KUCHING: Sarawak has set aside RM33 million to increase its cattle, goat and buffalo production next year.Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the state Veterinary Services Department had been tasked with the responsibility on increasing production. Uggah, who is also the Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional
Party chief admonishes newsmen for asking about goings-on in Sarawak PKR KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reprimanded journalists when asked about a reported conflict on the appointment of the new Sarawak PKR chairman. He played down the issue, saying there was no such thing and only the
SIBU: The completion of roads in the central region is expected to increase the demand for houses in Sibu. According to Housing and Public Health Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapa’ee, once the roads across the central region are completed from Kapit-Song-Kanowit-and from all coastal areas like Mukah, Belawai, Tanjung Manis
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kevin Yii gave an allocation of RM38,000 to SK Tabuan Ulu to help the school repair its toilets, upgrade its guardhouse and purchase public adddress (PA) system for its assembly hall. The allocation would also be used to beautify its landscape too. Yii presented the
KUCHING: Members of the public have called on the local authorities to track down the family of this youth (pic) or to bring him for medical help. Since one month ago, the youth has been seen dancing and exercising in public places. Footages of his actions have also been shared
MIRI: The annual Miri Country Music Festival (MCMF) is back again this year, featuring a total of seven talented bands, scheduled to perform on Nov 24 (Saturday) at the Miri Coco Cabana. “MCMF is a unique music festival for Miri, we want to see this festival grow bigger and upgrade
VARANASI, India: Boats loaded with wood arrive almost constantly at the ghats of Varanasi for around 200 cremations per day on the banks of India’s holy Ganges River. Each pyre needs between 200 and 400 kilogrammes of wood, meaning the sacred city in northern India burns through as much as
BEIJING: China’s agriculture ministry yesterday confirmed the first cases of African swine fever in Beijing, a disease that has spread across the country despite efforts to contain it. The disease was found on two farms in the Fangshan District in southwest Beijing where 86 out of more than 1,700 pigs
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s ruling party yesterday set in motion a carefully orchestrated political succession that will see the powerful founding family hand over the premiership, a key moment in the city-state’s short history. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will be unveiled as the second in command of the People’s Action Party
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: As desperation swells in the squalid camps that are home to a million Rohingya refugees, long-dormant — and often deadly — trafficking networks are being revived, Bangladeshi officials warn. Smugglers operating rickety fishing boats prey on the hopes of people who fled violence in Myanmar, charging them
