KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has commended the private sector for demonstrating resilience during the challenging period of the Covid-19 pandemic by embracing innovation and new technology. During the launching of the Premier of Sarawak Industry Excellence Awards (PSIEA) 2023, his speech, read by Deputy Minister
KUCHING: It is crucial to retain highly qualified technical workers in the state, said Deputy Minister for International Trade, Industry, and Investment Datuk Dr Malcom Mussen Lamoh. He said that it is important for Sarawak to retain them and to meet the needs of workers in the relevant industries. “This
KUCHING: Both the Bak Chang (glutinous rice dumplings stuffed with various fillings, and wrapped in bamboo, lotus or banana leaves) and ketupat (rice cake packed inside a diamond-shaped container of woven palm leaf pouch) are icons of the Malaysian national identity, said Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Tiong
KUCHING: Plans are afoot to include the Gawai Dayak Bazaar in Sarawak’s tourism calendar. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the bazaar has the potential to be part of the calendar, assuring that the matter will be discussed with both th state and federal tourism ministries. “After all,
KUCHING: A new school is urgently needed to replace SMK Sebuyau due to its extremely deteriorated condition, according to Sebuyau assemblyman Datuk Julaihi Narawi. Julaihi said, currently, SMK Sebuyau is the only secondary school in the Sebuyau area, accommodating nearly a thousand students from Form One to Form Five. According
KUCHING: New Sarawak Tribune and Suara Sarawak chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Dr Jeniri Amir read more than 20 books on the Hajj pilgrimage to prepare for the Hajj in the Holy Land. He revealed this when met by New Sarawak Tribune at the Sarawak Hajj pilgrimage send-off ceremony by Sarawak
KUCHING: The state government, through SEDC Energy, will scale up the cultivation of algae nursery to 1,000 acres in Bintulu. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that currently, only a one-acre nursery is available here. “SEDC Energy will develop another nursery, scaling up to 1000 acres
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has received an allocation of RM55,077,514.20 from the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM), courtesy of the Federal Government. During a brief ceremony held at Raia Hotel, after sending off the Sarawak Hajj pilgrims on Wednesday night, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Setia
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg advised every Sarawakian who was performing their hajj to pay special attention to their health. He said that due to the hot weather now, hajj pilgrims must use their own discretion to carry out any obligatory acts. “We should perform this hajj
BINTULU: The Bintulu Division eagerly awaits the arrival of the Sarawak Merdeka Ride Convoy, scheduled to reach the city from Miri this Saturday (June 10). A full rehearsal of the arrival ceremony and the launch of the Digital Exhibition in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Sarawak Independence took place
