Saturday, 18 April 2026

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Light, water for all by 2025

‘ These allocations are a clear  testimony of the GPS government’s commitment to uplift the socio-economic well-being of the rural populace. ‘ KUCHING: The state is confident every Sarawak family will enjoy water and electricity from the mains by 2025. Public Utilities Minister Datuk Stephen Rundi said his ministry was working

Highlights of the winding-up speeches

  Datuk Abdul Karim Hamzah, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports • Medical Tourism Coordination Committee to facilitate the entry of medical visitors next year. • State saw 33,400 medical visitor arrivals, generating RM42.4 million from January to September this year. In 2017, there were 44,700 foreign patients

PKR Julau polls’ fate in thumb drive

  KUCHING: A thumb drive could very well determine whether PKR Julau election was rigged or not. The supposed damning device, now with the Malaysian-Anti Corruption Comission (MACC), was claimed to contain “incontrovertible” and “explosive” evidence of vote-buying during the branch election on Nov 10. “In this tiny thumb drive

Maybank team supports state’s 2019 Budget

KUCHING: Maybank Banking Berhad senior management team paid a courtesy call to Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg to express their support for the Sarawak 2019 Budget. The team was led by Maybank Group Head of Global Banking, Dato’ Muzaffar Hisham who said Maybank always give their

Medic tourism gets a boost

KUCHING: Sarawak has set up a Medical Tourism Coordination Committee (MHTC) to facilitate the entry of medical visitors in the first quarter of next year. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said  the committee would collaborate with hospitals, relevant authorities and Malaysia Healthcare

Fresh, vibrant S’wak for sale

STRATEGIC launches and promotions are expected to attract the world’s tourists to Sarawak. A confident Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah told the DUN yesterday that  under ‘Visit Sarawak Campaign’, travellers and industry players will see a fresh, vibrant and modern Sarawak as a holiday

63 business events by SCB

TOURISM, Arts, Culture and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah revealed that Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) for this year (2018) have brought in 63 business events to the State. “Of that figure, 47 bids win and 16 bids in support,” Karim told the State Legislative Assembly     during

Two major initiatives in youth devt capacity building

SARAWAK Youth Index Research and Sarawak Youth Development Committee are two major initiatives from Ministry of Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports in the capacity building of youth development in Sarawak. This was said by its minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah when he delivered his winding speech at State

RM52 million allocated for 15 KRAs projects

State’s tourism ministry have received an overall allocation of RM52 million for the 15 Key Result Areas (KRAs) projects which will be completed in 2020. The allocation was given by the State government through the Socio-Economic Transformation Programme, starting the beginning of last year. According to its minister Datuk Abdul

‘Sarawak Craft Council’s 18 sales events generate RM485,000’

SARAWAK Craft Council has involved in 18 promotional and sales events involving 142 participating agencies generating RM485,000 in direct sales. This was said by Minister of Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah during his winding-up speech, at State Legislative Assembly (DUN), yesterday. “The development of