Saturday, 13 December 2025

Author: Priscilla Tawie

Gawai with a difference

Despite there being restrictions in this year’s Gawai celebrations due to the conditional movement control order (CMCO), the Gawai spirit still continues. Merrymakers continue to celebrate days after the festival, some in moderation, and some in creative ways. Keeping their loved ones safe A time of bonding and connecting, Michelle

Gawai Dayak — A merry occasion

Celebrated every year on June 1 by the Dayak people in Sarawak, Hari Gawai — or Gawai Dayak — is a thanksgiving and harvest festival marking bountiful yields and the planning of future prospects. However, this year, the celebration will be a bit different with all the restrictions imposed by

Birthed on wheels

Witnessing childbirth is one of the most beautiful and amazing experiences ever. For a couple, their experience was very much unexpected, unforgettable and quite simply — “magical”. Truly an unforgettable experience It was an unexpected event that unfolded on the dawn of May 4, 2018. Giacherie Tipik described the event

Keeping a Healthy Vision

The human’s body consists of five different sensory organs. One of the five is the eyes — the sensory organ that allow us to perceive images from our surrounding. Just like the other sensory organs, the eyes are an important part of us. A sense that we value the most

Iron-Man to the rescue

Amid the frustrations and emotional stress from the Covid-19 pandemic, Sabahan Yohan Charles Jayasuriya tries to lighten up the mood by delivering food aids while disguising himself as Iron-Man. A real-life hero Yohan goes around Penampang, Sabah as the superhero Iron-Man as he distributes food aid to the less fortunate

Navigating business in the new norm

The current Covid-19 pandemic made us feel blessed with modern technologies of which became a necessity to us. As businesses closed down, we can still use online platforms to acquire food, logistics and other essential services. Businesses must try to understand their end-users The ongoing worldwide pandemic situation and the

Painting the colours of Sarawak

To know the artist is the first step towards appreciating any art. This is a story of Lilly Metom, a self-taught artist who found her way to express the world through her colourful and aesthetically pleasing paintings. Better late than never Lilly Metom has known art since a young age,

Social media food trends: MCO’s stress relief

With the MCO loosened and relaxed, there are still certain groups of people continuing their MCO lifestyle — spending time baking masterpieces in their kitchens. In recent weeks, Facebook has been crowded with the sharing of these three recipes — basque burnt cheesecake, mochi and doughnut. Three trending recipes for

Jolynn J Chin releases new track ‘Stop Corona’

Local piano virtuoso, Jolynn J Chin is back again with her latest track ‘Stop Corona’, made in the midst of the current pandemic. Presented with a different touch, the track is an obvious proof of her progress in music. The 25-year-old Jolynn incorporated and fused a mixture of beats and

A gift from above

A mother’s love is like nothing else in the world. It is strong and gentle, loud and quiet, protecting and releasing one thing in one moment and another in the next moment. It changes with a child’s needs, but is always there, unmoving. Learning to accept A mother’s love knows