KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technogy Sarawak student Sue Zane Melanie, 22, from Bau and SMK Batu Kawa teacher Patricia Judin, 44, won the Miss Beautiful Chubby Queen and Mrs Beautiful Chubby Queen respectively at a competition held at Penview Convention Centre, Demak here on Saturday night. Sue Zane also won
SAMARAHAN: The third edition of the Samarahan Food Festival will have added elements — chefs from Indonesia and Thailand. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the organisers, Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan (MPKS) and Samarahan Resident Office, have invited these cooks who will feature strongly during the festival from Nov 1
KUCHING: With only RM4.4 billion allocation for Sarawak in the 2020 Budget, it is a disgrace to Sarawak and its people, said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos. He opined that it was a clear sign of suppression and discrimination as Sarawak has a larger area compared
KUCHING: The state government has done quite a lot for the Penan community in Sarawak, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. He cited Tabung Amanah Bakun as an example, saying it has allocations for the education of Penan children. The fund provides assistance to qualified students
KUCHING: Sarawak has no choice but to sue Petronas if the national oil and gas company refuses to pay the five percent sales tax on petroleum products and if all avenues fail, opines a political observer. Datuk Peter Minos (pic) said Petronas made billions of ringgit — up to almost
KUCHING: It is necessary Padawan Municipal Council and the event management company to conduct a postmortem on the relatively poor response to this year’s Padawan Raft Safari, said chairman of the council Lo Khere Chiang yesterday. According to him, the poorer response could be due to the reduced amount of
KUCHING: The Sarawak government and Sarawakians will ‘fight tooth and nail’ against any attempt to abolish the state’s Immigration autonomy, warned Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. Masing, who is Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president, was commenting on a statement by Minister of Housing and Local Government
KUCHING: Fifty-three pupils from seven primary schools in Penrissen on Saturday attended a Student Excellent Momentum Motivation Programme at Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Tun Razak (IPGKTR), Kota Samarahan. The Year 5 and 6 pupils of the Bidayuh Biperoh clan were from Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) St Giles Git, SK Landeh, SK
KUCHING: A four-wheel drive extreme show by the Padawan 4×4 Adventure Club members has turned into a new attraction at this year’s Padawan Raft Safari. Their extreme show became the centre of attraction among visitors who came to watch the 14th Padawan Raft Safari in the first place. Held at
KUCHING: Promises once solemnly and seriously made must be kept, just like written agreements, said a political observer Datuk Peter Minos. “If promises are not kept and not honoured, why make them in the first place? “Only people with bad intention make promises which they know are false and impossible to keep,” he