MUKAH: The Sarawak government is stepping up efforts to protect Native Customary Rights (NCR) land with expanded land surveying programmes and the Village Expansion Scheme (SPK) to benefit rural communities. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the NCR land surveying programme aims to ensure landowners obtain legal
BETONG: The Batang Saribas 2 Bridge project has reached 80.50 per cent completion and is expected to open to traffic in November this year. In a Facebook statement, the Sarawak Public Works Department (PWD) said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas conducted a working visit to the project site
BY JACINTHA JOLENE & SHARIFAH NONG-JASIMA KUCHING: The government’s plan to start preschool at age five and formal schooling at age six, under the National Education Development Plan (RPN) 2026–2035, could strengthen foundational learning for children but only if implementation focuses on quality. Programme Coordinator for Master of Education in
BELAWAI: The RM8-million ‘Anjung Usahawan Belawai’ project is expected to be fully completed by the end of March 2027, providing new economic opportunities for local entrepreneurs. Deputy Minister for Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment, Datuk Len Talif Salleh, said the project formed part of a broader development agenda to
KUCHING: Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) has officially transferred the management and operations of the International Journal of Business, Events and Legacies (IJBEL) to Curtin University Malaysia, strengthening an academic–industry collaboration in the business events sector. According to its press statement, the formal handover, marked by an official agreement signing witnessed
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Issues related to water supply disruptions in the Muara Tuang state constituency have been given attention and will be brought to the relevant water supply authority and technical agencies for further action. State Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Datuk Idris Buang, who is also Muara Tuang assemblyman, conducted a
SARIKEI: All Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) projects in Meradong focusing on the education sector will be monitored regularly to ensure timely completion and deliver direct benefits to the community. Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing noted that educational institutions require special attention through small-scale development programmes like RTP to ensure
KUCHING: A total of 147 persons received state honours and awards during an investiture ceremony held at the Astana in Petra Jaya today (Jan 20). Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar presented the awards to the recipients who were conferred the honours in conjunction with
PRIME Video’s long-awaited live-action adaptation of ‘God of War’ has found its leading man, with Ryan Hurst cast as Kratos. The series, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, is based on the hugely successful PlayStation video game franchise. Hurst is widely recognised for his role as Opie
MOVE over Scarlett Johansson — Zoe Saldaña has claimed the crown as the highest-grossing actor in cinema history. Her latest release, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, has surpassed the USD 1 billion mark at the global box office, cementing her position at the very top of the industry. Saldaña, who portrays