Editing Kuching (section)

==Other utilities==

===Courts of law and legal enforcement===
The current [[court]] complex is located in Petra Jaya.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kgcourt.sarawak.gov.my/Kuching%20Website/contact.htm |title=Kuching Court |publisher=Kuching High Court |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610050813/http://www.kgcourt.sarawak.gov.my/Kuching%20Website/contact.htm |archive-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wtwy.com/files/reports/spb-vol4-issue-3.pdf |title=KUCHING CITY NORTH - PETRA JAYA |publisher=CH Williams Talhar Wong & Yeo Sdn Bhd |work=Sarawak Property Bulletin |date=July–September 2006 |access-date=10 June 2014 |pages=3 |volume=4 |issue=3}}</ref> It contains the [[High Courts of Malaysia|High Court]], Sessions Court, and the Magistrate Court.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highcourt.sabah.sarawak.gov.my/apps/highcourt/v3/modules/highcourt_web/page.php?id=4 |title=Structure of The Court (STRUCTURE OF THE HIGH COURT IN SABAH & SARAWAK) |publisher=The High Court in Sabah and Sarawak |access-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140330065620/http://www.highcourt.sabah.sarawak.gov.my/apps/highcourt/v3/modules/highcourt_web/page.php?id=4 |archive-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> Another courts of [[Syariah Court|Syariah]] and native were also located in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esyariah.gov.my/portal/page/portal/Portal%20E-Syariah%20BI/Portal%20E-Syariah%20Profil%20JKSM |title=Name And Address of the State Syariah Judiciary Office |publisher=E-Syariah |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610051657/http://www.esyariah.gov.my/portal/page/portal/Portal%20E-Syariah%20BI/Portal%20E-Syariah%20Profil%20JKSM |archive-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nativecourt.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/page.php?id=39 |title=Native Courts of Sarawak |publisher=Sarawak Native Court |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610052312/http://www.nativecourt.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/page.php?id=39 |archive-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters is located in Badruddin Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supsrwk.gov.my/department_details.php?id=6 |title=Alamat Ibu Pejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia (Kuching) |publisher=Federal Secretary Office, Sarawak |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610054016/http://www.supsrwk.gov.my/department_details.php?id=6 |archive-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> There is only one district headquarters in the city, which is the Kuching District police headquarters located in Simpang Tiga Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rmp.gov.my/direktori/direktori-pdrm/sarawak/kuching |title=Direktori PDRM Sarawak - Kuching |language=ms |publisher=[[Royal Malaysia Police]] |access-date=1 August 2015 |archive-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603203708/http://rmp.gov.my/direktori/direktori-pdrm/sarawak/kuching |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/11/16/sarawak-aims-to-recruit-2280-volunteer-reserves-by-2017/ |title=Sarawak aims to recruit 2,280 volunteer reserves by 2017 |publisher=Federal Secretary Office, Sarawak |date=16 November 2014 |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227201452/http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/11/16/sarawak-aims-to-recruit-2280-volunteer-reserves-by-2017/ |archive-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Kuching Prison Complex is located in Puncak Borneo Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=%2F2012%2F7%2F6%2Fsarawak%2F11612128&sec=sarawak |title=Kuching Prison Complex officially opened |work=The Star |date=6 July 2012 |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610115627/http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2012%2F7%2F6%2Fsarawak%2F11612128&sec=sarawak |url-status=dead }}</ref> Temporary lock-ups or prison cells are found in most police stations around the city.

===Healthcare===
{{See also|List of hospitals in Malaysia}}
[[File:27 August 2011 Sarawak General Hospital.jpg|thumb|right|The Sarawak General Hospital.]]
There are many types of health services in the city, such as the main [[public hospital]]s, public [[health clinic]]s, other type of health clinics, mobile clinic, [[Flying Doctors of Malaysia|flying doctor]] service, village clinics, and [[1Malaysia#1Malaysia clinics|1Malaysia clinic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarawak.gov.my/en/residents/health |title=Health in Sarawak |publisher=Sarawak State Government |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610124538/http://www.sarawak.gov.my/en/residents/health |archive-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The main hospital is the [[Sarawak General Hospital]] which is the oldest hospital since 1923. Another hospital is Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarawak.health.gov.my/hospital.htm |title=Hospital Program |publisher=Sarawak State Health Department |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610130853/http://www.sarawak.health.gov.my/hospital.htm |archive-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Hospital Sentosa (Sentosa Mental Hospital), <!-- Sentence structure needs to be fixed -->opened in 1958, provides psychiatric services for the entire state and known as the second oldest hospital in Sarawak after the main hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ijknsarawak.gov.my/uploads/InventoryKemudahan/Hosp_sentosa.pdf |title=History of Sentosa Hospital |language=ms |publisher=Sarawak State Health Department |access-date=10 June 2014 |pages=1 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204757/http://www.ijknsarawak.gov.my/uploads/InventoryKemudahan/Hosp_sentosa.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Normah Medical Specialist Centre in Petra Jaya is the largest [[private hospital]] (with 130 beds) in Sarawak.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.normah.com.my/index.shtml |title=About us (Overview) |publisher=Normah Medical Specialist Centre |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610132030/http://www.normah.com.my/index.shtml |archive-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition, three other large private health facilities are Borneo Medical Centre with (120 beds),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.borneomedicalcentre.com/en/about-us/ |title=About us |publisher=Borneo Medical Centre |access-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610133924/http://www.borneomedicalcentre.com/en/about-us/ |archive-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Timberland Medical Centre with (100 beds),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hospitaldirectoryasia.com/HospitalPage.aspx?id=16780 |title=Hospitals based in Malaysia |publisher=Hospital Directory Asia |access-date=28 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828082205/http://www.hospitaldirectoryasia.com/HospitalPage.aspx?id=16780 |archive-date=28 August 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and KPJ Healthcare with (75 beds).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcsh.kpjhealth.com.my/ |title=KPJ Healthcare |publisher=Kuching Specialist Hospital |access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref> Kuching Specialist Hospital located in BDC was scheduled to open its operation to the public in 2020, with a 70-bed capacity.

