation boost for Kapit’s Armed Forces veterans

KAPIT: The Kapit branch of the Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans Association (PVATM) has received a boost in the form of a RM30,000 Minor Rural Project (MRP) allocation from the state government. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law and Native Customs), Datuk Jefferson Jamit Unyat, approved the funding to help

Local students encouraged to pursue STEM for future growth

BINTANGOR: Students in Sarawak are encouraged to consider pursuing studies in the Science stream and STEM-related fields in line with the state’s development agenda and education direction. Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing said the state government is placing strong emphasis on building human capital in strategic sectors such as

MPI works with university to bridge academia-media industry gap

GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) has been appointed as the industry adviser to the Faculty of Communication and Media (SOCOM) at Han Chiang University College of Communication (HCUC), following the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) between the two parties. The signing event took place at HCUC’s