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<b>Sarawak</b> Street Arts Carnival comes to life at Kuching Waterfront <b>...</b> Berita Sarawak - News 2 Sarawak

<b>Sarawak</b> Street Arts Carnival comes to life at Kuching Waterfront <b>...</b>

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 11:58 AM PDT

KUCHING: Sarawak Street Arts Carnival opened yesterday at the Square Tower in Kuching Waterfront where various local, regional and international artistes and acts gathered to promote understanding and appreciation of cultures.

The two-day carnival was one of the four main events organised in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2014 that aimed to attract more tourists to the state and give a boost to the tourism industry.

Organised by state Ministry of Tourism and Culture in collaboration with state Culture and Arts Department, the carnival features live music, arts and crafts, food, dance, fashion show, clowns and many interesting programmes and activities.

With hundreds of musicians, crafters, dancers and artistes, the Kuching Waterfront comes alive this weekend.

Speaking at the launching, Tourism Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Haji Openg highlighted that art is a universal culture that can transcend boundaries of all kinds.

"Together with our invited guests from other countries, this carnival can showcase our unique culture in the state of Sarawak especially where people of all races and beliefs can live in peace and harmony," he said.

"It gives us the opportunity to interact with one another especially our foreign guests through arts like music, crafts and dances. Through interaction, they are able to understand the values and morals behind our unique culture," he added.

With such uniqueness, Abang Johari emphasised the spirit of 1Malaysia is in Sarawak because Sarawakians place great emphasis in upholding and protecting this unity.

"There are no religious or racial problems in Sarawak. Therefore, defend whatever that is good and distance ourselves from bad cultures," he said.

"Therefore, Sarawak plays a significant role to show to others the goodness in our culture, promote understanding and appreciation for our culture," he added.

In the pursuit for modernisation, Abang Johari reminded the people not to forget their roots that were the main fabric to build this nation.

He also reiterated the importance of unity as a strength that will enable the state and nation to progress in one direction.

"Unity is the wealth of this country and I am confident that this Street Art Carnival can send a message to the society that there is no other alternative for us but to understand each other and move forward together," he said.

He hopes that invited artistes and foreign tourists can indulge and truly experience Sarawak's unique cultures through this Sarawak Street Arts Carnival.

Among those present were permanent secretary to Tourism Ministry Datu Ik Pahon Joyik, Sarawak Tourism Board chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Rashid Khan, chief political secretary to the chief minister Abdullah Saidol and state Culture and Arts Department director Sallahuddin Salleh.

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Don&#39;t end up like Sabah, <b>Sarawak</b> told - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 03:30 PM PDT

KUCHING: Sarawakians should learn from the bitter experience of Sabah, which no longer has control of the state due to Umno's domination.

State Reform Party (Star) Sabah chairman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said that unlike Sabah, Sarawakians still have the right to determine who controls the state.

"The difference between Sabah and Sarawak now is you can still preserve control of your state," he said in his keynote address at the 'Forum: Malaysia Agreement 1963 – Past, Present & Future' held here yesterday.

Jeffrey also expressed his admiration for former chief minister (now Yang di-Pertua Negeri) Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, whom he said had left a 'very powerful message' to Sarawakians prior to handing over his duties to his successor Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem.

"In his message, he stressed for the people to safeguard Sarawak's interest in Malaysia and not allow Umno to come into the state. Now that is a very powerful message.

Jeffrey noted that Sabah had since moved from being one of the most progressive states in the country to the very bottom of the ranking.

"According to a study by the World Bank (WB) in Washington, Sabah is currently the poorest state in Malaysia and it is likely to stay that way for a considerable length of time given the current efforts in poverty eradication.

"This is an irony because Sabah is actually a very rich state. We have oil and gas just like Sarawak although presently Sarawak is producing more at the moment."

Organised by the Sarawak Association for People's Aspiration (Sapa) and Borneo Heritage Foundation of Sabah (BHF), the forum also saw Sabah Progressive Party president and former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee, PBDS Baru deputy president Patrick Uren as well as human rights lawyer and activist Waythamoorthy Ponnusamy among the speakers.

Earlier at a press conference, Jeffrey, who is also BHF president, explained that the forum was organised with the aim of providing an atmosphere of open and sincere discussions.

