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在古晋老街吃过一餐，我反而想留一点时间给咖啡，不急着再找下一份早午餐。友海街75号的雅·咖啡（Yia Coffee Company），适合放在这种行程空隙里：先坐下来，再决定这一杯要慢慢喝，还是顺便认识一点砂拉越咖啡豆。

Google Map / Yia Coffee Company

这家店的起点，不只是把老店屋布置成咖啡馆。Yia和丈夫因为共同喜欢咖啡，一起把开店的想法做起来，Yia也曾亲自在吧台制作饮料。比起只看门口好不好拍，我更喜欢这种由人的兴趣慢慢长出来的小店故事。不过来这里不用安排成一趟隆重的探店，老街散步走到一半，留个空档就好。

雅·咖啡另一个值得问的重点，是砂拉越咖啡豆。店家除了卖杯装饮品，也经营咖啡豆，并提供Pos Laju寄送。如果想带一点古晋的味道回家，我会先问当天有哪些砂拉越豆，再说清楚自己平常用滤杯、咖啡壶还是其他器具。把冲煮方式问对，比只凭包装挑一袋更实际；不必为了买伴手礼，勉强选自己不会冲的豆。

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坐下来点单时，我会先想好要热咖啡，还是走路后想喝的冰饮，再请吧台建议。照片里的饮料可以帮助想象这一站，却不代表每一款配方随时都有。若这一趟主要是找正餐，我会先吃饱才过来，让咖啡当作老街行程里的停顿，不把它硬排成一顿丰盛早午餐。

Google Map / Yia Coffee Company

门口的绿植、吧台和往里延伸的木桌椅，保留了老店屋前后展开的空间感。我会把这里留给聊天、歇脚和一杯咖啡，而不是预设一定有安静办公位。行程不用塞太满，喝完还想走，再接回附近的老街就好。

地点：75, Jalan Ewe Hai, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak。
在Google Maps查看雅·咖啡的位置

店家列出的营业时间是上午10点至下午5点，星期三休息。我会放在午餐之后，不必赶着一早来；离开前若还有兴致，再问一问咖啡豆。你来老街喝咖啡，会比较想当场多坐一会儿，还是挑一袋豆回家慢慢冲？

After a meal around Kuching’s old-town streets, I would leave room for coffee rather than squeeze in another full café breakfast. Yia Coffee Company at No. 75, Ewe Hai Street makes sense for that pause: a cup at a wooden table, with the coffee itself carrying a little of Sarawak into the afternoon.

Google Map / Yia Coffee Company

There is a personal beginning behind the name. Yia and her husband pursued the café together out of a shared love of coffee; Yia herself has worked behind the counter preparing the drinks. That is a more interesting reason to stop than a photogenic doorway alone. For me, this belongs on a leisurely old-town wander, not on a checklist of places to rush through.

The local-bean connection gives the visit a second purpose. Sarawak coffee beans are part of Yia’s offering, and the business also sends beans by Pos Laju. If bringing something home matters more than collecting another café photo, I would ask which Sarawak beans are available and how to brew them with the equipment I actually use. Do not choose a bag just because its name sounds familiar: ask about the preparation before deciding.

Google Map / Yia Coffee Company

I would start by deciding between a hot coffee to sit over and an iced drink for a break from walking, then ask the barista what suits that choice. The photographs show different coffee drinks, not a promise that every pictured recipe is always available. Anyone looking for a substantial meal should eat first and let this be the coffee stop; there is no need to turn every café visit into brunch.

Google Map / Yia Coffee Company

The shopfront keeps its old-town proportions: a wide open entrance, greenery beside the counter and wooden seating further inside. I would choose this for a slower conversation or a short rest between walks, rather than make assumptions about silent working space or guaranteed seating.

Find Yia Coffee Company at 75, Jalan Ewe Hai, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak.
Open Yia Coffee Company in Google Maps

The café’s stated hours are 10am–5pm, closed Wednesday. Keep that weekly break in mind before building a route around it. My pick would be coffee after lunch, with a question about the Sarawak beans before leaving—not another hurried takeaway just to tick off an address. What would you rather bring home: a bag of beans or time for one more cup?

