KUCHING: This year’s state-level Gawai celebration highlights the importance of modernising paddy farming practices, according to Datuk Seri Roland Sagah Wee Inn, chairman of the event organising committee. He stressed the deep-rooted connection between paddy cultivation, integral to Dayak communities, and the annual harvest festival, Gawai Dayak. “This connection forms
ANKARA: The international medical charity, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Sunday that its teams in the occupied West Bank are subjected to violence and restrictions on movement. In West Bank, MSF has been seeing increased violence and restrictions on movement, including blockages of ambulances,” it said on X, Anadolu Agency
KUALA LUMPUR: Several significant and major announcements regarding the 5G network are expected to be made by the end of this month or early May, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi said he was scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tomorrow, and among the matters to
KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revoked UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors (M) Sdn Bhd financial planner Lim Chee Kuang’s Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence (CMSRL) effective from March 7, 2024. The SC said Lim had submitted false and misleading information to the SC in relation to his CMSRL application. “Submission of
MAPUTO (Mozambique): The death toll from a shipwreck that occurred Sunday near the Island of Mozambique, in Mozambique’s northern province of Nampula, has risen to 97, with 12 survivors so far, reported Xinhua quoting local authorities on Monday. According to the Administrator of the Island of Mozambique Silverio Nauaito who
BY Goh Pei Pei, Gabriel Lihan, Edwinnie Einstein KUCHING: The strong political stability in Sarawak has paved the way for a focused approach to policy making, allowing the state government to prioritise development initiatives effectively. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this stability, coupled with the peaceful coexistence of
HAMBURG: Malaysia has generated new investment interest with a potential value of RM45.4 billion following Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to Germany which ended on Friday. Anwar said investors from Germany and other European countries have confidence in Malaysia due to its political stability, clear policies and the efficiency
PADAWAN: Deputy Minister of Transport, Datuk Dr. Jerip Susil, received two courtesy visits at the Mambong Service Centre Office today (March 15). The first courtesy visit was from the Parent-Teacher Association (PIBG) of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) St. Alban, led by its principal, Megos. The main purpose of this visit was
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar welcomed two courtesy visits at the Astana today (March 5). The first visit came from Army Eastern Field Commander Lieutenant General Datuk Mohd Sofi Md Lepi, who provided an update on the security situation, especially in the border
PADAWAN: Two brothers and two others faced charges in court on Tuesday (Feb 27) for engaging in a fight in front of a premises at Jalan Batu Kawa-Matang last week. The incident occurred last Thursday (Feb 22), and the suspects, aged between 20 and 25, were arrested on Friday (Feb
