KUCHING: Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) chairman Francis Paul Siah (pic) said he is shocked by the Democratic Action Party MP for Lanang Alice Lau’s question on what action could be taken against her fellow Sarawakians for their pro-independence stand. “Her question which can be considered anti-Sarawakian borders on foolishness
KUCHING: The prime minister’s statement in Parliament is just a standard reply to inform everyone about the series of laws that are applicable when incidents that jeopardise public order occur, says SUPP women chief Kho Teck Wan (pic). Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said action would only be taken under
KUCHING: Only a fringe few people in Sarawak talk about independence and secession from Malaysia, and it is because they are not pleased with the treatment by the federal government. Political analyst Datuk Peter Minos said those few do not represent the vast majority in Sarawak. “My view is that
KUCHING: The state will announce July 30 as a public holiday in conjunction with the coronation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. This was revealed by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg when met by the media after officiating at the 2019 Petronas Education
KUCHING: A three-day musical on integrity and corruption will be held at the Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Auditorium, Teachers’ Training Institute in Batu Lintang here on July 12 to 14 at 8pm nightly. The musical, jointly organised by the State Integrity and Ombudsman Unit (Union) in the Chief Minister’s Office,
SIBU: Sarawak DAP deputy chairman David Wong inspected a portion of the Sibu airport road affected by the ongoing Pan Borneo Highway. The inspection yesterday was to iron out some of the safety and operational issues. Wong pointed out that the stretch from the airport interchange towards the airport was
MIRI: The Faculty of Engineering and Science of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently opened its Green Electric Energy Centre (GEEC) to enhance teaching and research in renewable energy. With the introduction of the GEEC, Curtin Malaysia has added yet another element to its range of already impressive laboratory facilities.
Five ready to be promoted to join Crocs KUCHING: Sarawak’s President Cup head coach Jalil Ramli said five in his present squad are potential players to be promoted into the state senior team next season. Jalil said those players are from four different positions — goalkeeper, defender, midfield and striker.
NUR-SULTAN (KAZAKHSTAN): The virtual banking space can be a boon to Malaysian Islamic banks, which have been active in digitalisation, to further attract younger customers or the millennials, who are heavily reliant on technology. The International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (Inceif) president and chief executive officer Professor Datuk Dr Azmi
SERIAN: Some 180 pupils of SK Bedup near here now have an upgraded toilet facility to use, thanks to the Rotary Club of Kuching. Before the upgrading effort, the school’s toilets had deteriorated and became unsafe and unsanitary due to wear and tear. Parents and teachers had been very concerned
