Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Author: Faruqi Jeniri

Proposal for setting up of Oil Fund

KUCHING: The State Government should consider in setting up a Sarawak Sovereign Fund or Oil Fund as a backup just in case the oil and gas resources are all vanished. This was said by Piasau Assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting in his debate speech on the Oil Mining (Amendment) Ordinance Bill,

Supa-Tuie-Manggut SCP in 2nd phase of implementation

KUCHING: The Supa-Tuie-Manggut Service Centre Project (SCP) is in its second phase of implementation. This was said by Assistant Minister for Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh in response to a question by Mohammad Razi Sitam (GPS – Saribas) during the State Legislative Assembly sitting

S’wak Native Court has 11,003 cases up till 30 May 2018

KUCHING:  Sarawak Native Court has a total of 11,003 cases under its jurisdiction as of May 30 this year. Of that number, a  total of 5,962 cases were yet to be solved. This was disclosed by  Assistant Minister in the  Chief Minister’s Office (Native Law and Customs) Datuk John Sikie

Sarawak plans to merge 357 schools in rural areas

KUCIHNG: The state government hopes that the federal government will approve its plan to merge 357 low-enrolment schools in the rural areas. Assistant Minister of Education and Technological Research, Dr Annuar Rapaee said this in response to  a question posed by Batu Danau State Assemblyman Paulus Palu Gumbang during the

301 drug dealers nabbed from Jan to June this year

KUCHING: 301 drug  dealers  were arrested in the state by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department  of the Royal Malaysia Police from January to June  this year compared to 498 persons  for the same corresponding period last year. Assistant Minister of Community Well Being, Datuk Francis Harden Anak Hollis said under

22. COMMITTEE OF ADMINISTRATION TO DRAW UP NEW CONSTITUTION FOR SARAWAK

Rajah Vyner announced the appointment of the Committee of Administration to draw uo a new constitution, 31st March 1941. Proclamation By The Rajah of Sarawak, 31st March 1941. WHEREAS it is Our Will and Pleasure to Commemorate this Centenary Year of Brooke rule in Sarawak by the Inauguration of Constitutional

Paralyzed man perishes in house fire

KUCHING: A police report was lodged at 6.25 pm after the charred remains of a senior citizen were found in the sitting room of the house which was destroyed in a fire on Sunday afternoon. The victim has been identified as 65-year-old Mohamad Syafuddin Loh bin Abdullah. The victim who

Driver injured in collision

KUCHING: A car driver sustained a cut on his forehead after the car he was driving collided head-on with another car at Jalan Chawan yesterday. The 56-year-old driver was returning home after meeting his friends when he lost control of his car and collided head-on with another car. The impact

SIDS turns 61 in style

KUCHING: Sarakup Indu  Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) celebrated its 61st anniversary with a dinner at Imperial Hotel here on Sunday night. Among those present were Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, new  SIDS  Chairperson,  Dato Ir Alice Jawan, Science Advisor to the state  government, Datuk Patinggi Alfred Jabu anak

21. RAJAH ANNOUNCED HIS PLANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS

Rajah Vyner Brooke declared his plans for devolution of power from the Rajah to the people of Sarawak on Sarawak Centenary in an address to the nation, 31st March, 1941. I will open my address by reminding you that one hundred years have all but passed since the establishment of