KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday received a courtesy call from the Sarawak State’s Public Service Commission led by its Chairman Datu Abdul Ghafur Shariff at Demak Jaya in Kuching. This courtesy visit is an annual event to brief Tun Taib on the latest development
KUALA LUMPUR: Non-performing Cabinet ministers would be dropped and replaced by other more qualified members of parliament, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said selecting cabinet ministers was not an easy task and that no cabinet was ever perfect and free of public criticism. “There is no perfect Cabinet. There
KUCHING: Entries are now open for the 5th Sarawak Grand Golf Championship 2018 which will be held Damai Golf and Country Club (DGCC), Santubong on July 20 to 22. This was announced by DGCC general manager, Roslan Mohd Salleh who said the defending champions in the men’s and ladies categories,
PUTRAJAYA: The government will not increase the number of civil servants or set up new institutions to achieve the country’s goals, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. He said the existing institutions would be utilised in a more efficient manner, without increasing the cost. “We are confident that with the wisdom
KUCHING: Last Saturday 19 May Kids Speak held an advocacy event to raise awareness and funds for three non-governmental organisations; namely, Hope Place Kuching, Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) and Dyslexia Association of Sarawak. The event, “SAY YES!” was held at the Granary Kitchen
SERIAN: Dennis Sung, Anthony Taguk, Wilson Banyui, Simon Yong and Joseph Then were unanimously returned unopposed respectivley as Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Asst. Treasurer/ Publicity Officer of the St. Theresa’s Parish Council here during the election on last 11 March. Together with the elected chairmen of the lay
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail led a line-up of 13 Cabinet Ministers in taking their oath of office, loyalty and secrecy before Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V at Istana Negara here yesterday. The swearing-in, which took place at the Singgahsana Kecil (Minor Throne Room) of the palace,
KUCHING: 800 members of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) broke their fast with the Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud and wife, Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Hajjah Ragad Kurdi Taib at Masjid Solahuddin Al-Ayyub, Penrissen Camp here on Sunday. The breaking of fast was also attended
KUCHING: Police detained 30 individuals, including two foreigners, for gambling offences in Sarawak in an anti gambling operation here on Sunday, Sarawak CID chief SAC Dennis Leong Soon said the suspects, aged between 17 and 53, were arrested in Kuching, Padawan, Kota Samarahan, Bau, Sri Aman, Serian, Bintulu and Miri. “In the
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy call by a delegation from the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Children’s Development led by its minister, Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah Abdullah in his office at the State Legislative Assembly Building here, yesterday morning.