"There should be no fear because if we were not allowed to discuss our views on the Malaysia Agreement, then we will never be able to resolve whatever disagreement we have," he stressed, and proposed for Sarawak to work with Sabah in addressing the matter.

"Now we are out of tune, because Sarawak is controlled by the state's political party, where even though they are in Barisan Nasional (BN), they can still make a stand on state matters compared to Sabah which is run by Umno and even the chief minister is appointed by Umno."

Also present at the event was Sapa president Lina Soo.

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Raban beuniform ngembuan pemanah disiplin – BorneoPost Online <b>...</b>

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 09:17 AM PDT

by Rengenyan Labang. Posted on April 27, 2014, Sunday

Sida mega suah ke chunto nembiak bukai berindik ari pengelandik nyeliah penyalah: Chai

KUCHING: Raban beuniform ti ngemeratka dispilin ulih nempa pemanah ulah nembiak sereta nyadi chunto nembiak bukai, kelimpah ari ti dikena nyeliahka nembiak ari penyalah rama.

Ketua Jabatan Pengurusan Kontigen Sarawak, SAC Datuk Dr. Chai Khin Chung madah, pemayuh raban beuniform lebih agi Kor Kadet Polis Sarawak ngayanka sukung enggau pemansang ti manah ba pengawa nempa pemanah ulah nembiak sekula.

"Dalam timpuh 44 taun kenyau ditumbuh, penyampau kaban Kor Kadet Polis Kontijen Sarawak majak nambah, naka ke diatu sepenyampau 9,870 iku kaban nengah penyereta 282 platun ari 141 buah sekula sekondari. Penyampau nya chukup dikemegah laban nya mandangka pengerindu nembiak masuk serakup uniform Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM).

"Aku arap bendar polisi Opis Menteri Pelajar sereta sukung Opis Pelajar Nengeri Sarawak ti meransang nembiak masuk kokurikulum baka tu ulih ngenegapka displin nembiak renggat sekula sekondari endang inisiatif ti manah.

"Disiplin tauka ulah ti manah nya amat beguna ke penyulut enggau pemujur jemah ila laban orang ti bisi disiplin deka taluk ke atur sereta enda melakangka undang-undang menua," ku iya.

Chai mansutka pekara nya lebuh bejadika 'Majlis Penangguhan Perkhemahan Kor Kadet Polis Peringkat Negeri Sarawak 2014' ti diatur ba PULAPOL Kuching, Jalai Puncak Borneo ditu, pagi kemari.

Nambahka nya, jaku pesan Ketuai Polis Menua Malaysia ti dibacha Chai madahka kaban Kor Kadet Polis ulih nyadi ejen polis ba pengawa nagang enggau munaska penyalah ngelaban undang-undang.

"Dikena napi penaggul di sekula, aku meda kaban Kor Kadet Polis ulih nyadi pemeri penerang ngagai PDRM sereta ulih mantu ngelala bagi bakih ti 'bepenanggul' sereta ngeripot ngagai piak sekula dikena nyeliahka pekara ti enda manah nyadi.

Chai ngenang atur program kemari madahka Perkhemahan Kor Kadet Polis diatur ninting taun enggau juluk deka nempa tiap iku kaban Kor Kadet Polis nyadi orang ti ngembuan tanggungpengawa, nadai bechiping sereta taluk nengah mayuh macham aktiviti baka latih kawat, bejalai lasak, nimbak, 'ikhtiar hidup' sereta 'rentas halangan'.

Taun tu renggat Sarawak, Perkhemahan Kor Kadet Polis diatur lima hari di PULAPOL Kuching.

"Taun tu bisi 300 iku kaban kor kadet enggau 36 iku pengajar kor kadet ti ngarika 11 pelilih mit menua di nengeri Sarawak udah ngambi bagi dalam Perkhemahan Kor Kadet Polis Renggat Nengeri Sarawak.

"Latih ke diberi tu mega dikena nyikap penegap raban ti ngarika Kor Kadet Polis Sarawak ba pekit renggat menua ila," ku iya.

Kor Kadet Polis ti menang ba pekit Perkhemahan 2014 iya nya Kor Kadet Polis Kota Samarahan.