土著法庭目前使用的法律框架继续适用。砂拉越拟议中的新法案仍在州总检察署审查阶段，不能把修法计划当成已经改变现有程序的新制度。

砂总理署部长John Sikie Tayai在10月19日完成砂立法议会部门总结后表示，希望法案可在下一次议会会议提呈，但没有确认草案已经备妥，也未给出确定日期。对于正使用土著法庭服务的民众，部长的期望并不等于新法已经生效。

拟议立法属于重组土著法庭制度的工作，包括取代1992年土著法庭法令。州总检察署正全面审查修订内容，以确保能够执行并回应法庭现阶段的需要。接下来须区分三个进度：法律审查完成、法案实际提呈，以及最终生效；在修订完成并实施之前，法庭仍按现有框架运作。

Sarawak’s planned Native Courts legislation is still being reviewed by the State Attorney-General’s Chambers. The existing legal framework remains in force while the proposed changes are finalised.

Minister in the Premier’s Department John Sikie Tayai gave the update after his October 19 winding-up speech at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly. He hopes the Bill can be tabled at the next sitting, but did not confirm that it is ready or provide a firm tabling date.

The proposals form part of a restructuring of the Native Courts system, including replacing the Native Courts Ordinance 1992. Sikie said the legal review is intended to ensure the changes can be implemented and respond to the institution’s current needs.

For people dealing with the Native Courts, the distinction is practical: a minister’s hoped-for timetable does not change the rules governing current proceedings. Sikie said the courts would continue working under the existing framework until the amendments are finalised and brought into force.

The next meaningful milestones are the completion of the legal review, an actual Bill being tabled, and its eventual commencement arrangements. An expected opportunity to table legislation should not be mistaken for a new law already taking effect.

准备在古晋或砂拉越其他地区发展土地，申请人须先处理供水设计，再提呈规划申请。住宅、商业、工业及政府建筑等项目，都必须把储水槽、增压泵站和相关设施纳入规划，并符合技术要求。

砂公用事业与通讯部长朱莱希（Julaihi Narawi）10月19日在砂立法议会部门总结时，说明所需程序：先由砂乡区水供局（JBALB）或Sarawak Water确认系统设计及设施用地是否适合，再经土地与测量局，把发展申请交州规划机构审议；相关确认也须在工程图提呈工程图审批委员会前取得。

这与现有场所的日常储水维护，是两件事。朱莱希同时提醒私人及商业场所业主，保养屋顶或地面的储水槽，以应付高峰用水和供水中断。土地发展须先核准供水，并不等于所有已有人居住的房屋要重新提交发展申请；对新项目，供水容量及设施用地则不能留到设计后期才考虑。

Water-system verification must come before a land-development application is submitted for planning approval in Sarawak, Utility and Telecommunication Minister Julaihi Narawi said on October 19.

The requirement applies to developments including residential, commercial, industrial and government premises. Developers must obtain verification from Sarawak’s Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) or Sarawak Water for their proposed system design and the suitability of sites reserved for its facilities.

Speaking during his ministerial winding-up at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly, Julaihi said the system includes storage tanks, booster pumping stations and related facilities that meet technical requirements. Verification is needed before the application goes through the Land and Survey Department to the State Planning Authority, and before engineering plans reach the Engineering Plan Committee.

For a developer or landowner planning a project in Kuching or elsewhere in the state, that places water capacity and facility sites at the planning stage, rather than leaving them until the building design is far advanced. This is a reminder of the required approval sequence, not an announcement that every existing property must submit a fresh development application.

Existing private and commercial premises have a separate responsibility: Julaihi urged owners to keep rooftop or ground-level storage tanks maintained and working, particularly for peak demand or supply disruptions. A development’s water-system design and the upkeep of an occupied property’s tank are different tasks, but both affect whether usable water reaches the premises.

