Author: Ma Chee Seng

Pricey Ramadan Bazaar food raises eyebrows

KUCHING: The fasting month has brought back the Ramadan Bazaar after two years of absence, drawing many to the allocated venues for food. However, there have been some concerns raised by the public on stall hawkers marking up their food prices unreasonably. Recently, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Hotel offers several delicacies for ‘sungkei’

KUCHING: Harbour View Hotel is offering a variety of traditional local, international and oriental delicacies for this year’s “Juh Sungkei Sitok” breaking of fast buffet at their Cafe Harapan starting from April 3 to May 2. Among the traditional dishes on offer include various types of ulam-ulaman served with sambal

Analyst: Internal strife could have pushed Masir to quit PSB

KUCHING: A political analyst believes that several factors could have prompted Sri Aman MP Datuk Masir Kujat to quit Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB). Dr Lee Kuok Tiung said internal party strife could be one of them. “I believe he joined PSB with high hopes, but the recent 12th Sarawak Election

Pustaka facilitates digitalisation

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) aims to facilitate digitalisation of the local community via the People Access Network for Digital Empowerment and Inclusivity (PANDei) programme. Pustaka chairman, Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo said the PANDei programme is in line with the Sarawak government’s digital economy initiatives for the Post COVID-19

Malaysia Productivity Corporation to upskill 350 SMEs

KUCHING: The Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) aims to upskill 350 small-medium enterprises (SMEs) through its fourth series of the MyReskill Internet-of-Things (IoT) programme. The programmme organised is in collaboration with technology centre, Sarawak Skills. The five-day workshop, which is fully sponsored by Pelan Jana Eknonomi Negara (PENJANA), will see participants

Maxis staff raise money for flood victims

KUCHING: Maxis employees were able to raise a total of RM105,871.18 recently for victims of the year-end floods. The donation was channelled to Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) who helped identify victims of the floods in Johor, Kelantan and Terengganu, providing them with cash vouchers to purchase household necessities. The

Bursary scheme for needy Swinburne students

KUCHING: Swinburne Sarawak is offering financial schemes to 100 students from low- (B40) and middle-income (M40) families who are interested to enrol with the university. The Yayasan Sarawak BP40 Bursary Scheme is offered to eligible Sarawakian Bumiputera students which allows them to enrol into their preferred programmes at the foundation,

Swinburne open day

KUCHING: The Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus open day event on the 26 March until April 2 has many interesting activities lined, including the introduction of three new programmes. The university in a press release announced that the three new programmes are Diploma of Accountancy, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Miri to host international congress on climate change in November

KUCHING: An International Congress on Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture, Ecosystems and Human Health (ICCC) will be held in Miri from Nov 16 to 18 this year. The congress, organised by Universiti Teknologi Mara’s (UiTM) international partner in India, V Sivaram Research Foundation (VSRF), and co-organised along with Universiti

GPS alert and ready for GE15

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is on alert-and-ready mode for the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). This was said by Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan during an interview on his thoughts if GPS needs a booster to remain and sustain their roles as “kingmakers” at federal