KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang has given the assurance that Iban Language will never ever go extinct. He told a Pre-Gawai Dinner here on Saturday that the Iban Language is now a subject taught to 72,000 students in both primary and secondary schools to ...Read More

BELTING IT OUT: A section of the Hazmat Modine wooing the crowd with an energetic performance. MIRI: Like the driving rain, it has come and gone. The inclement weather, with heavy downpours, did not dampen jazz enthusiasts on the final night of the 8th Borneo Jazz Festival at the ...Read More

  THE BEST: Talib (centre) and Zulkifli (third right) give their seal of approval to the traditional dishes. KUCHING: Peace and security are vital to the healthy growth of the state’s tourism industry. Assistant Minister of Tourism Datuk Talib Zulpilip said the ...Read More

KUCHING: MySihat, formerly known as Malaysia Health Promotion Board, will be conducting a public survey at the Kuching Waterfront with the aim of implementing an anti-smoking zone in the area probably by October this year. The initiative, according to MySihat chief executive officer Datuk Dr Yahya ...Read More

UPDATING THE MEDIA: Tiong (second left) briefs the media during a break at the gotong royong programme. KUCHING: All the fire-fighting volunteers in the states will be given extra equipment to provide better basic assistance during emergencies in their areas. The state Fire and ...Read More

CORPORATE ALLOCATION: Shamsur (centre) unveils the project signboard with some help from Wan Shardini. — Photos by Jeffrey Mostafa. KUCHING: Petronas Sarawak and Sarawak Forest Department, together with over 250 students from seven nearby schools, spent yesterday morning planting ...Read More

MIRI: Miri could be another international gateway in the northern region of the state. In saying this, Assistant Minister of Communication Datuk Lee Kim Shin added with the expansion of the oil and gas industry and more international events being organised in this region, the need is there for ...Read More

OFFICIAL LAUNCH: Dr Jerip hits the traditional gong to mark the opening of the Joint Scientific Meeting at BCCK. With him are (from left) Prof Dr Thong, Dr Soo and Dato’ Seri Eleena and (from right) Dr Lee Joon Sung and Dr Lee Way Seah. Photos by: Wilfred Pilo KUCHING: Malaysia ...Read More

KUCHING: All government agencies in Sarawak need to begin planning their proposed projects for the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) for state-funded and rolling plans for federal funded-ones, upon completion of the state’s 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) review exercise. Sarawak State Secretary Tan Sri ...Read More

KUCHING: About 400 toastmasters’ members from Indonesia, Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore attended the Toastmasters International District 87 Annual Convention in Sibu on May 3 and 4. The occasion was graced by Toastmasters International World President, Dr. John Lau who hailed from ...Read More