Malaysia’s glove industry undeterred
KUALA LUMPUR: When Covid-19 first started to send cataclysmic waves through the global equity market, glove maker counters were among those that had bucked the trend and skyrocketed due to a sudden surge in demand for disposable rubber gloves from both the medical and non-medical sectors. Shares of homegrown rubber glove manufacturer, Top Glove Corporation […]
Virtual education and its challenges for teachers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 pandemic has changed education dramatically as it has increased the use of personal telecommunications gadgets such as smartphones which prior to this were prohibited from school grounds, for learning and teaching purposes. This global crisis has made an impact on the conventional teaching and learning as well as on the responsibilities of educators, […]
RM500m in Contingency Fund: Uggah
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, in response to a challenge by Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh, has stated that there is an allocation of RM500mil in the Contingency Fund 2020. On Monday, Wong had challenged Uggah to show that a Contingency Fund for the State Budget […]
Sacrifice of Malaysia’s ‘Florence Nightingale’ immeasurable
KUALA LUMPUR: While some nurses in a few counties are lamenting over the new challenges in their workplace due to the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of Malaysia’s ‘Florence Nightingale’ are tirelessly doing their job with dedication, despite constraints and the new normal at work. “There are news reports of nurses overseas quitting their job, some held protest due […]
Virtual internship is here now
KUALA LUMPUR: Since the extension of the movement control order (MCO), students gearing up for internship placements and currently undergoing the programme are left in limbo, fearing their path towards graduation and employment might come to an abrupt halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses are facing challenges in keeping their wheels in motion since the MCO, […]
Fake news or just a challenge.
MUKAH: Police here considered the three-day total lock down challenge from April 17 until 19 which circulated on social media on Wednesday as fake news. “It’s fake news. Never heard about it,” said Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau when contacted by New Sarawak Tribune about the so-called challenge yesterday. He was asked to […]
Stay At Home Esports Challenge is back
KUCHING: Sarawak Youth Stay At Home Esports Challenge is back again with the second series via online, specifically for youth aged 15 to 40. The state Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with Sarawak ESports Association (SESA) will organise it following overwhelming response to the first series in which 656 youth participated. The pooled […]
A challenging time for teachers
MIRI: Online teaching will complement the conventional classroom teaching method, said Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie. He said the recent Covid-19 outbreak had forced teachers throughout the world to adapt to online teaching for their students. “The movement control order (MCO) entered its third phase today with stricter regulations to ensure the […]
Muhyiddin Yassin, the PM who rose to face unprecedented challenges
KUALA LUMPUR: “This government may not be the government that you voted for. But I want all of you to know that this government cares for you. “I accepted to the fact that I came in as your Prime Minister not at the best moment. I face political, economic and health crisis all at the […]
Our ways of coping with new babies
When we encourage new parents to ‘treasure these moments because they don’t last forever,’ we need to remember to also reassure them that they will survive these moments because they don’t last forever. L R Knost, award-winning author and social justice activist My wife is the kind of person who starts foaming at the mouth […]