Author: Ma Chee Seng

Successful Mt Kinabalu ascent by pressmen

KUCHING: Along with 10 other media practitioners from various companies in Kuching, two reporters from the New Sarawak Tribune and its sister paper Suara Sarawak reached the summit of the 4,095-metre-high Mount Kinabalu at sunrise recently. These pressmen comprising Muhammad Asyraf Abdul Halim, Ma Chee Seng, Ronnie Teo Teck Wei,

NGO plans resource centre to develop future leaders

KUCHING: The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI), a civil society, is planning to set up a service and resource centre to develop talented people. Newly-elected chairman Sidi Munan said the centre will provide reading and educational materials, as well as facilities to aid the personal development of its future leaders. “The centre

Qualified contractors to expedite project

KUCHING: Sarawak needs more qualified electrical contractors to expedite the electricity connection project under the Additional or Late Application Fund (ALAF) project. Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications Datuk Julaihi Narawi said, so far there are only 20 contractors who are qualified and registered with Sarawak Energy and divided into 30

Good news for pizza freaks

KUCHING: Pizza lovers should make a date with the Kuching Food Festival where the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) will be debuting its ‘Pizza La Borneo’ at Stall 23 from July 29 to Aug 21. The BCCK culinary team led by Chef Tawfeeq Seow has crafted nine-inch pizzas to represent

Drug addicts need treatment

KUCHING: Drug users deserve medical attention, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation rather than being sent to prison, opines the Sarawak Mental Health Association president. Dr Ismail Drahman, who is also a psychiatrist, said however, the situation depended on what perspective the drug addicts are seen as. “If you think the person

Offence to sell RON95 to foreign-registered cars

KUCHING: If you know of anyone or any petrol station selling subsidised fuel to foreign-registered vehicles the authorities want to hear from you. In a press statement the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs said you may submit a complaint with the name and location of the petrol station

Workshop on pioneering digital health research

KUCHING: A workshop on Health Artificial Intelligence was held at Swinburne University Technology Sarawak on July 19-21. In a press release it said a delegation from the Digital Health Research and Innovation Unit (DHRi) of the Institute for Clinical Research (ICR) in the Ministry of Health and Infront Consulting led

JAKIM D-G calls on TYT

KUCHING: Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) director-general Datuk Hakimah Mohd Yusoff paid a courtesy call on Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in Demak Jaya today (July 26). The purpose of the visit was to inform and invite Taib as a guest of honour to

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MA63: Much will depend on GE15 outcome

KUCHING: All that needs to be done with regard to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) is to honour the covenant. “We have to honour what has been agreed upon by our forefathers, any changes would be inappropriate,” said political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman. But another analyst,Professor James

Keep July 22 sacred in memory of fighters

KUCHING: The sacred date of July 22 is for the people to continue commemorating the services of Sarawak’s fighters, said Azizul Annuar Adenan. The Tanjong Datu assemblyman said this when officiating at the “Walk a Mile” programme in conjunction with Lundu Heart Day 2022 at the Lundu Town Square yesterday.