Thursday, 18 December 2025

Author: Sharifah Nong Jasima

First-time RWMF goer wins Proton X70 on birthday

KUCHING: What began as a first-time visit to the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) turned into a life-changing celebration for Nur Farah Ain Kamshul, whose 29th birthday today was crowned with the grand prize of a brand-new Proton X70. Farah emerged as the #RWMFxProtonX70 Challenge winner of the RWMF 2025

Paris trip, Proton X70 for winners of RWMF contest

KUCHING: A trip for two to Paris onboard Malaysia Airlines and a brand new Proton X70 vehicle were Sarawak Tourism Board’s (STB) grand prizes for its RWMF 2025 Skills Contest. STB Chief Executive Officer, Sharzede Salleh Askor, described the skills contest as an essential element for STB. “It’s a new

Ministry stresses caring, not punishment

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) has reaffirmed that minors involved in consensual sexual activity must receive protection, guidance and rehabilitation rather than face punitive measures. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the ministry’s stance follows recent public statements on cases involving underage sexual relations

Landas Cahaya Helang Tasik wins Regatta Benak Batang Lupar crown, RM25,000

SIMANGGANG: The curtain came down on the much-anticipated Pesta Benak 2025 last Sunday (Sept 21) with the thunderous beats of Festival Gendang Sarawak, marking the end of two exhilarating weeks of sporting and cultural festivities along the mighty Batang Lupar. The celebration began on Sept 7, drawing thousands of visitors

240 students join SPM preparation camp under SEEP

SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) has become the focal point of a four-day academic boot camp aimed at strengthening SPM examination readiness for rural students. The Sci-Math Camp 2025, organised by the Simunjan District Education Office (PPD Simunjan) under the Sarawak Education Enhancement Programme (SEEP), was sponsored by DUN N25

Head of State and wife grace Benak Festival

SIMANGGANG: The 22nd Sri Aman Benak Festival drew to a grand close at the Regatta Grandstand on the Sri Aman riverfront, with the ceremony graced by the Head of State of Sarawak, Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, and his wife, Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Fauziah Mohd Sanusi,

Students urged to nurture hunger for success

KUCHING: Sarawakian students have been urged to set their sights on well-paid, future-ready jobs to secure their own prosperity and drive the state’s economic ambitions. In making the call, Chief Political Secretary to the Premier, Datuk Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman, said the government’s commitment is to creating well-paid jobs and ensuring

Safeguarding the timeless legacy of ‘Padang Merdeka’

PADANG Merdeka, formerly known as Padang Sentral and earlier as the Esplanade Garden, stands as one of Kuching’s most iconic public spaces. The field is located in the centre of Kuching’s heritage sector, just a short stroll from the Borneo Cultures Museum. It is graced by the massive century-old kapok

Unity in motion at Satok events ahead of Malaysia Day

KUCHING: The spirit of unity and patriotism filled Satok here today as more than 100 participants of all ages and races came together for two community events, the ‘Merdeka Fun Walk’ at Kampung Bandarsah and the ‘Muda Hashim II Run’, both held in the run-up to Malaysia Day on September

Wan Junaidi: The man who restored the Malaysia Agreement 1963

WHEN the Federal Constitution was amended in February 2022 to finally acknowledge the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), Tun Pehin Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar knew he had achieved something that generations before him had fought for. As the Law Minister at the time, he became the architect who secured Sarawak