Lawmakers agree on consultative committee KUCHING: A consultative committee to advise Sarawak representatives of the Malaysia Agreement (MA63) Steering Committee has been formed. This came about when the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a ministerial motion to form the committee yesterday. The motion was moved by Sarawak Tourism, Arts,
The tenders for the proposed Muara Lassa Bridge and Batang Paloh Bridge, now in the design process, are likely to be called by the end of this year. Assistant Minister of Coastal Road Datuk Julaihi Narawi said the bridges were approved by his ministry and fully funded by the State
KUCHING: As of October 23, the total deposit received by Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS) has amounted to RM3.4 billion, said Assistant Minister for Corporate Affairs Abdullah Saidol during the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) here yesterday. He added that the credit facilities approved and released were RM320 million and RM244.2
KUCHING: There are 1,020 dilapidated schools in Sarawak including 450 which are in critically bad conditions, Assistant Minister for Education and Technological Research Dr Haji Annuar Rapaee (pic) said. To address the problem of dilapidated schools, he said, several steps had been taken either by the Federal Government or by
WELLINGTON: A New Zealand baby was plucked from the ocean as he floated past a fisherman in a rescue hailed as “miraculous” by water safety experts, who warned the accident could easily have ended in tragedy. Gus Hutt was preparing for an early morning fish when he saw what appeared
JULAU: Pepper from Julau District is identified as the highest quality pepper in the world, said Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government would strive to assist pepper smallholders in Sarawak. “In the past, the price of pepper was very
KUCHING: Words of praise continue to pour in for the historic Sarawak Budget 2019 tabled by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg at the State Legislative Assembly sitting here on Monday. Abang Johari, who is also the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, proposed a substantial allocation of
KUCHING: State Secretary Tan Sri Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani has an advice for civil servants in Sarawak – quit smoking for a healthier life. Speaking at the launch of the Non-Smoking Practices Awareness Campaign for Wisma Bapa Malaysia staff here yesterday, Morshidi said besides healthy living, non-smoking civil servants would
“I was informed that JKR Sarawak has submitted its proposal to the Federal Government to upgrade the road to R5 under the mid term review but has received no response so far.” A SUM of RM2 million has been allocated to Sarikei District Council to raise the level of about
JAKARTA: Relatives of the victims of an Indonesian jet that crashed into the sea off Jakarta this week killing all 189 on board demanded answers yesterday as to why the plane had been passed fit to fly and called for no let up in the search for loved ones. Indonesian
