KABONG: The development of basic infrastructure is a key focus area for Kabong assemblyman, Mohd Chee Kadir to ensure villagers in this rural constituency progress in tandem with other communities. Mohd Chee noted that many people in the constituency were still living in run-down houses and without basic amenities like
KUCHING: Considering that the sorry state of maritime enforcement is hurting the local economy, are the maritime enforcement authorities sleeping on the job and wasting taxpayers’ money? According to Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing foreign shipping vessels are becoming more brazen and fishing in the state’s sovereign waters
Commentary By TERRY TAN It’s interesting to observe how well the newly registered Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) will fare in the next Sarawak election (PRN12), due in July 2021. Helmed by former Batu Lintang assemblyman Voon Lee Shan, PBK has a clear-cut vision: The 1963 formation of Malaysia was greatly
KUCHING: Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok is focusing on reaching out to Japan and China as the new markets for palm oil. “These two countries are very big markets and full of potentials for us. “I hope to visit Japan in two months’ time and am now discussing with the
KUCHING: The country’s palm oil industry is in safe hands under Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah yesterday described her as being “very passionate, spirited about the industry and will breathe new life” to it. He said this at a Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil
VIEWPOINT By DAH IKHWAN BATANG Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri was so incensed when she was reported in the papers for claiming that Sarawakians still want Datuk Seri Najib Razak back as prime minister. It occurred to me that something was amiss when it sounded so controversial and was portrayed differently
SRI AMAN: The Pencils Project Association has been approved by the Registrar of Societies of Malaysia (ROS). Its founder Norina Umoi Utot said that with the approval, the association, first formed in 2015, will be able to pursue its objectives according to its constitution. “For the past four years we
MIRI: Pole erection works carried out for a telecommunication company near the airport substation damaged an electrical underground cable and interrupted power supply to Miri Airport, Taman Tunku and surrounding areas at around 7.30pm yesterday. Quick action from Sarawak Energy’s technical team in Miri to route supply through an alternative
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Berhad’s Tanjong Kidurong Combined Cycle Gas Power Plant project has made it into Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) for various engineering and technical feats. The 826MW power plant had been recognised for the Longest Towing Distance for High-Density Polyethylene; Biggest Reinforced Concrete Cyclinder Pipe Jacking; Biggest “Open
KUCHING: The Kuching Division Social Welfare Office (PKMB) is searching for the relatives or family of an elderly Chinese man known as Lau Ing Chung, 67. Lau, who is currently under the care of Rumah Seri Kenangan Kuching since mid-April 2019, so far has no relatives or family members looking