KUCHING: Despite being new to the broadcasting industry, Dr Hamrila Abdul Latif (@Dr Aila Abdul Latif) has effectively risen to the challenge as a television host for TVS’ Visi programme. With her vast experience gained throughout her years and currently as a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Economics and
KUCHING: All 1,265 primary schools throughout Sarawak will be equipped with computer labs with the state government allocating RM12 million for the purpose for a period of three years. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this was to support the federal government’s emphasis on science, technology, engineering
KUCHING: The state government is studying to establish cooperation with Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah, Singapore to develop international standard Islamic education here. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this would be applied to the secondary school level to equip Sarawakians with knowledge of both the world and the
KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) Faculty of Engineering has achieved a significant milestone by hosting the International Science and Technology Expo (i-STEEX) 2020 in conjunction with its flagship conference, the 13th International Unimas Engineering Conference (EnCon) 2020. This year, i-STEEX 2020 was conducted fully online through video competition on the
KUCHING: By noon today, 814 villagers at Kampung Haji Baki had undergone their first Covid-19 screening and are awaiting the test results. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was pleased with the villagers’ cooperation. “We really appreciate that,” he told the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Covid-19 update
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has emphasised that, for the time being, only schools and educational institutions in Kuching District will be closed. “Kuching District is certainly close to the districts of Serian, Lundu, and Kota Samarahan, so it is a very delicate situation. “But the
KUCHING: Today, Sarawak recorded ten new positive Covid-19 cases in Kuching, including a two-year-old. The child is the youngest case Sarawak has seen so far. Of these ten cases, eight were local transmissions while two were imported cases. With that, the total number of positive Covid-19 cases in the state
KUCHING: The theme of ‘Ummah Rabbani Negara Harmoni’ for this year’s Maulidur Rasul celebration is very appropriate in view of Malaysia’s multicultural and multi-religious society, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He urged the Muslims to continuously develop their minds, faith, attitude, morals and knowledge
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in collaboration with the Malaysian Association of Arts and Culture Activists Kuching (MACPA) will be organising the inaugural Sarawak Music Fashion Galore (SAMFAG) 2020 on Nov 28 at Pullman Hotel here. “The aim of the event is to highlight the Sarawak songket
KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah is of the view that Sarawak’s tourism industry may only start to recover in the second quarter of next year. However, he emphasised that this depended on the development of Covid-19 as, at the moment, the pandemic was still