KUCHING: A man was sentenced to seven months imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here on Wednesday (Feb 9) for threatening to kill his father. Luwis Setar, 37, pleaded guilty to the charge, which was read out by an interpreter before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. He was charged with
KUCHING: The Sarawak Touch Association (STA) team is focusing on team formation in preparation for the National Touch League (NTL) 2022 which takes place at Equestrian Park, Putrajaya from Feb 26 to 27. Its president Hafisz Rachman Drahman said the players would begin their training session on Sunday (Feb 6)
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan received a courtesy visit from managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Taiyo Yuden here on Friday (Feb 4). The outgoing MD and CEO of Taiyo Yuden, Yoshio Akimoto was accompanied by the incoming MD and CEO Masashi
KUCHING: A non-governmental organisation has come out in support of the Health Ministry’s plan to ban the sale of cigarettes and all smoking-related products to those born after 2005. It said the ministry’s rationale that this could drastically reduce the number of cancer deaths in future had merit as globally
MIRI: The Miri Division Health Office has received an initial supply of Pfizer vaccines on Jan 29 for the National Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) here that is scheduled to begin on Monday, Feb 7. A fraction of the supplies was distributed to health clinics in rural areas that had
KUCHING: The Omicron has now replaced the Delta as the dominant circulating Covid-19 variant in the state, says Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) director Prof Dr David Perera. According to Perera, a detection rate of seventy eight per cent of the Omicron had been
MIRI: A talk is being organised to encourage the co-operative movement to explore new market segments online. It will be hosted by the Malaysian Co-operative Institute (IKMa) Sarawak Zone here on Feb 15. The programme aims to expose the co-operative movement, especially here and the surrounding areas, to online wholesaling.
KUCHING: The Malaysian Family Sales Programme which received an overwhelming response from consumers will carry on in the state. “The response from consumers and traders in Sarawak has been very encouraging,” said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry director Datuk Stanley Tan. “The latest Program Jualan Keluarga Malaysia was
KUCHING: Universiti Teknologi Mara Sarawak is organising the ‘Jom Masuk IPT 2022 Zon Sarawak’ programme on Feb 19 and 20 at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK). The programme is aimed at providing information to SPM, STPM and equivalent candidates on courses offered by institutions of higher learning (IPT) in the
KUCHING: The government should change the education guidelines and requirements to enable stateless children to attend school, said Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) Rajang branch chairman Bill Jugah. The association recently uploaded a special form on its portal for undocumented children to receive formal education. The form has been downloaded more
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