Kor Kadet Polis Miri teulihka lumur satu ba pekit kawat kaki beraban, lalu diatngkanka Kor Kadet Polis Kota Samarahan enggau Kor Kadet Polis Limbang teulihka lumur tiga.

Alexander Lungan Unyat ari Kor Kadet Polis Kapit dipilih nyadi Kor Kadet Polis Terbaik 2014 lelaki, lalu Nur Atiqah ari Kor Kadet Polis Kota Samarahan dipilih nyadi Kor Kadet Polis Terbaik 2014 indu.

Bisi datai ba pengerami nya kemari, Ketuai Polis Pelilih Mit Kuching, ACP Roslan Bek enggau Pegawai Pelajar Pelilih Mit Kuching Dr. Sluhi Lamat sereta ke bukai.

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Vocational college students visit Menara <b>Sarawak</b> Energy <b>...</b>

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 12:12 PM PDT

KUCHING: A group of students from Kuching Vocational College had an insightful visit to Menara Sarawak Energy as part of the college's exposure programme to the industry.

Some 30 of them majoring in electrical studies visited the headquarters at Isthmus on Monday to learn about Sarawak Energy's core business activities, its role in developing Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) and internship opportunities at the company.

Led by the college's academic deputy director Lim Ah Juan, the students were given a briefing on the headquarters itself for being the first green building in East Malaysia. They then toured the Sarawak Energy Museum where they were told about the company's proud history of more than 70 years.

The students were also inquisitive over hydro generation activities particularly on Murum and Batang Ai.

They were later brought on a site visit to Muara Tabuan 132 KV substation where its senior technician Ganesh Maniam and operations engineer Laja Supit briefed the students on what goes on in a substation.

Earlier on, Lim said this was the first time the college had organised a visit to Sarawak Energy and hoped it would foster good ties between the college and the company.

"The students who are here today are the pioneering batch ever since the school was elevated to a vocational college status in line with the national transformation programme for vocational and technical education," he said.

He added with Sarawak Energy being the state's own energy provider, it was certainly an ideal place to train the students in preparing them to meet the industry's expectations.

"These students will graduate in 2016 so until then, we will want to make sure there is a match between what is being taught to our students and what is required by the industry to ensure employability," he said.

Sarawak Energy sees human capital development as a crucial part in the state's growth particularly, for the much needed skilled workforce for SCORE.

As such, the company is committed to supporting human capital development in Sarawak and makes it a point to take in 200 industrial trainees annually.

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Mohd Haziq Asraf leads Kuching&#39;s campaign - The Borneo Post Online

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:16 AM PDT

by Ting Tieng Hee, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on April 24, 2014, Thursday

KUCHING: Mohd Haziq Asraf hit five goals to lead Kuching to a 7-0 romp over Bintulu to record their second straight win in the Boys U12 competition of the MSS Sarawak Hockey Championship at State Hockey Stadium here yesterday.

After thumping Samarahan 3-0 in the opener on Tuesday, Kuching dominated the game against Bintulu with better passing and teamwork.

They opened accounts as early as in the second minute and Haziq scored his first goal via a penalty corner in the 11th minute.

The team captain, who studies at SK St Thomas, converted another penalty corner in the 18th minute and scored three field goals in the 16th minute, 27th and 27 minutes.

With two wins in the bag, Kuching are leading the five-team league competition with six points, scoring 10 goals and conceded none.

If they can beat Sibu in today's match, they will have a very good chance of winning the title.

Kuching's final match will be against Mukah tomorrow.

Sibu are now in second spot with three points after blanking Mukah 3-0 on Tuesday.

Other matches saw Samarahan whipping Mukah 9-1 in the Boys U18 and a rampant Kuching cruising to a 10-1 victory over Betong in the Girls U18 Group B contest.

In the final match of the day between Miri and Bintulu in the Girls U18 Group B that was resumed from yesterday because of heavy rain, the score stood at 1-0 in Bintulu's favour.

Ten more matches are lined up for today and eight matches for tomorrow, including two semi-finals for the Girls U18 competition.

The final for the Girls U18 will be played at 3pm on Saturday and the prize-giving ceremony scheduled at 4pm.

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