Sonar Tribal Project came in second in the recently concluded DiGi’s Challenge for Change (C4C) finals in Kuala Lumpur. The project represents Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Sarawak at the finals. The final result was tweeted by Sonar Tribal via their official twitter account @sonartribal, and it was confirmed by several DiGi officials over twitter. [...]
A documentary by the Sonar Tribal Project was uploaded recently featuring the amazing sounds of traditional fused music from Malaysia, particularly Sarawak. The video was narrated in local language Bahasa Melayu Sarawak and it also reveals much more about Sonar Tribal and what they have done to uplift the fast diminishing traditional music, with hopes [...]
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (Agama) Tun Ahmad Zaidi (TUNAZ) beat Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Matang Jaya in sudden death to clinch the illustrious Boys under-18 title. The match saw both teams being aggressive from the start with TUNAZ displaying good tactical play, but SMK Matang Jaya came back fighting to keep the score level 25-25 at the [...]
Last week, we managed to catch Adruce Azman, member of SonarTribal which is a music project promoting the wonderful sounds of tribal music. Aside from Adruce, the project also features Hafizi Asmuni, and Sufyan Kamarol Zaman who are all passionate about preserving their roots, as they firmly believe music is the key to such an idea. Without further, check [...]
KUCHING: – Parents with children having Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) symptoms should confine them at home to curb the disease from spreading, Health Director-General Datuk Seri Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said today. He said nurseries or kindergartens, whether run by government agencies or the private sector, should carry out daily health screening on [...]
KUCHING: Some 50 people gathered in Friendship Park, Kuching today to attend what is deemed as Perhimpunan Ungu (Purple gathering) which is backed by opposition party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Police presence was quite obvious, but no untoward incidents was reported with the police force largely seen just monitoring the situation. The assembly has been [...]
The DiGi’s Challenge for Change finals is set to come next Tuesday, and one of the two teams from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) would be featuring something amazingly distinctive as they try to cultivate local Sarawakian music to the young, hence ensuring the essence of Sarawakia or in more general Malaysia continues to stay alive. [...]
KUCHING: The state government of Sarawak has declared April 11 a public holiday in conjunction with the installation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah. The announcement was made in a statement from the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Department. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan had last month declared that the [...]
KUCHING: Finalis Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian (ABPBH) 2011, termasuk pelakon popular Ombak Rindu Aaron Aziz diserbu sekitar 500 peminat ketika siri jelajah ABPBH petang tadi. Rombongan yang sampai di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching pada jam 10.10 pagi tadi disambut oleh Kumpulan Kebudayaan Sarawak (Sarawak Cultural Group) dan juga para peminat. Siri jelajah ABPBH 2011 [...]
Kuching – MS ALBATROS, a German cruise ship operated by Phoenix Reisen based in Bonn, Germany, arrived Sarawak’s shores this morning. The cruise ship is on its 21 Days “On The Trail of the European Explorer” commencing from Fremantle, on to Geraldton and Exmouth in Australia and then on to Benoa and Padang Bai in [...]