FOR this year, the Ministry of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development has allocated RM500,000 under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to implement micro-assistance to women household heads and single mothers in the form of cash as business capital. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said to enhance the economic
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts has achieved 3 per cent of its total target after securing 27 business events worth RM74.6 million in estimated total economic impact, RM40.5 million in direct delegate expenditure and 5,919 job opportunities this year. “This number is expected to rise
KUCHING: An international water and wastewater management conference is expected to give added impetus to efforts by the state government to provide for clean treated water all across Sarawak. The Borneo International Water & Wastewater Exhibition & Conference (BIWWEC 2022) this year will serve as a platform for innovative solutions,
The Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Preforming Arts supported 21 events and festivals with a total allocation of RM6.5 million. Its Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said in addition, his ministry also supported creative industry players in the field of film and music, and the total allocation
LUNDU: A total of 100 recipients of state welfare assistance received cash contributions of RM100 each along with a hamper worth of RM80 in conjunction with the upcoming Gawai Day celebration. Tanjung Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Adenan, said the contributions were aimed at easing their financial burden and to add
KUCHING: Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said construction of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak in now 82 per cent complete. He said four packages of the project namely in Telok Melano-Sematan, Nyabau intersection, Serian to Balai Ringin and Julau have already been completed. “We hope all of
KUCHING: One of the four flyovers in the Kuching-Serian Road, namely the Mile 10 flyover, in now open to motorists. Senior Works Minister, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said road users could now drive seamlessly along the roads within Kuching to Padawan and Siburan. “I want to thank the road users
SPAOH: Bukit Saban state assemblyman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah is focusing on development in his constituency. Speaking at the Kampung Spaoh Hari Raya gathering here today, the focus would be on income generating economic activities and education. “I am also banking on inputs from Betong MP Datuk Robert Lawson Chuat
THE government should set aside sufficient funds for the construction of roads connecting 88 settlements in Song district, Lidam Assan (GPS-Katibas) said today. Stressing that infrastructure facilities were a prerequisite to development, he said: “Yet, for decades now, this is what Song has been lacking, which understandably, accounts for the
A SARAWAK Coffee Development Board has been suggested, aimed at carrying out feasibility studies on this industry in Song District. Lidam Assan (GPS-Katibas) said Song, with its vast uncultivated land, could be another food basket for Sarawak. “In view of the popularity of coffee among the younger generation, where a