The following are excerpts of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s speech at the national-level Malaysia Day celebration held at Stadium Perpaduan Petrajaya on Monday. On behalf of the people behalf of the people of Sarawak, I wish to welcome all the guests who visited Kuching in
MIRI: Two policemen were arrested yesterday in connection with a cheating case involving RM800. The arrest was confirmed by Miri police chief, ACP Lim Meng Seah, when contacted yesterday. Lim said the two policemen allegedly asked for money from an Indonesian man, telling him that they could help his friend
KUCHING: The Flying Doctor Service (FDS) schedule for Sarikei division for next month has been fixed from Oct 1-4. On Oct 1, the FDS will be made available at Rumah Enggie in the morning and Rumah Kemalih in the afternoon, while on Oct 2, it will be at service to
KUCHING: The ongoing haze affecting the Air Pollutant Index (API) around Sri Aman has prompted Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis to see for himself the area which is burning along the road of Kampung STC and Taman Harmoni Sri Aman. Harden,
KUCHING: Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) Kuching will be organising an Education Expo on Sept 21 at Siol Kandis SDNU Hall, Petra Jaya from 10am until 2pm. The expo is open to public and free of charge. It is mainly to provide comprehensive information on tertiary education. The expo’s coordinator
KUCHING: Some 908,015 hectares (58 per cent) out of a total area of 1.58 million hectares for oil palm in Sarawak have obtained the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) in August. This makes Sarawak the next state to have the certification after Negeri Sembilan at 69 per cent. This was
KUCHING: The route from Jalan Penrissen to Kuching will be temporarily closed due to the beam launching activity for construction of Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak project. According to a press statement yesterday, the road will be closed starting today until Saturday (September 21) from 10pm to 5am. Road users are
By Nur Shazreena Ali, Natasha Jee & Nazmi Suhami KUCHING: The haze that is currently enveloping the city did not dampen the mood of over 6,000 people who came with ‘Malaysia Bersih’ spirit to Stadium Perpaduan here last night to celebrate the 56th Malaysia Day. Clad in various ethnic traditional
By Nur Shazreena Ali, Natasha Jee & Nazmi Suhaimi KUCHING: A defence white paper will highlight the responsibilities of all Malaysians to preserve racial harmony and protect the country. This was announced by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in his speech during the 56th Malaysia Day celebration at Stadium
Reactions to federal government’s decision to appoint community leaders in Sarawak KUCHING: An allegation that the state government had rejected allocation from the federal government to pay for the salaries of community leaders is false. In fact, when Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over control of Putrajaya, it took the unprecedented