Author: Neville Timothy Sanders

Head of State presents awards to 145 recipients

KUCHING: A total of 145 persons received state awards and medals from the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud during an investiture ceremony held at Dewan Besar Astana Negeri here recently. Eight persons received the Pegawai Bintang Kenyalang (PBK) award. Among the recipients were Sarawak Prison Department

Upcoming badminton player in fight of his life

KUCHING: An up-and-coming badminton player who had hoped to join the Malaysian Badminton Academy in the hope of scaling greater heights is now waging the battle of his life. Diagnosed with Stage Four Lymphoma in September last year, Irsyad Iskandar Sukiman, is now a shadow of his previous self, having

Flag raised to mark Miri City Day

KUCHING: A flag raising ceremony was held yesterday to commemorate the 17th anniversary of Miri acquiring city status on May 20, 2005. Mayor of Miri City, Adam Yii Siew Sang pointed out that Miri City Council was celebrating Miri City Day on a grand scale since the COVID-19 pandemic began

More discussions on regionalism, federalism proposed

KUCHING: The Kuching Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (DAPSY) chief has called for more discussions on the concepts of regionalism and federalism in view of the current political landscape. In making the call in a statement yesterday, Michael Kong explained that regionalism and federalism were two opposite ideas. “Regionalist think