Thursday, 18 December 2025

Author: Nura V Lorna

Jombola makes successful debut in state

KUCHING: About 20 teams took part in the first jombola competition in the state. It was hosted in conjunction with the 1000 League Programmes at Kuching Division Level as well as the National Sports Month in October. The Director of Technical Jombola Association Malaysia cum Deputy President of Jombola Sarawak

Bowling: DBNA banks on support from rep

KUCHING: The Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) can count on the support of Bukit Semuja assemblyman John Illus when it organises bowling competitions. Its Youth and Sports section head Dr Paul Tulik Peter Raig said John has been the patron and sponsor for its bowling tournament since 2018. The assemblyman

Boxing chief now SSC board member

KUCHING: Sarawak Boxing Association (SABA) President Datuk Rahman Lariwoo has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Sarawak Sports Corporation (SSC). His three-year tenure will run from August 1 this year to July 31, 2025. Youth, Sports, and Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah is

Sagah: 145,000 job opportunities by 2030

PADAWAN: Sarawak aims to provide 145,000 job opportunities by 2030. The Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) Minister said the job prospects would include those in the economic policy catalyst sector as well as 50,000 in the business area. Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn emphasised that more productive, efficient, skilled

Mr Beast Serian can unveil local talent

SERIAN: The staging of the Mr Beast Serian bodybuilding competition is anticipated to unveil the potential of local talent on a global scale. The first edition of the competition in 2019 discovered Serian bodybuilder Daubline Timbol, paving way for him until he was listed in the top 10 of Mr

Cat-flinging-case suspect should face harsher penalty – rights group

KUCHING: An animal rights group expressed disappointment that a man charged with flinging cats from a 15th story apartment in Petaling Jaya was not prosecuted under a stricter penalty. According to the Lawyers for Animal Rights group, the suspect ought to have faced charges in accordance with the Animal Welfare

Citizenship for stateless persons

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes the new federal government after the 15th General Election will continue to grant citizenships to stateless individuals. The Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Minister said this would ensure that these people were not left behind in terms of education, health and so on.

Sarawakians urged to publish books via State Library

KUCHING: Sarawakians are encouraged to publish books written by them through the State Library. In making this call, Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah noted that the number of books deposited to the State Library this year is rather low. As Sarawak aspires to

Overpriced tickets leave voters in the lurch

KUCHING: Voters are seeing an enormous surge in flight ticket prices for the election weekend just minutes after the Election Commission (EC) announced the polling date for the 15th general election (GE15). Following the eagerly anticipated confirmation of the election date, which was fixed on Nov 19, flight booking websites