Swinburne talk to better prepare graduates for worklife
KUCHING: The Swinburne Sarawak Young Accountants Club (YAC) organised a virtual talk titled ‘Your Career as a Professional and Your Paths in EY’ in collaboration with Ernst and Young (EY) recently. Fifty-four students, who are currently pursuing their Foundation programme and business degree majoring in accounting, and accounting and finance, attended. It was delivered by […]
Fond recollections of an ex-Sabah forester
BY EMIN MADI Datuk Seri Rahim Ismail is probably one of the few Malaysian politicians who have a sound knowledge of forestry matters and are passionate about forest conservation, having served 22 years with the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD). Even after joining Umno in 1991 and participating actively in politics, this former state Agriculture and […]
Alibaba Cloud-SDEC collaboration to boost Sarawak SMEs digital economy
KUCHING: International cloud service provider Alibaba Cloud is collaborating with Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation Bhd (SDEC) to bring small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sarawak to migrate into digital economy. In a joint statement today, they said the cooperation would see SDEC, a Sarawak State Government wholly-owned company, leveraging on the powerful public cloud service […]
Almari Sedekah to help the needy
SIBU: Nangka assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee will collaborate with surau and mosques in his constituency to create an initiative called ‘Almari Sedekah’ to help those in need. He said the initiative, which will start tomorrow (Saturday), is to give the community the opportunity to donate daily necessities to help the needy. “For a start, two […]
Proof of concept in digital projects welcomed
KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) welcomes public-private collaborations to carry out proof of concept (POC) in digital projects. “POC is really good in ensuring whether the implementation of such projects will receive the interest of the people,” said its general manager Dr Zaidi Razak. Nevertheless, he emphasised that the authority would have to look into […]
Drive-thru swab test begins Monday
MIRI: The first drive-through screening test services here will begin operation on Monday. For a start, the drive-through swab testing facility for Covid-19 at Miri Indoor stadium will give priority to people with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant mothers and children. The project is a collaborative effort by various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in this district, namely […]
Malaysia, Brunei to enhance collaboration in cultural tourism
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Brunei will enhance collaboration in exploring the growth potential of cultural tourism to support the industry players in both countries. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) in a statement today said the details would be discussed by its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri and Brunei Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Maj […]
Sheda gives a helping hand
KUCHING: To provide relief and support to fellow Sarawakians during the current movement control order (MCO), Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch has collaborated with Premier Food Republic to conduct a week-long meal aid campaign. Through the ‘Sharing is Caring’ campaign which runs from June 18 to 24, free packed lunch […]
Recoda engages local universities on info sharing
KUCHING: Regional Corridor Development Authority (Recoda) has engaged with Curtin University Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu Campus in an information sharing session on developing potential collaborations with industrial partners to serve regional communities in Sarawak. During the online meeting yesterday (June 18), Recoda Facilitation and Coordination manager Khairina Dawek […]
State to collaborate with Shopee to kickstart Sarawak digital mall campaign
KUCHING: Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation Berhad (SDEC), together with the State Economic Planning Unit (EPU) will collaborate with e-commerce platform Shopee to kickstart ‘Sarawak digital mall’ campaign. SDEC chief executive officer Sudarnoto Osman said the partnership will benefit tens of thousands of new and existing merchants on the platform by offering incentives such as discount […]