E-wastes collection campaign Apr 17-18
KUCHING: The Department of Environment (DOE) Sarawak and Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) in cooperation with Kuching South City Council (MBKS) are organising an Electrical and Electronic Waste (BEE) collection campaign. The campaign is organised in conjunction with the state-level celebration of Earth Day 2021. It will be held from 8am to 5pm on […]
Webinars to raise awareness on aquaculture industry
MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) is organising a series of free public webinars on aquaculture in collaboration with Curtin University Australia. Organised in conjunction with its new Master of Science in Sustainable Aquaculture postgraduate degree this July, the series started on April 6. The title of the webinar was Aquaculture in Sarawak; challenges and opportunities. […]
Unimas to feature best Asean short films
KUCHING: The Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) will be organising a ‘Duduk dan Tonton’ short film screening on April 15. The programme is in collaboration with SeaShorts Film Festival and will feature entries from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Jacky Yeap, a former Unimas cinematography graduate, who is […]
Tourism programme for Grab drivers reaches target
KUCHING: Sarawak has many hidden attractions to offer, not only to locals but tourists alike, says Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said as such, he believed through the ‘Sarawak Ambassadors Programme on e-learning for e-hailing drivers’ initiated by Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) in collaboration with Grab Malaysia (Grab), e-hailing […]
UiTM Mukah to develop economic potential in Tellian
MUKAH: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Mukah Branch in collaboration with Tellian assemblyman Yusibnosh Balo is embarking on a community development programme to develop the economic potential in Tellian. Yusibnosh said he has given his full backing to UiTM Mukah towards ensuring that the Ecotourism and Entrepreneurship programme in the Tellian constituency succeed. “This programme is […]
Foundation doles out aid to flood affected families
KUALA LUMPUR: Yayasan Petronas, in collaboration with Petronas is helping 111 flood affected families to refurbish their homes as well as communal facilities under its annual Sentuhan Kasih Disaster Relief programme. Floods in the East Coast earlier this year forced more than 10,000 people in Terengganu and over 23,000 people in Pahang to be evacuated […]
Planning sustainable programmes for Samarahan Tourism Development Lab
KUCHING: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak branch recently launched the Samarahan Tourism Development Lab in collaboration with the Samarahan Division Resident Office. Some 300 participants from various government and private agencies attended the five-day programme held at a hotel here from Apr 5 to 9. UiTM Sarawak branch, in a statement, said the programme was […]
Students’ exposure to IoT crucial
KUCHING: Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) collaborated with HERE Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a specialist in the field of mapping and navigation technology, to host a webinar programme “The Industrial Internet of Things (IoT)’ at its campus today (Apr 7). PKS director Jamaliah Ahmad who officiated at the webinar, said it was crucial in producing graduates who […]
Play role to mitigate social issues among youth
BY CRYSTAL WONG KUCHING: Members of the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) have been urged to play their respective roles in the strategic collaboration of two social case studies. Unimas vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi said the case studies entitled ‘Drug Use […]
Sarawak launches case studies on social issues
KUCHING: The state government through the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry is collaborating with Unimas Holdings Sdn Bhd to conduct case studies on issues pertaining to social development and urbanisation in Sarawak. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the strategic collaboration for the two social case studies would provide evidence-based inputs […]