诗巫市区、Sibu Jaya、Kemuyang、Ulu Sungai Merah、Rantau Panjang，以及Lanang上下段，列入新电动巴士的拟服务范围。砂政府计划以13辆电动巴士替换诗巫现有市区巴士，提供零车资服务，目标在2027年第一季推行。

这不是古晋巴士车资的调整。古晋BAS.MY是另一项服务：自2025年3月推行以来，以56辆巴士行驶13条路线，截至2026年9月累计载客超过129万人次。诗巫的免费搭乘计划，不能套用于古晋现行安排。

砂交通部长李景胜（Lee Kim Shin）10月19日在砂立法议会部门总结时公布诗巫计划，并表示将参考美里更换新巴士的做法，诗巫采用电动车辆。对日常通勤乘客，除了不用付车资，路线、班次密度及发车时间同样影响实用程度；这些具体安排尚待公布。

明年首季即1月至3月，仍是落实目标，并非今天已经启用的新服务。

Sibu’s existing stage buses are set to be replaced by 13 electric buses offering free rides, with the rollout targeted for the first quarter of 2027.

Sarawak Transport Minister Lee Kim Shin announced the plan in his October 19 winding-up speech at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly. The intended service area includes Sibu town, Sibu Jaya, Kemuyang, Ulu Sungai Merah, Rantau Panjang and Lower and Upper Lanang.

The change combines two separate benefits for passengers: newer vehicles and zero fares. But the early-2027 target is not a start date for free travel today, and the announcement does not provide route-by-route timetables or service frequencies. Those details will determine how useful the replacement fleet is for daily trips.

For Kuching readers comparing public transport options, this is a Sibu programme, not a change to the city’s BAS.MY fares. Lee separately reported that Kuching’s BAS.MY service runs 56 buses across 13 routes and had carried more than 1.29 million passengers since its March 2025 launch, as of September 2026.

Sibu passengers can now track a defined delivery window rather than an unspecified replacement plan: January to March 2027. The next useful information will be the confirmed launch arrangements and routes served by the new fleet.

古晋企业日后处理国际商业纠纷，拟可使用设在本地的亚洲国际仲裁中心（AIAC）据点。砂政府将拨1000万令吉，提升古晋历史区内一座纺织博物馆古迹建筑作为办公地点。

工程及设立工作预计2027年开始落实，尚不能把这项计划视为新据点已开放受理案件。首相署法律及体制改革部长阿莎丽娜（Azalina Othman Said）表示，明年的工作包括委任相关理事成员，以推动运作；正式启用时间和使用服务的安排，仍是企业需留意的后续进展。

阿莎丽娜10月19日在砂立法议会大厦出席砂政府与AIAC协议交换仪式后，说明这项计划。她希望古晋据点吸引国际律师及法律事务所，服务砂拉越及更广的婆罗洲区域，而非只设小型分行。对本地商界，这意味着拟把有关服务带近经营地点，减少相关活动集中于吉隆坡；当天的协议交换在议会大厦举行，办公室则选址上述古迹建筑。

A heritage textile museum building in Kuching is to be upgraded into an Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) hub, with RM10 million in Sarawak government funding. Implementation is expected to begin in 2027, not immediately.

Law and Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Othman Said outlined the plan on October 19 after an agreement-exchange ceremony between the state government and AIAC at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly complex. The ceremony venue is separate from the heritage building selected for the office.

The proposal would give businesses in Sarawak and the wider Borneo region another venue for resolving international commercial disputes, rather than concentrating that activity in Kuala Lumpur. Azalina said the intention went beyond a small branch office, including attracting international lawyers and legal chambers to Kuching.

For local firms, the practical change would be access to dispute-resolution services closer to where they operate. It is not yet an announcement that the new office is accepting cases: the minister said implementation would start next year, including appointments to get operations running.

The RM10 million is an upgrade commitment, while the planned legal services and talent-development opportunities remain outcomes to be delivered. An operational opening date and the eventual arrangements for using the Kuching facility are the next milestones for businesses to watch.

