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Other Sports: Sarawak ready to co-host 2027 SEA Games, eyes opening ceremony

KUCHING: Sarawak is ready to co-host the 2027 SEA Games and has proposed that the opening ceremony be held in the Land of the Hornbills.

Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said Sarawak is also prepared to share the hosting costs of the Games with Putrajaya.

“The Federal Government has approached Sarawak to be a co-host. We were informed that the costs and budget for this event are substantial, and it was suggested that Sarawak could help.

ALSO READ: Chance for Malaysia to produce a template for future SEA Games

“We (Sarawak) said we are ready, but we propose that the opening ceremony be held in Sarawak and the closing ceremony in Peninsular Malaysia,” he told reporters after the closing ceremony…


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2024 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony recognizes 173 outstanding students 

An aerial photo of the UW–Madison campus shows Bascom Hall in the foreground and Lake Mendota in the background.

The UW–Madison campus. Photo: Jeff Miller

The 2024 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on May 3 honored 173 students for their academic excellence, public service and undergraduate research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  

“Students, you’ve each followed your own path to reach this day, but there are a few things you have in common,” said Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin, who presided at the ceremony. “You’re passionate about your field of study, you’re motivated to push yourself a little beyond your comfort zone, and you’re able to work across — to collaborate with people who might have very different backgrounds and ideas and ways of looking at the world.”    

Mnookin also praised the students for their deep commitment to sharing…


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Jenkintown 150 to host Gazebo Dedication Ceremony on Saturday

Jenkintown 150 is hosting a Gazebo Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, April 27 from 11:00am to 1:30pm in Town Square.

The ceremony will feature the work of Joseph Depman, a senior at Jenkintown High School who recently completed his Eagle Scout project, remarks by town officials, a ribbon cutting, live music by Jenkintown’s Celia DeFazio, and a performance by Jenkintown Dance Arts.

“I am lucky to have grown up in a place like Jenkintown, and I am glad to be able to give back to the community,” Depman said.

Depman with his completed project

“The gazebo is the logo forJ150, and we feel like it’s a symbol Jenkintown stands behind and identifies with,” Ben Bergman, chair of Jenkintown 150, said. “What better way to commemorate our Borough’s 150th anniversary…


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Two organizations host bench dedication ceremony to encourage healing

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) – Two organizations came together in an effort to create safer places for victims of child abuse and sexual assault in the Queen City.

Key Field Air National Guard – Wing Care Team and the Wesley House held a bench dedication ceremony on Monday at Jeannie’s Place at Planet Playground.

The two groups explain the significance of the bench and the message they are trying to convey to survivors.

“We have teamed up again so we can strengthen and renew our prevention and advocacy efforts by designating the bench. It’s also National Crime Victims Rights Week, so we wanted to gather to follow the call for action to promote a safe environment and offer safe, safe spaces and support to those that may be suffering and silence,” said Dr. Diana Shields, the Sexual…


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Ganja hosts closing ceremony of events dedicated to eminent mugham singer [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

Laman Ismayilova

Urban Center of the Ganja State Philharmonic Hall has hosted a
closing ceremony of a series of events dedicated to the legendary
mugham and folk singer, People’s Artist Jabbar Garyagdioghlu.

The project “Cultural Heritage of the Nation” (Xalqın mədəni
sərvəti) was co-organised by the Ganja State Philharmonic Hall,
Central Aran, and Ganja-Dashkesan Regional Departments of Culture
with the support of the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry within the
project “Cultural Heritage of the Nation” (Xalqın mədəni sərvəti),
Azernews reports.

Speaking at the event, the author of the project idea, director
of the Ganja State Philharmonic Hall, Honored Artist Ramil Gasimov
noted…


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