KUCHING: If the reasons for barring Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) lawmakers from speaking at school functions are political in nature, then this should cover all politicians including those from Pakatan Harapan (PH), said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi (pic). “If there
KUCHING: Mainstream media still relevant, and that also means the print media will not fade away — at least in Malaysia. Despite competition from social media and citizen journalism, traditional or established broadcasting or publishing outlets will go on as usual. “Mainstream media is still preferred by many people,” remarked
KUCHING: Malaysia’s leading fully integrated media group Media Prima Berhad (Media Prima) and Sarawak-based news publisher SV News Sdn Bhd (SV News) have embarked on a strategic collaboration to enhance media services and content in Sarawak. The two parties inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the new State Legislative
Next year, the Youth and Sports Ministry will focus on basic courses for fitness instructors, football coaches, sepak takraw coaches, volleyball coaches, and many other sports which will be identified based on local needs. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah revealed this in his winding up speech
A total of 173,642 youths throughout Sarawak have benefitted from the 260 programmes under the Ministry of Youth and Sports’ development initiatives as of October this year. According to Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, his ministry has planned comprehensive outreach programmes comprising education and skills training,
KUCHING: Tin cans are often discarded without a second thought, but batik artist Michael Lim Tiang Ek sees them in a different light. The 81-year-old Kuching-based artist turns them into intricate grasshopper ornaments. Lim’s hands deftly twisted and shaped thinly-cut strips of tin cans, saying that he was inspired to
KUCHING: The state government is using Western Australia and Northern Territory, Australia as a model for the establishment of the Sarawak Coastal Guard. “In Australia, although the defence navy is under the federal government there, the coastal guard has its own operations,” explained Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun
KUCHING: The World Crafts Cities Network Forum in conjunction with the 10th Biennial World Eco-Fibre and Textile (WEFT) Forum, Exhibition and Fashion Show is the first event to be held in the new Sarawak Museum Campus. “It is just a sort of ‘teaser’. After this, the new museum will be
The construction of the 275kV substation in Limbang is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022. Utilities (Rural Electricity) Assistant Minister Datuk Liwan Lagang said this in reply to a question from Paulus Palu Gumbang (GPS-Batu Danau). With regards to the source supplying electricity to this substation,
The state government should consider giving allowances to ‘tuai rumahs’ (village heads) who have at least 15 doors, appealed Machan assemblyman Allan Siden Gramong. “There are still quite a number of ‘tuai rumahs’ who have not received any allowance. At present, only ‘tuai rumahs’ with 20 doors or more are
