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Awang Tengah mulls furniture city in Sarawak

04/03/202004/03/2020 by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan hopes to be able to set up a furniture city in Sarawak this year. “At the moment, we are looking for the right location and we have been in contact with many groups to discuss how we are going to create a furniture city,” he said. He added that Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg had agreed to let Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) lead the endeavour. He said this at a press conference held after the STIDC Special Gathering 2020 at Wisma Sumber Alam, Petra Jaya here yesterday. According to Awang Tengah, who is also STIDC Board of Management chairman, many investors, especially those from Singapore were excited about the idea. “To sustain the timber industry, we must go for high value-added products such as furniture,” he emphasised. During the STIDC Special Gathering 2020, Awang Tengah inked the STIDC Strategy Map 2020 and STIDC Integrity Policy. Also present were Assistant Minister of International...

Opening of “Limbang Entrepreneur” by The Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak

28/02/202028/02/2020 by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments

Today, Limbang Business Head was officiated by the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak and also the Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development, Sarawak Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources II, YB Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah bin Ali Hassan. Limbang Entrepreneur is a continuous commitment by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) to strengthen the Bumiputera economy in Sarawak. Sarawak Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Sarawak Datuk Mohd Naroden bin Majais said apart from selling and marketing local products, the Entrepreneur Lead also provided company address facilities services, shop lots, office space and multipurpose meeting rooms for needs. community. “This Entrepreneurship is one of the platforms for the community to provide entrepreneurs with facilities such as addresses for company registration, food stalls, shop lots, office space and meeting rooms....

6 young Sarawakians to showcase designed furniture pieces in Milan

28/02/202028/02/2020 by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments

Kuching, Feb 27 ; Six young Sarawakians designers have been accepted to showcase their designed products at the Milano Design week in Milan, Italy in the second quarter of this year. Citing the achievement of the six, Minister of International Trade and industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan justified that the development of human capital especially in nurturing more designers for furniture. He took note that Sarawak Timber Development Corporation (STIDC) is presently implementing a programme to develop young designers in Sarawak to address the need for talent and skilled designers in the furniture industry and aims to train up to 100 young designers by 2030. Besides the manufacturing of furniture, Awang Tengah who is Second Minister of Urban Development and Resources believed that initiatives to promote non timber resources like bamboo will also need to be further enhanced. During a special gathering at STIDC's theatrette here today, he urged STIDC to be more proactive in implementing the...

Sarawak terus perkasa sektor PKS: Awang Tengah

24/02/202024/02/2020 by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments

LIMBANG: Sarawak terus memperkasa sektor perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS) dengan menyediakan pelbagai kemudahan dan premis perniagaan di negeri ini sekali gus melahirkan usahawan Bumiputera berjaya. Timbalan Ketua Menteri Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan berkata, kebanyakan pertubuhan perniagaan yang berpotensi berkembang terdiri daripada PKS. “Ini menunjukkan PKS merupakan tonggak kekuatan pembangunan ekonomi negara, selain menyediakan peluang pekerjaan. “Oleh itu kerajaan negeri memberi fokus untuk memperhebat industri ini dengan menyediakan kemudahan berniaga kepada usahawan Bumiputera,” katanya pada perasmian Anjung Usahawan Limbang di sini, semalam. Turut hadir isteri Datuk Dayang Morliah Datuk Awang Daud, Menteri Muda Pembangunan Usahawan dan Perusahaan Kecil dan Sederhana Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais, Menteri Muda Pemodenan Pertanian, Tanah Adat dan Pembangunan Wilayah Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, Ahli Parlimen Limbang Hasbi Habibollah, ADUN Batu Danau Paulus Palu Gumbang, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Terminal Perindustrian dan Pembangunan Usahawan Sarawak Datu Liaw Soon Eng, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputera (TERAJU) Mohamad Silmi Abdul Rahman, Residen Limbang Ahmad Denney...

Tiga pelajar Bintulu juara antarabangsa cipta alat elak penculikan kanak-kanak

23/02/202023/02/2020 by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments

Nathanael Lim Yee Ning (10), Ling Guan Yee (12), dan Ling Yan Ru (9) yang merupakan pelajar dari Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kai Ming Bintulu, Sarawak, berjaya meraih pingat emas pada pertandingan inovasi Pameran Teknologi, Inovasi dan Reka Cipta, Harta Intelek Antarabangsa (IPITEX 2020) di Bangkok. “B-Beep boleh menghalang kanak-kanak daripada diculik, mengurangkan masa menunggu di kalangan ibu bapa, di samping mengurangkan kesesakan trafik di persekitaran sekolah … Dengan menggunakan aplikasi yang ‘disambungkan’ dengan telefon bimbit menerusi bluetooth, para ibu bapa akan dapat memaklumkan kepada anak-anak mereka, bahawa mereka sudah sampai ke pekarangan sekolah.” Ciptaan B-Beep telah berjaya menewaskan 1,200 rekaan dan produk dari lebih 20 negara yang mengambil bahagian termasuk United Kingdom, Kanada, Korea, Laos, Hong Kong, China, Romania, India dan Indonesia....

