KUCHING: The use of nuclear technology in industries is well controlled in Malaysia, said Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) director-general Datuk Hamrah Mohd Ali. He added that AELB enforced the Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 (Act 304). “We are always monitoring via the processing of licences and also inspections,” he
KUCHING: Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM) Sarawak will be organising a Chemistry Festival in March next year to connect students, teachers, universities and industries. IKM Sarawak chairman Dr John Chan explained that this would entail pairing of organisations with selected schools to form teams with students and teachers. He said,
STEM EDUCATION KUCHING: The authorities should not only focus on students but also the parents in order to improve Sarawak’s performance in Science, said Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong. “Many parents tend to have a fear that Science is always difficult, so they
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan hopes more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will engage with the state government via trade chambers such as Sarawak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Sarawak Chamber of Bumiputera Entrepreneurs (DUBS), and Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). “Despite
KUCHING: The Sarawak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) plays a pivotal role in coordinating the relationships between the business community and the state government, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “While the state government has introduced many initiatives to spearhead new directions for the economy, the
KUCHING: The Sarawak Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award 2019 was presented to DPI Holdings Berhad executive chairman and managing director Peter Chai @ Choy Mui Seng during the Sarawak Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (SCCI) 68th annual dinner on Friday at Imperial Hotel here. The award, which was first launched in 2014,
KUCHING: Brunei will host the next BIMP-EAGA Budayaw Festival in two years’ time, revealed Tourism, Arts and Culture Assistant Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting. Commenting on this year’s Budayaw Festival held in Kuching from November 19 to 23, he believed that the objective of the festival had been accomplished with the
KUCHING: The state government is discussing with Stanford University, in the United States of America (USA), to allocate places for qualified Yayasan Sarawak students to further their studies there. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said sending Sarawak students to Stanford University would benefit the state in terms
KUCHING: SMK St Anthony, Sarikei and SM Sains Kuching Utara (Sakura), Padawan have won the 27th Yayasan Sarawak Chief Minister’s Special Award for the secondary school and controlled secondary school categories respectively. The schools received RM10,000 each which were awarded during the 27th Yayasan Sarawak Chief Minister’s Special Awards (AKKMS)
KUCHING: The chief minister’s opening speech at the inaugural Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Convention 2019 yesterday definitely inspired some 5,000 delegates there, said Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting. “Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari’s speech was excellent and it set the mood that we, Sarawakians, are here
