KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) component parties have gelled as a solid front ahead of the 12th state election next month. No one would disagree. But the same cannot be said of the opposition where disagreement and disunity seem to be threatening any chance of mounting a cohesive challenge. Political
KUCHING: Tension between Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Democratic Action Party (DAP) may boil over, if not checked quickly, and affect both parties badly at the polls. The ominous warning came from political analyst Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal who said this was because opposition parties usually banked on fence-sitters
KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans Association (PVATM) Sarawak has received an allocation of RM50,000 from the federal government to provide welfare to veterans. Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said, “Although the value of RM50,000 may be large but compared to the contributions they have made, the value
KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah hopes the Kenyalang Tourism Booster 2021 programme will inspire its participants to take up the challenge to jointly develop the tourism, arts and culture industries in Sarawak. “I also hope that the programme will inspire you all to venture
KUCHING: The high prices of flight tickets to Sarawak are not to prevent voters from returning to vote for the upcoming state election. Petra Jaya Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof slammed the statement by some quarters claiming that the phenomenon of costly flight ticket prices to Sarawak was
KOTA PADAWAN: Some 132 villagers in Kampung Punau, Padawan have received the Covid-19 booster dose. The vaccination programme was organised by Bunuk Health Clinic for the first phase at Kampung Punau multipurpose hall, on Saturday (Nov 27). Transport Assistant Minister and Mambong incumbent Datuk Dr Jerip Susil was also present
KUCHING: Don’t take for granted the assistance provided by the Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) to improve and develop houses of worship. Batu Kitang incumbent assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang who made the call said Unifor had done a lot to help those who profess other religions in the state, thus
KUCHING: Covid-19 cases in Sarawak on Thursday (Nov 25) dropped to 171 compared to the previous day’s figure of 192, pushing the cumulative number to 250,085. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its statement today (Nov 25), said there were 159 categories 1 and 2 cases while 12 were
KUCHING: Most Sarawakians are of the view that the polling date set by the Election Committee (EC) is suitable for the 12th state election (PRN12) to proceed. Yesterday (Nov 24), EC Chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh announced that the nomination date is on Dec 6 and the polling date will
KUCHING: Sarawak’s Covid-19 cases dropped drastically to 147 on Monday (Nov 22) from a day before of 245, pushing the cumulative number to 249,483 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said there were 145 categories 1 and 2 cases, one category 3 case and one category 4 case while