KUCHING: A proposal to increase workers’ retirement age to 65 has received support from Wishesland president Chi Poh Yung who believes there are more pros than cons to the idea. He concurred with Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) that companies as well as the country have invested millions to train
KUCHING: A group of 32 students comprising 20 from Toyo University Japan, 11 from International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak (i-CATS) and a student from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) recently participated in a six-day Global Citizenship Programme. Held from August 17 to 22, the programme was jointly organised by Toyo
KUCHING: Former Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk James Chan is evidently a man of the people. During an appreciation dinner in his honour at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching on Tuesday, a video compilation of testimonials presented by numerous individuals including mayors of friendship cities, local groups, and MBKS
KUCHING: Hilton Hotel Kuching has launched a soap recycling project called ‘Solution for Life’ in collaboration with Ecolab and Hope Place. Hilton Kuching general manager Hamish Watts said, this social initiative was aimed at supporting hygiene in the community in conjunction with Hilton’s 100th anniversary celebration. “By the end of
KUCHING: Merdeka Day is a significant day for Malaysians to take pride in their multicultural nation and all its achievements over the years. “Malaysians celebrate Merdeka Day once a year as a symbol of unity and freedom,” said project finance officer Aimi Hafiza, 29. To her, the auspicious celebration was
KUCHING: The Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) is deeply concerned with the Ministry of Education’s plan to introduce khat into the Bahasa Malaysia subject syllabus for Primary 4 pupils next year. ACS chairman and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching Simon Poh, said the association acknowledged that
KUCHING: Newly sworn-in Tourism, Arts and Culture Assistant Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting intends to visit locations all over Sarawak to discover potential tourist spots. He said that feedback from people is very important with regards to their opinions on locations that they believe should be developed as tourist areas. “I
KUCHING: The Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) Sarawak has launched its Operation and Maintenance (O&M) standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Contract Administration SOPs. Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom officiated at the launching ceremony here yesterday. “JBALB Sarawak is launching these O&M SOPs and Contract Administration SOPs to
KUCHING: Out of RM2.8 billion allocated by the state government to address rural water-stressed areas, RM2.2 billion has been awarded to contractors. “There are 346 projects in various stages of implementation. Some are already tendered, some already started, and a few are being designed,” said Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr
KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak is known by many for its natural splendour and cultural diversity but now with its steadily improving infrastructure, positively shifting mindsets, and its offering of a wide variety of events, the state is showing even greater potential in the tourism sector. “First and foremost, we have to