KUCHING: The Kuching Division Journalists Association (KDJA) yesterday paid a courtesy call on Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg at his office at the State Legislative Assembly Building here to introduce him to the journalists and photographers who will be participating in the Mount Kinabalu Kuching Media Expedition
KUCHING: A small explosion occurred at the Sejingkat Industrial Park at 10.51am. The incident caused residents to panic while factory workers from nearby factories rushed out to see what the commotion was about. The fire started in a container plant’s acetylene gas storage area where there was also a paint
KUCHING: A staff member at a 24-hour convenience store was slashed in the back during a confrontation with two armed robbers. The robbers, who were wearing full-faced helmets and welding samurai swords, barged into the shop around 4.50am at Upland Road, here. A worker said the men brandished their swords
KUCHING: A total of 36 entities and individuals have received the Chief Minister’s Environmental Award (CMEA) 2017/2018. The award themed “Nurturing Environmental Stewardship” organised by the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) and Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) was aimed at providing independent evaluation of their environmental commitment, and to recognise
KUCHING: A study on waste management commissioned by the Sarawak government is expected to be completed in March next year. Environmental quality controller of the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB), Peter Sawal, said the study started in December last year and was part of another more comprehensive study. “It
KUCHING: Cheques worth a total of RM560,000 for five projects were handed over yesterday to three constituencies under an aid programme for houses of worship this year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the projects were among 231 approved under a RM20-million government allocation. “These are the
MIRI: State Forestry director Hamden Mohammad has pledged to transform his department to free it from corruption and the perception of it. “In line with our 100th-year anniversary next year – January 1 – we want to rebuild and revamp the department in order to change its image as we
LAWAS: The Regional Corridor Development Authority (Recoda) yesterday held a special briefing on the Northern Region Development Agency’s (NRDA) development plans. The objective was to update local community leaders and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the government’s plans to develop the NRDA area, which covers the entire Limbang Division, within the
KUCHING: The Ministry of Human Resource will decide whether to proceed with the Industrial Training Institute (ILP) in Serian after it has submitted a report to the Ministry of Finance. Human Resource Minister M Kula Segaran said one of the reasons he went to Serian yesterday was to see the
KUCHING: Human resource (HR) remains the key to the State Civil Service’s (SCS) transformation development in the global technological era. According to Deputy State Secretary Datuk Sabariah Putit, SCS is just two years away from its SCS 10-20 Action Plan target and the transformation of the state towards a world-class