===Education===
{{See also|List of schools in Sarawak}}
[[File:Building A of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus.jpg|thumb|[[Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus]].]]
In the city, all schools under the National Education System (government education institution category), are managed by the Kuching Combined Education Office (''Pejabat Pelajaran Gabungan Kuching''). There are many government or state schools in and around the city. Like other Malaysian schools, schools in the city are divided into four levels of education — pre-school, primary, secondary (lower and upper) and post-secondary (excluding tertiary). Among the well-established and prestigious boarding schools in the city is Sekolah Menengah Sains Kuching, which is located at [[Batu Kawa]] and Sekolah Menengah Sains Kuching Utara, which is located at Matang Jaya.<ref name="sys">{{cite web |title=SENARAI SEKOLAH MENENGAH DI NEGERI SARAWAK (List of Secondary Schools in Sarawak) – See Kuching |url=http://emisportal.moe.gov.my/emis/emis2/emisportal2/doc/fckeditor/File/senarai_sek_09/menengah/SarawakM.pdf |publisher=Educational Management Information System |access-date=9 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227201213/http://emisportal.moe.gov.my/emis/emis2/emisportal2/doc/fckeditor/File/senarai_sek_09/menengah/SarawakM.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other government secondary schools including some of the oldest and well known are SMK St. Joseph, SMK St. Thomas, SMK St. Teresa and SMK St. Mary as well as others like SMK Green Road, Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah, SMK Tun Abang Haji Openg, [[SMK Batu Lintang]], and [[SMK Padungan]].<ref name="sys"/> Kuching has 4 out of 14 [[Chinese independent high school|Chinese independent schools]] in Sarawak. These are [[Chung Hua Middle School No. 1]] (古晋中华第一中学), [[Chung Hua Middle School No. 3]] (古晋中华第三中学), Chung Hua Middle School No. 4 (古晋中华第四中学) and Batu Kawa Min Lit secondary school (石角民立中学).<ref>{{cite web |title=砂拉越华文独中通讯录 (Communication directory of Sarawak Chinese independent schools) |url=http://shadongzong.org/secondary-schools/ |access-date=1 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231125149/http://shadongzong.org/secondary-schools/ |archive-date=31 December 2013 |language=zh}}</ref> There are also three international schools in Kuching, namely [[Tunku Putra International School]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tuah |first1=Yvonne |title=Tunku Putra School offers unique education platform in Kuching |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/07/01/tunku-putra-school-offers-unique-education-platform-in-kuching/ |access-date=9 May 2015 |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=1 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509010355/http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/07/01/tunku-putra-school-offers-unique-education-platform-in-kuching/ |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> Lodge International School<ref>{{cite news |title=Lodge International School celebrates best IGCSE results in school history |url=http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/42387/Lodge-International-School-celebrates-best-IGCSE-results-in-school-history/ |access-date=9 May 2015 |publisher=New Sarawak Tribune |date=31 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509010518/http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/42387/Lodge-International-School-celebrates-best-IGCSE-results-in-school-history/ |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> and Borneo International School. Other private schools in Kuching are Sunny Hill School<ref>{{cite news |last1=Umpang |first1=Matthew |title=Iconic Sunny Hill a 'time-tested' school |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/10/21/iconic-sunny-hill-a-time-tested-school/ |access-date=9 May 2015 |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509011109/http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/10/21/iconic-sunny-hill-a-time-tested-school/ |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> and St. Joseph's Private Schools.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aubrey |first1=Samuel |title=St Joseph's Private Schools open |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/01/07/st-josephs-private-schools-open/ |access-date=9 May 2015 |newspaper=The Borneo Post |date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415024935/http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/01/07/st-josephs-private-schools-open/ |archive-date=15 April 2012}}</ref>

