KUCHING: Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas) is on the right track in supporting the state government’s efforts to achieve its digital economy vision, says its chairman. Datuk Len Talif Salleh explained that this was evident through the various programmes conducted since 2017 as well as initiatives taken to identify
KUCHING: Barisan Nasional’s (BN) landslide victory in the Johor state polls is proof of the rakyat’s diminishing trust in Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) ability to govern. Similar to the Melaka and Sarawak state election, the result came following PH’s failure to give back to the people during its 22-month reign as
KUCHING: The federal government has approved an allocation of RM3.6 million to rebuild the Darul Abidin Mosque in Kampung Tanjong Bako, here. Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the 40-year-old mosque built in the 80s has seen its fair share of use by villagers here and needs
KUCHING: Any re-delineation exercise to increase Sarawak and Sabah’s seats to one-third of the total number of seats in Parliament will proceed according to the legal process. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the proposed process must comply with
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has brushed aside allegations that the Election Commission’s (EC) had deliberately closed numerous polling centres early during the Johor election on Saturday. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) explained that the polling centres were gazetted for early closure due
KUCHING: The Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Ministry has made it a priority to gather data of employment rates for persons with disabilities (OKUs) in the state in its effort to empower the disabled. “In our efforts to empower the disabled group, we need to have this database to indicate
BINTULU: Rescuers came to the aid of a 55-year-old-man after he was trapped in his four-wheel-drive vehicle following a collision along Jalan SGP Samalaju, here. The 6.40am mishap this morning saw a Toyota Hilux colliding with a Nissan Almera, causing the victim’s vehicle to crash on the road shoulder. The
PUSA: Some members of the general operations force (GOF), who raided a vacant house here, seized contraband cigarettes worth nearly RM130,000. The confiscated items comprised 18 boxes of various types and brands of cigarettes suspected to be with unpaid tax and Customs duties, said a GOF spokesman. He said the
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A patient, and four others, including the ambulance driver, narrowly escaped serious harm after the ambulance was rear-ended by a lorry along Jalan Kota Samarahan-Sadong Jaya here. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said all were unharmed during the 10.40am incident. He said the
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Women are one of the most important pillars of national development, said Kota Samarahan MP Datuk Rubiah Wang. Because of this, the federal government had always emphasised the importance of women empowerment through the implementation of various programmes. She pointed this out in her speech at the Samarahan