在古晋老街走一圈，我不会每一站都排成正餐。有时留一点肚子，找地方喝杯咖啡、分一块蛋糕，整段行程反而比较舒服。Wayang Street 的 Moon & Sun Coffee，我会放在这样的空档，而不是把它当成又一场要点满桌的 brunch。

Google Map / Moon & Sun Coffee

这家店在 2024 年 6 月 7 日正式开业，之前已经过试营业。它一开始走的就是咖啡配糕点这条路线，不是后来才在菜单角落加两款甜品。除了 espresso 咖啡，也有手冲；想把这一站留给咖啡本身，不一定只能点一杯甜甜的奶咖。

如果是我来安排，第一轮会点得很简单：一杯咖啡、一份蛋糕。喜欢这个节奏再慢慢坐，不用因为进了一家 cafe，就把原本的下午空档吃成第二顿午餐。

比“摆盘好看”更值得留意的 batik cake

它早期的糕点故事里，有一款叫 Indulgence Batik 的免烤蛋糕：上层是巧克力 fudge，中间是 cream cheese，底层用 Milo 和饼干结合起来。切开后，饼干在横截面形成花纹，正是 kek batik 名字的由来。

我觉得这比单纯冲着漂亮蛋糕去，更有记忆点。同样是咖啡配甜品，这块蛋糕让人想到的是马来西亚熟悉的味道与做法，而不只是任何城市都能复制的一套 cafe 组合。

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图中是店里蛋糕选择的另一例，并非上文所说的分层 batik cake。

搭配方面，我会把重点放在一甜一简。如果选了巧克力与饼干层次的蛋糕，饮料就偏向简单一点的咖啡，不急着把两样都点成甜品。另一条路线是 dirty chai：espresso、masala chai 和牛奶放在同一杯里，适合想在咖啡与茶之间找个交集的人。

Google Map / Moon & Sun Coffee

老街路线中，留一个不用赶的空档

我的安排会是先走老街，再来这里休息，下一顿正餐留给下一站。Moon & Sun 的吸引力，不需要用“必吃”两个字硬撑：Wayang Street 的位置、从开店就以咖啡与糕点为主的路线，再加上 batik cake 这条具体线索，已经足够解释为什么可以为它留一个位置。

Moon & Sun Coffee
11, Wayang Street, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak
所列营业时间：每天 8am–10pm。
Google Maps — Moon & Sun Coffee，Wayang Street

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A walk through Kuching's old streets does not need another full meal at every stop. Sometimes I would rather save a little room for coffee and cake. Moon & Sun Coffee, at 11 Wayang Street, fits that kind of pause: close to the heritage-street route, with coffee and pastries at the centre of the visit.

Google Map / Moon & Sun Coffee

The cafe officially opened on 7 June 2024, after a soft-launch period. That matters more than calling it another “new cafe”: its coffee-and-pastry identity was already in place at the beginning. Alongside espresso drinks, hand-brew coffee gives the stop a different direction from simply ordering the sweetest drink in the room.

I would keep the first order small. One coffee and one cake are enough to decide whether this becomes a longer break, rather than ordering as though it were a lunch stop.

A cake with a local connection

One part of that early story is Indulgence Batik. This no-bake cake combines a chocolate-fudge top, a cream-cheese middle and a Milo-and-biscuit base. The cut biscuits create the patterned cross-section behind the name kek batik. That is a more interesting reason to look at the cake counter than choosing a slice only for its decoration.

Google Map / Moon & Sun Coffee
The pictured slice is another example from the cafe's cake selection, not the layered batik cake described above.

For me, the pairing is the point. With a chocolate-and-biscuit cake, I would lean towards a straightforward coffee rather than turning both halves of the order into dessert. If a coffee-and-tea combination sounds more appealing, dirty chai brings espresso, masala chai and milk together in one drink. Those are two quite different ways to approach the same coffee-and-cake break.

Google Map / Moon & Sun Coffee

Make it a pause, not another packed itinerary

I would put Moon & Sun between the old-street wandering and the next proper meal. The appeal is a specific combination: a Wayang Street address, a cafe built around coffee and pastries, and a batik-cake story that connects the sweet side of the order to Malaysia rather than to a generic cafe checklist.

