KUCHING: The Islamic Welfare Organisation of Malaysia (Perkim) Samarahan Branch held a Tahlil and Doa Arwah ceremony for the late former Chief Minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem in conjunction with the sixth anniversary of his passing on Jan 13. Kota Samarahan MP Datuk Rubiah Wang, who was among those present
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak Ministry of Women, Children, and Community Wellbeing Development (KPWK) is encouraging employers in the public and private sectors to establish childcare centres or nurseries in their respective offices. Its minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, however, said finding a suitable location for a nursery within an organisation
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak government will introduce nursery and kindergarten fee subsidy for the B40 group in the state, said Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. Fatimah emphasised the significance of the matter in order to support parents who entrusted their children to childcare
KUCHING: The business sector in Malaysia, including Sarawak, will benefit from the opening of China’s border. Honorary Fellow of the Future Institute (Time) Datuk Dr. Madeline Berma stated that the reopening of the Chinese border will accelerate growth in the state’s real estate and logistics industries. She said that since
KUCHING: The Kamek Nang Champion (KNC) is one of the newest programmes that will give local musicians the opportunity to showcase their talents internationally. It will also dignify arts and cultures of Sarawak, in addition to finding new musicians venturing in the field of music. The tournament allows participants to
KUCHING: The government is urged to provide proper support to young Sarawakians, especially those in the art industry. Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang said that the average youth is very talented and deserves support to continue their artistic creativity. “On behalf of the people of Sarawak, I appeal to
KUCHING: A total of 27 tour guides licensed under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) have been recognised as the first Muslim-Friendly Tour Guides (MFTG) in Sarawak. Caretaker Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the group had been trained from Sept 12 to 14. According to her, the
KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) needs more engineers and architects to implement projects under the Integrated Regional Samarahan Development Agency (IRSDA). Chairman Datuk Peter Minos said MPKS faced a lack of staff to implement IRSDA projects in the future. “MPKS now has about 200 staff and that number includes
KUCHING: The organisation of the Sustainable School-Environmental Award Programme (SLAAS) is an effort to create a school environment that emphasises the preservation and conservation of the environment. State Department of Environment (DOE) Director Hazland Mohamad said it also involved aspects of management, curriculum, co-curriculum and greening of the school environment.
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Ten solo singers and bands took part in the “Acoustic Battle 2022” competition here. Organisng chairman Muhd Shahril Firdaus Eli said the event was organised to highlight the talents of young people in Sarawak. “We wanted to encourage their involvement in music,” he said after the competition at