There are currently no [[public university]] campuses in Kuching, apart from the [[Universiti Malaysia Sarawak]] (UNIMAS) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences building situated next to the Sarawak General Hospital. The Sarawak State Government moved the last remaining public university campus ([[Universiti Teknologi MARA]]) from Kuching to [[Kota Samarahan]] in 1997 in a long-term initiative to transform Kota Samarahan into an education hub.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/state_news/bm/news.php?id=312312&cat=srm |title=Samarahan Semakin Pesat Berkembang |language=ms |publisher=Bernama |date=5 February 2008 |access-date=9 June 2014 |author=Rudy Rukimin Rambli |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609083600/http://www.bernama.com/bernama/state_news/bm/news.php?id=312312&cat=srm |archive-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Kuching is home to three private universities: the [[Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus]], the only branch campus of Swinburne University of Technology outside Australia; [[Executive College]]; and [[UCSI University|UCSI University, Sarawak Campus]] which houses the Faculty of Hospitality and Management. A polytechnic and community college, both known as Politeknik Kuching Sarawak and Kolej Komuniti Kuching are also located in the city.

[[File:Segi College Sarawak.png|thumb|SEGi College Sarawak.]]
Other private colleges can be found through the city with most of the colleges are subsidiaries from universities and university colleges established in [[West Malaysia]], such as SEGi College, Sarawak, Sunway College Kuching, [[Limkokwing University Of Creative Technology|Limkokwing Borneo]], [[PTPL College|PTPL Sarawak]], [[Wawasan Open University]], [[Open University Malaysia]], and Twintech College Sarawak. There are private institutions conducting franchised programmes from full-fledged universities (apart from running their own courses) such as SATT College (conducting franchised programmes from [[Universiti Teknologi MARA]]) and the Institute of Dynamic Management, Sarawak (conducting franchised programmes from [[Universiti Tun Abdul Razak]]). The International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak or ICATS is an institution created as the state government's initiative to enhance technical and vocational training education among school leavers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/12/01/striving-for-twofold-increase-cm-very-aggressive-plans-to-produce-more-technical-education-graduates/ |title=Striving for two-fold increase |work=The Star |date=1 December 2013 |access-date=9 June 2014 |author=Yu Ji |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609095304/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/12/01/Striving-for-twofold-increase-CM-Very-aggressive-plans-to-produce-more-technical-education-graduates/ |archive-date=9 June 2014}}</ref> The college was established from the former [[INTI College Sarawak]] facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/11/29/ppks-ilmu-buys-inti-college-facility-for-rm22mil/ |title=PPKS Ilmu buys Inti College facility for RM22mil |work=The Star |date=29 November 2013 |access-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609102018/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/11/29/PPKS-Ilmu-buys-Inti-College-facility-for-RM22mil/ |archive-date=9 June 2014}}</ref> Operated by a state-owned subsidiary, ICATS focuses on producing human capital for the hi-tech sector, especially for the development of the [[Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/12/04/help-realise-score-dream-technical-education-institutions-urged/ |title=Help realise SCORE dream, technical education institutions urged |work=The Star |date=4 December 2013 |access-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609100826/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/12/04/Help-realise-SCORE-dream-technical-education-institutions-urged/ |archive-date=9 June 2014}}</ref>

===Libraries===
[[File:The Sarawak State Library.gif|thumb|right|The [[Sarawak State Library]].]]
The [[Sarawak State Library]] is the major information resource centre and provides information services for the public and private sectors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarawak State Library: Our Background |url=http://www.pustaka-sarawak.com/Pustaka-Sarawak/about_us.php?do=our_background&abt_id=1 |publisher=Sarawak State Library |access-date=4 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604113052/http://www.pustaka-sarawak.com/Pustaka-Sarawak/about_us.php?do=our_background&abt_id=1 |archive-date=4 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The library serves Kuching and its outskirts as the main depository of public records. In addition, it administers, monitors, and facilitates the operations of 36 village libraries in the state funded by the [[National Library of Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarawak State Library: Public Library Services |url=http://www.pustaka-sarawak.com/Pustaka-Sarawak/about_us.php?do=public_library_services&abt_id=13 |publisher=Sarawak State Library |access-date=4 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604113233/http://www.pustaka-sarawak.com/Pustaka-Sarawak/about_us.php?do=public_library_services&abt_id=13 |archive-date=4 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Other public libraries in Kuching include the DBKU City Library<ref>{{cite web |title=Introduction to DBKU city library |url=http://www.librarynet.com.my/libraries/dbkulib_intro.html |publisher=librarynet.com.my |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227202108/http://www.librarynet.com.my/libraries/dbkulib_intro.html |archive-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and village libraries such as in Bandar Baru Samariang, Kampung Samariang Lama, and Taman Sepakat Jaya.