THE Forest (Amendment) Bill 2022 will be a boon to Sarawakians through participation in carbon trading. Azizul Adenan (GPS-Tanjung Datu) said the passing of the proposed amendment would also project Sarawak towards a more sustainable environment in the future. “The bill provides an option to entities or landowners and the
FORT Ranee is on its way to be gazetted as one of Sarawak’s heritage buildings under the Sarawak Heritage Ordinance 2019. Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts II Datuk Snowdan Lawan (GPS-Balai Ringin) said the ongoing proposal and gazetting process is currently carried out by his ministry
DATUK Ahmad Ibrahim has been elected as the Senator of the Dewan Negara representing Sarawak. The re-election would see the 53-year-old replacing outgoing Senator Datuk Zaidi Suhaili following the expiry of his current term on July 19. His election was proposed by Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (GPS-Asajaya) and
THE PASSING of the Land Code (Amendment) Bill 2022 will pave the way for Sarawak in becoming the first state in the country to have a legal basis to ensure industry players comply in meeting international requirements in reducing carbon emissions as stipulated in the United Nations Framework Convention on
THE SARAWAK government has allocated a total of RM3.4 million in grants to registered care centres through the Social Welfare Department, from 2017 to 2022. Deputy Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Mohamad Razi Sitam said the assistance aimed to support the centres and operators to conduct relevant activities
KUCHING: Sarawak’s overall COVID-19 situation is still on a downward trend despite the Hari Raya celebration and gatherings throughout the past week. The State Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) weekly COVID-19 update showed only 256 cases of COVID-19 were registered in Sarawak between May 1-7. This was a significant decrease of
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Maritime Zone has detained a local fishing vessel found to be employing foreign workers without a valid permit. MMEA Bintulu director Maritime Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the suspicious vessel was intercepted at a distance of about 2.5 nautical miles from
LAWAS: A man narrowly escaped death after his van collided with a lorry near Kampung Belipat at Jalan Punang here, yesterday. According to state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre in a statement, they received an emergency call about the accident around noon. “A collision involving a van and
KUCHING: A woman was fined RM20,000, in default two months’ jail, by the Magistrates’ Court here on Tuesday (April 26) for selling illegal lottery tickets four years ago. Siti Nur Alisya Zainal Abidin, 23, pleaded guilty to a charge read out by an interpreter before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan
KUCHING: The Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Ministry is crafting ways to encourage more participation in agricultural activities in the state. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail in emphasising its importance, said he is seeking ways to ensure agriculture is not seen as a second choice when