KUCHING: The Budget 2019 presented on Friday did not give any special allocation for longhouse in the state, said Member of Parliament for Kapit Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said during the former federal government, they had provided a special allocation to the longhouses especially to the rural Dayak people
KUCHING: “We have nothing because the allocation of RM100million for dilapidated schools is throughout Malaysia,” said Education, Science and Technologcal Research Minister, Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong. He said that the current budget announced on Friday by the new Pakatan Harapan government have nothing for the state Education Ministry. “The
MUKAH: A random survey by New Sarawak Tribune yesterday found the people in Mukah gave varieties of reactions to the National Budget 2019 presented on Friday by Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng. For example a farmer Iching Nee of Mukah maintaned that the budget should give a special allocation
KUCHING: Puteri Dang Balai Yayasan Sarawak was crowned “King of the River” (Raja Sungai) when it emerged champion in the Bidar Boat 30- paddler (male) event on the final day of the Sarawak Regatta Race for Harmony at the Kuching Waterfront Festival 2018 here yesterday. Besides clinching the Head of
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the 2019 Budget tabled yesterday covered every sector in detail without stretching the country’s financial capabilities. He said the budget took into account provisions for women, youth, mosques and other religious buildings, Bumiputera rights as well as the rights of Sabah
BINTULU: In its bid to foster ‘green’ practices and sustainable living, Naim Group of Companies, Sarawak’s leading property developer and a four-time winner of the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Environmental Award (CMEA) will join hands with Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Tzu Chi) in organising a public programme known as
KUALA LUMPUR: The low-speed and high-price of broadband is a barrier to the development and adoption of digital technology in Malaysia. According to Economic Outlook 2019 report released by Ministry of Finance today, rapidly changing technologies and low adoption remain a challenge for Malaysia, especially for businesses. “At the moment,
KUCHING: Consistent with Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad’s support of the communities in which it operates, CMS and its wholly-owned subsidiary CMS Cement Industries Sdn Bhd (CMSCI) have donated RM15,000 to four families whose houses were burned down, losing their much loved and sentimental possessions to the fire. Thankfully, there was
In Sarawak alone, a total of 692 Leptospirosis cases have been reported from January 1 to October 27, 2018. Compared to 501 of total cases in 2017 for the same period, the trend shows an increasing trend of 38.1 percent (191 cases). Meanwhile, as of October 27, Sarawak has recorded
TOKYO: A Japan Airlines pilot who was arrested in Britain shortly before a flight for being drunk was almost 10 times over the legal blood alcohol limit for a pilot, London police said. The incident came a day after another Japanese carrier apologised for multiple delays after a hungover pilot