KUCHING: The ‘Semai Inklusif’ (Inclusive Seeding) programme empowers persons with disabilities (OKU) community in Sarawak to acquire resilient urban farming skills through hands-on training and a structured, supportive learning environment. The initiative, carried out under the APPGM-SDG in collaboration with the Sarawak CSO-SDG Alliance and the Sarawak Disabled Skills Development
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) is looking to expand its collaboration with Denmark, particularly in student exchanges and research related to environmental management. UNIMAS Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof. Dr Siti Noor Linda Taib, said the university welcomed broader engagement with Danish institutions, adding that its long-standing partnership
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak Ombudsman Department has the potential to become a strong reference model for ombudsman practices in Malaysia. Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman, Christian Britten Lundblad, said the department’s rapid progress and growing public confidence since its establishment showed that it was effectively performing its role in addressing complaints involving
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang conducted a working visit to the District Operations Control Centre on Monday to assess the readiness level of the Samarahan Civil Defence Force (APM) in facing the ongoing Northeast Monsoon. During the visit, he received a detailed briefing on manpower strength, asset
DARO: Daro assemblyman Dr Safiee Ahmad said the state government has allocated RM1.4 million specifically to strengthen the early childhood education in Sarawak, in its aspiration to achieve a developed and high-income status by 2030. “There is no reason for parents not to send their children to school because the
KUCHING: Tengku Ampuan Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, has described Sarawak as her second home, with cherished memories dating back to her younger days. She said Sarawak had always held a special place in her heart, even as a young bride, when she received wedding gifts crafted by Sarawakians.
KUCHING: The Borneo International Textile Festival (BiTF) 2025 served as a reunion between Pahang and Sarawak on shared heritage, craftsmanship and cultural memory. Tengku Ampuan Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, said the festival celebrated a heritage woven not only with thread and colour, but with memory, identity and the
KUCHING: Sarawak’s cultural and textile heritage stood as a living model for how tradition should be preserved, practised and carried into the future. Tengku Ampuan Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, said Sarawak was blessed with institutions that had shaped its heritage ecosystem, including Juma’ani Pavilion, Centre of Technical Excellence
SERIAN: The Serian District Council (MDS) will begin a dog-catching operation soon as part of efforts to curb the rising number of stray animals and reduce incidents of dog bites in areas under its jurisdiction. In a notice issued yesterday (Dec 8), the council’s Animal Control Unit under the Public
MIRI: A motorcyclist was killed in a collision while crossing the road at a P-turn section along the Pan Borneo Highway near Rumah Robert, Batu Niah, here on Friday night. Miri Police Chief, ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah, said the 7:40 pm incident occurred when the 40-year-old rider and his