KUCHING: The Teochew community here held an online dialogue with their counterparts in China recently in conjunction with the Dragon Boat Festival. The idea was to provide for the Teochews at home and abroad to interact over their shared traditional customs, including on dumpling-making, feel the charm of the overseas
BETONG: Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Well-being Development II, Mohammad Razi Sitam contributed RM20,000 to the state Rumpun Silat Sarawak (RSS) and RM15,000 to the Betong Region RSS. The Saribas asemblyman announced the contribution during the Majlis Tautan Kasih Aidilfitri Citra Keluarga Malaysia organised by RSS Betong recently.
KUCHING: Serving assemblymen are not likely to be put forward by the Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) to contest the 15th General Election which is widely expected to be held this year. Party president Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said potential candidates have already been nominated by its branches
KUCHING: More people have signed up to be members of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB). PBB secretary general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the increase was evident in both the youth and women’s wings of the party. “I do not have a detailed percentage of new faces in the
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) triennial general meeting (TGM) on June 16-19 will be opened by its president Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. PBB secretary general, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the TGM will start with the youth wing meeting and on the next day
KUCHING: Deputy president of Kuching Division Journalists Association, Jacqueline David, stressed the need for Sarawak journalists to be trained and re-trained for the changes brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. “The acquisition of new knowledge is most critical for fellow journalists. Gone are the days when reporters were merely
KUCHING: Local councils play an important role in helping the state government to achieve the high income status by 2030. Deputy Premier, Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian added local councils also ensured that the city was developed in line with the state government policies. “We need to live in a
THE Sarawak government’s top priority now is to build the physical and digital infrastructure to improve the efficiency of the state’s economy and link it to the global markets, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. “We are aware that Sarawak’s current economic model is easily influenced
THE state government is still studying the idea of establishing its own sovereign investment fund, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said more studies had to be carried out to ensure the best model and adoption of robust international standards. “By establishing the sovereign investment
SARAWAK collected a revenue of RM3.108 billion or 31 per cent of the estimated revenue of RM10.036 billion in the first quarter of this year, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said. He said the revenue was collected from major sources, namely State Sales Tax (SST) of RM1.248 billion, cash