Sembang Kopi Masa depan

15/02/202015/02/2020 by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments

Let's Ngopi on 28 January ended up with great feedback from the participants. Mr Qaiyum wrapped up The Inception Part 1 with closing remarks and revealed on the SDX planning along this year.Let's Ngopi on 28 January ended up with great feedback from the honorable participants All invited participants show their ideas and this session showed that, it is a good start for us, XLR8 . By compiling their respective view, we may have the next part of this session....

Serba Dinamik to launch D’Virtual Park in March

10/02/202010/02/2020 by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 -- Serba Dinamik Group Bhd plans to launch D'Virtual Park, Malaysia’s first virtual reality theme park which uses hologram technology in March this year. Group managing director/group chief executive director Datuk Dr Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah said the soft launch for the park, located in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, is expected to be held in the first week of March. "The park is almost ready. We have been working with quite a number of institutions and we are also in contact with some tourism agencies as well as regulators,” he told Bernama recently. Mohd Abdul Karim said the park is expected to attract 500,000 visitors within the first year of its opening. The company had invested RM13 million to develop the D’Virtual Park -- RM8 million for its development and RM5 million in its collaboration with Startup Borneo. He said the collaboration with Startup Borneo will provide a huge networking opportunity for start-ups in the digital technology segment. To be housed in nine blocks of three-storey buildings, the D’Virtual theme park would feature seven main attractions, including free-roam virtual tours, thrill...

Startup Borneo Bakal Dapat Kerjasama Latihan Daripada Syarikat Besar

10/02/202010/02/2020 by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments

Sebuah syarikat kejuruteraan gas dan minyak yang beroperasi dipelbagai negara, Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd bakal melancarkan kolaborasi pertama mereka dengan sebuah hub startup di Sarawak yang juga dikenali sebagai Startup Borneo. Mahu Usahawan Muda Bergerak Jadi Syarikat Besar Seperti Google Pengarah kumpulan syarikat yang juga Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, Datuk Dr Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah berkata kerjasama tersebut disasarkan untuk merubah pola berfikir dikalangan usahawan muda untuk meneroka dalam aktiviti perniagaan selain daripada menyumbang kepada pembangunan negara. “Ini akan membantu mereka untuk memasarkan idea perniagaan mereka sekaligus mengembangkanna menjadi seperti startup hebat di Silicon Valley seperti Dell, Google dan Facebook,” katanya kepada Bernama. Abdul Karim berkata Startup Borneo kini memiliki 33 entiti berdaftar yang meliputi inkubator, pemecut (accelerators) dan startups. Manakala Serba Dinamik IT Solutions Sdn Bhd yang dimiliki sepenuhnya oleh Serba Dinamik akan mengetuai program bersama tersebut. Bermula Di Sarawak Dan Seterusnya Ke Negeri Lain “Buat masa ini program ini akan dilancarkan di Sarawak dan diteruskan dengan cara yang sama di Johor Bahru lalu ke negeri lain...

Borneo’s first Samarahan VIRTUAL REALITY THEME PARK

10/02/202010/02/2020 by Mohamad FikrullahNo Comments

KUALA LUMPUR: Borneo’s very first virtual reality (VR) theme park is expected to be launched in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak by Serba Dinamik next month. Serba Dinamik group managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Dr Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah believes that D-Virtual Park has enough content to entertain visitors of all ages. “This project has received tremendous support and a big thumbs-up from the Sarawak government as well as various agencies. “It will be very beneficial for many people,” he said during an interview at Menara Serba Dinamik here yesterday. He pointed out that this would be Malaysia’s first ever VR theme park to include hologram technology. According to him, besides being an amusement centre, the idea behind D-Virtual Park is to create an ecosystem for the younger generation to be able to channel their creativity. The park offers a variety of VR entertainment, including a flight simulator called VR Elevation D’Luxe and a battleground simulator called VR Knight Rider. “We are collaborating with a Sarawak-based start-up...

Peraduan Video Pendek dan Fotografi SMA-Simunjan 2020

21/01/202024/01/2020 by Muhammad ZaidNo Comments

Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) telah mengadakan Peraduan Video Pendek & Fotografi SMA-Simunjan 2020 bersempena dengan program Rindok Digital. Bertemakan "Apa ada di Simunjan?", peserta bebas meneroka disebalik pekan Simunjan yang penuh dengan budaya, bangsa dan cerita rakyat dengan kreativiti digital masing-masing. Terdapat dua kategori untuk video pendek dan satu kategori terbuka untuk fotografi. Oleh itu, rakyat Sarawak yang berbakat di dalam suntingan video dan gambar boleh masih kesempatan untuk mendaftarkan diri dipautan QR code di poster atas atau pautan http://bit.ly/simunjanregisterform. Ambilah peluang ini dengan tempoh penyertaan yang dilanjutkan sehingga 2 Februari 2020 ini. Pelbagai hadiah menarik menanti para pemenang untuk setiap kategori. Tunggu apa lagi! Rebutlah peluang keemasan ini. ...