Moon & Sun Coffee
11, Wayang Street, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak
Listed opening hours: daily, 8am–10pm.
Google Maps — Moon & Sun Coffee, Wayang Street

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今天（2026年10月19日，星期一）若本来就要到 Emart 补货，可以留意这轮 Surprise Deals 4 U。优惠只限指定分店、指定商品；海报注明每位会员每天限购两件，牛骨则限 2kg，不是全店统一折扣。

这次列出的商品与价格：

• Supreme 牛肉碎 400g：每包 RM8.99，限两包。
• 牛骨：每公斤 RM12.49，限 2kg。
• Sun Valley 浓缩果味饮料 2L，指定口味：每瓶 RM9.99，限两瓶。
• Glo 洗碗液 1.2L，指定款式：每件 RM5.99，限两件。

适用地点：Taman Berlian、Boulevard Kuching、King Centre、Moyan、Sejingkat、Summer Mall、Tabuan Jaya、Batu Kawa 和 Matang，共九家分店。不要直接套用到其他 Emart 分店。

买之前先分清单位：牛肉碎是 400g 一包，两包共 800g、RM17.98；牛骨才是按公斤计价。若只补一包牛肉碎和一件洗碗液，按促销价合计 RM14.98，比较适合顺路小量补货，不必为了凑限购数量多买。

这轮与整个月的 PWP 加购活动不同，有效期只有今天。结账前确认会员资格、包装容量及对应价格；若要专程跑远一点的分店，先问清楚所需商品是否还有货。

Emart’s Surprise Deals 4 U promotion runs on Monday, 19 October 2026 only, at nine participating outlets in and around Kuching. The important restriction is the member purchase limit: two units per item per member per day, or 2kg for beef bones. This is not a storewide discount.

The four advertised items are:

• Supreme minced beef, 400g: RM8.99 per pack; limit two packs.
• Beef bones: RM12.49 per kg; limit 2kg.
• Sun Valley cordial drink, assorted flavours, 2L: RM9.99 each; limit two.
• Glo liquid dishwash, assorted variants, 1.2L: RM5.99 each; limit two.

Participating outlets: Taman Berlian, Boulevard Kuching, King Centre, Moyan, Sejingkat, Summer Mall, Tabuan Jaya, Batu Kawa and Matang. The offer should not be assumed to apply at other Emart branches.

For a small grocery top-up, one 400g pack of minced beef plus one 1.2L dishwash comes to RM14.98 at the advertised prices. Two beef packs give you 800g for RM17.98; the 2kg allowance belongs to beef bones, not minced beef. Those distinctions matter more than the headline price if you are planning portions or shopping for a larger household.

Choose the nearest participating branch rather than making a separate trip for a small saving. Check your member eligibility and the exact pack size at checkout; the promotion does not continue tomorrow.

砂拉越两组学校提升工程，分别有86项和6项完成。前者来自10亿令吉预付款支持的140项工程，后者属于“砂拉越人民计划”（Projek Rakyat Sarawak）的12项学校工程。

砂教育、创新及才能发展部长罗伦沙嘉（Roland Sagah Wee Inn）10月19日在砂立法议会部门总结时说明，140项工程中尚余54项处于不同落实阶段；人民计划余下6项则包括正在落实及施工前阶段的项目。工程数量并不是课室数量，处于施工前阶段也不能算作已经开工。

往后的联邦拨款，是另一笔尚待分配的资金。罗伦沙嘉欢迎2027年联邦财政预算案拨出13亿令吉，提升全国682所残旧学校，并重点关注沙巴及砂拉越，希望砂州获得可观份额。该款项并非已全数划给砂州，也不是专为上述54项未完成工程而拨；各校竣工时间及砂州最终所得份额，尚未公布具体安排。

Fifty-four of the 140 dilapidated-school projects funded through Sarawak’s RM1 billion advance-payment allocation remain at different stages of implementation, Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Roland Sagah Wee Inn said on October 19.

He told the Sarawak Legislative Assembly that 86 projects in that programme had been completed. In a separate group under Projek Rakyat Sarawak, six of 12 identified school projects were complete; the other six were either being implemented or still at the pre-construction stage.

