KUCHING: Clog (terompah) and beaded shoe maker Sally Tan, who hails from Malacca, might find better luck at the Sarawak Craft Festival here. She is excited to showcase her products again at the festival following a slowdown in her business two years ago. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that restricted
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and Parti Warisan plan to form a Bornean Alliance (Parti Perikatan) to face the upcoming 15th General Election (GE-15). PSB Presidential Council member Baru Bian said he had discussed the matter through several meetings with Warisan President Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal. “We really hope to
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 424 new positive COVID-19 cases today. There were 17 fewer cases compared to 441 cases reported on Tuesday. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily COVID-19 statement, said with this, the state’s tally was now 257,536. “Of the 424 new cases, 219 were in category
KUCHING: The Sarawak X-Tive 2022 programme will kick off on March 5, and is expected to see over 12,000 participants from 12 divisions in the state. Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Minister, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the event will be held simultaneously in every division. He said
KUCHING: The Interpretation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 will be gazetted soon, revealed Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, MA63, and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Syeed Aman Ghazali. She said the matter was currently managed by the state government through the State Secretary. “The gazetting will be made as
KUCHING: The National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) is committed to combating drug addiction in the state. It will do this by holding more drug prevention programmes in collaboration with the state government agency and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Its director, Iskandar Turkee said in Kuching, the agency had identified Matang as
BINTULU: Sarawak government, through the Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development (MIPD), will find ways and means to find solutions to problems faced by port users in the state MIPD minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said MIPD together with the State Planning Unit (EPU), port authorities and operators would convene
KUCHING: There has been an overfocus on “form rather than substance” in the recent amendments to the State Constitution by adopting the word “premier” to substitute “chief minister” under Article 6(3), said Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He said without amendments to the Federal Constitution and no tangible devolution of
KUCHING: A total of 113 persons received state awards and medals from the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud during and investiture at the Dewan Besar, Astana Negeri, Petra Jaya today. Heading the list of recipients were community leaders, Temenggong Nicholas Boyok Pura, Temenggong Joseph Ngau Lian
KUCHING: New chief whip for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) State Legislative Assembly (DUN), Datuk Ibrahim Baki hopes with his new position he can instill a sense of propriety and decency in the Dewan. He said he will ensure that the august House will continue to be seen as a bastion
