KUCHING, 19 June 2019 – The Sarawak Indian Women Association (SIWA) hosted a grand celebratory dinner to honour its President, Paliani Samba Bilaidom, widely known as Lucy Lingam, for her groundbreaking appointment as the First Indian Woman Penghulu in Malaysia, effective January 1, 2019.1 The joyous occasion, held at a hotel in Kuching, saw the […]
MIRI, 20–22 September 2013 – The Sarawak Indian Women Association (SIWA) successfully concluded its 5-yearly Sarawak Cultural Symposium for the Indian Community at the Dynasty Hotel, Miri, culminating in a powerful call for enhanced community leadership within the state government framework. The three-day event, focused on preserving Indian cultural heritage, was graced by the presence […]
KUCHING, 16 October 2017 – The rich cultural narrative and enduring contributions of Indian women in Sarawak were formally chronicled today with the launch of the Sarawak Indian Women Association (SIWA)’s coffee table book, Sarawak Indian Women Heritage. The prestigious launch ceremony was officiated by the Head of State, His Excellency Tun Pehin Sri Hj […]
KUCHING, 9 September 2022 – The Sarawak Indian Women Association (SIWA) demonstrated its commitment to regional collaboration by attending the 13th Area Conference for South East Asia & The Far East in 2022. The SIWA delegation, led by its President, participated in the high-profile gathering. The conference provided a significant platform for SIWA to engage with […]
KUCHING, 24 August 2023 – The ambitious plan by the Sarawak Indian Women Association (SIWA) to host an International Indian Women’s Conference in Kuching received a significant boost today following a courtesy visit to Deputy Prime Minister Dato Sri Fadillah Yusof. SIWA’s representatives briefed Dato Sri Fadillah Yusof, who is also the Minister of Energy […]
KUCHING, 18 July 2023 – The Sarawak Indian Women Association (SIWA) paid a courtesy visit to their Patron, YB Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah, today to present a proposal for an International Indian Women’s Conference to be held in Kuching. The SIWA delegation, led by its president, met with YB Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah, the Minister […]
KUCHING, 6 Jan: Sarawak terus mengorak langkah memperkukuh pemerkasaan wanita di peringkat serantau menerusi perbincangan strategik bersama Rangkaian Wanita Asia Selatan (South Asian Women’s Network, SWAN) di New Delhi, India, yang diketuai Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah, hari ini. Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Kanak-Kanak dan Kesejahteraan Komuniti Sarawak, Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah, dalam satu kenyataan memaklumkan pertemuan […]
NEW DELHI: Sarawak and India has strengthened cooperation on women-centred development and child wellbeing during a courtesy call, reflecting shared priorities in advancing empowerment and social development initiatives. Sarawak Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, paid a courtesy call on Annapurna Devi Yadav, India’s Minister of Women and Child […]
KUCHING (Jan 7): Sarawak is strengthening its regional and international collaboration on women’s empowerment and community wellbeing, following a series of high-level engagements led by Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah during her official visit to New Delhi, India on Tuesday. The Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister headed a Sarawak delegation that included Sarawak […]
KUCHING (Feb 9): The launch of the Sarawak Indian Women’s Association (SIWA)’s official website marks an important step forward in strengthening women’s empowerment through digitalization. Speaking at the launching ceremony in a hotel here yesterday, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said women’s empowerment required consistent action involving communities, non-governmental organisations […]
