KUCHING: Sarawak received 21,603 foreign patients who came to seek medical treatment bringing in an estimated receipt of RM27.36 million in 2016. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the majority of the medical visitors are from Indonesia with the total number of
BETONG: Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Spaoh emerged overall champion after won the men and women category of Hockey Championship for Primary Schools Sports Council (MSS) Betong recently. In the men’s Under 12 category, the SK Spaoh team defeated SK Beting Maro 6-1 in the final. In the women’s Under 12 category,
KUCHING: The very remote Sarawak population particularly in the constituency of Telang Usan, and Mulu and part of Marudi have been hoping all this while for better road connectivity than the current dirt and uneven logging roads. Telang Usan Assemblyman, Dennis Ngau said, “People readily accept even gravel type of
KUCHING: Social Coordination and Monitoring Committee Division (JPPSB), State Social Coordination and Monitoring Committee (JPPSN) and State Social Issues Solution Coordination Committee (JPPISN) were established to strengthen the machinery of social issues. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development, Datuk Fatimah Abdullah said that with the implementation
THE Fire and Rescue Services Department (Bomba) Sarawak attended to 5,426 emergency cases last year, of which 2,015 were fire cases, 3,201 rescue and humanitarian cases and 193 special tasks. Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Dr. Sim Kui Hian said the department had successfully saved RM184.6 million worth
KUCHING: Under the 11th Malaysia Plan, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports continues to build and upgrade existing sports facilities throughout the state. For example the upgrading works for Dalat Sports Complex and its running tracks have been completed and that the construction of the new Betong Swimming
KUCHING: At the moment, records have shown an increase of broadband penetration rate (households) in the state from 13.6 per cent in 2008 to 51.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2016. In addition to that, the coverage of 3G services recorded in populated areas has also increased by
BINTULU: A total of 10 taekwondo athletes of Bintulu Vocational College were selected for the Sarawak State Taekwondo WTF Championship 2017. The state level taekwondo championship will be held in Kuching from May 19 to 21. All the athletes will participate in the Poomsae and Kyorugi (Sparring) categories and accompanied
The state government has agreed to convert the old Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Complex into a performing arts centre. While awaiting proper renovation works and installation of equipments into the building, the Old DUN is already buzzing with a lot of cultural activities. “Since March, the Old DUN has been
THE Sarawak Museum Department will be undertaking both physical and non-physical projects for the manifestations of the state’s history and heritage. One of its major projects is the construction of the Sarawak Museum Campus which is already 35 per cent complete and expects to open to the public in 2020.