Sagah also welcomed the federal Budget 2027 allocation of RM1.3 billion for upgrading 682 dilapidated schools nationwide, with Sabah and Sarawak prioritised. That is a national allocation, not an amount already assigned wholly to Sarawak or to the 54 unfinished projects.

He expressed hope that Sarawak would receive a substantial share. The October 19 report did not set out school-by-school completion dates or a final Sarawak share of that federal allocation.

学校在教育综合管理系统（MOEIS）输入评估成绩，将采用两项新截止日期：

• 11月28日：学年末评估（UASA）及学年末考试（PAT/PASA），原期限为11月21日。
• 12月5日：体育、运动与课外活动评估（PAJSK），原期限为11月30日。

教育部10月19日宣布延长期限，原因是部分地区的上课及评估活动受到烟霾干扰。这是成绩录入的行政安排，并没有把各校考试统一改到上述日期。

砂拉越家长与学生若要确认参加评估的时间，仍应依据学校的具体通知；教师则须按不同评估项目留意对应的输入期限。较迟录入成绩，不等于原定考试自动展延。

The Education Ministry has given schools more time to enter assessment marks in MOEIS after haze disrupted classes and assessment activities in parts of the country.

The new deadline for the End-of-Academic-Session Assessment (UASA) and End-of-Academic-Session Examinations (PAT/PASA) is November 28, replacing November 21. For the Physical, Sports and Co-curricular Assessment (PAJSK), the deadline moves from November 30 to December 5.

The ministry announced the changes in an October 19 statement. They concern recording marks in the Integrated Education Management System, rather than a single new examination date for every school.

The statement does not set out a replacement assessment timetable for individual schools. Parents and pupils should therefore use their school’s own assessment notices for sitting dates, not read the later marks-entry deadline as an automatic postponement of a test.

截至9月30日，砂拉越免费高等教育计划（FTES）已有6246人接受录取，分布在四所砂政府属下高等学府：砂拉越斯威本科技大学2802人、砂拉越科技大学2031人、马来西亚科廷大学949人，以及i-CATS大学学院464人。

砂教育、创新及才能发展部长罗伦沙嘉（Roland Sagah Wee Inn）10月19日在砂立法议会部门总结时公布这些数据。其中3195人符合每年领取1万5000令吉生活及住宿津贴的资格；这笔支援面向符合条件的低收入家庭学生，并非6246人一律获得。

接受资助后是否必须留砂工作，是家庭考虑升学时的另一项重点。罗伦沙嘉在当天总结后的记者会上说明，计划没有就业服务合约约束，毕业生可自行选择在砂拉越或海外发展。砂政府希望他们日后带回海外经验，但这项期望不是强制留砂工作的条件，也不代表政府承诺安排工作。

部长另公布，计划涵盖的64项课程今年有3491名新生，较2025年计划落实前的1528人增加128.5%。这是课程新生人数的比较，统计口径不同于6246人接受FTES录取，不能互相替代。

Sarawak’s Free Tertiary Education Scheme (FTES) does not bind graduates to jobs in the state, Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Roland Sagah Wee Inn said on October 19.

Speaking to reporters after his ministerial winding-up speech at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly complex, he said recipients could pursue careers anywhere. The state hopes graduates will bring overseas experience home, but that hope is not an employment bond.

For families weighing an FTES offer, the distinction matters: accepting the education support does not, under the policy he described, require a graduate to take a Sarawak job. It is not a promise of employment, at home or abroad.

Sagah also told the assembly that 6,246 students had accepted FTES offers across four Sarawak-owned institutions as of September 30. They comprise 2,802 at Swinburne Sarawak, 2,031 at University of Technology Sarawak, 949 at Curtin Malaysia and 464 at i-CATS University College.

Of the students who accepted offers, 3,195 qualify for the annual RM15,000 living and accommodation stipend for eligible lower-income households. That support is not an automatic payment to all 6,246 students.

A separate intake figure tracks the 64 courses covered by the scheme: 3,491 new students in 2026, compared with 1,528 in 2025, an increase of 128.5 per cent. The course-intake total and the number accepting FTES offers measure different groups and should not be treated as interchangeable.