Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Wednesday, 3 June, 2026

1:14 AM

, Kuching, Sarawak

Songkran Festival renamed Water Festival to avoid controversy

KAMPAR: After receiving brickbats and criticism, organiser Sahom Valley Resort has decided change the name of its Songkran Festival programme to Sahom Water Festival. Sahom Valley Resort managing director Shariff Ali Jabad Ali said the decision to rebrand the programme scheduled for August 26 and 27 was made to avoid controversy and to ward off […]

Malaysia-China bilateral trade hit record RM899.25 bln in 2022

KAMPAR: China and Malaysia witnessed frequent and close high-level exchanges in 2022 with bilateral trade between the two countries reaching a record high of US$203.6 billion (RM899.25 billion), said Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing. He said China and Malaysia co-promoted high-quality Belt and Road construction, and steadily advanced cooperation on major projects such as […]