KUCHING: Sarawak’s mineral reserves have the potential to notably boost the state’s economy, with an estimated contribution of RM1.25 trillion, according to Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said surveys made by the Department of Geology indicated substantial mineral wealth in Sarawak. He said the mining sector
KUCHING: The Child Act 2001 will undergo further improvements to support the establishment of the newly formed Child Development Department, set to operate independently from the Social Welfare Department by 2026. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said her ministry is aware of the rising cases
KUCHING: A delegation from Sarawak led by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan recently visited one of the biggest gold mines to benchmark best practices of gold mining. A press statement on Sunday (June 16) said they visited Micassa Gold Mine at Kirkland in Toronto, Canada. The gold
KUCHING: Urban development and planning should encourage the requirement for more pedestrian walkways to make Kuching a walkable city, According to an architect this is because in many parts of the city at present, the pedestrian walkways are not well inter-connected and friendly to the public. In this respect Mitchell
SAMARAHAN: A Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) student who failed to return to his dormitory since June 14 was found drowned in a lake at the UNIMAS campus. Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Jaimi Husin said a missing person’s report was made on June 15 by the university dormitory after the
KUCHING: A man in his 30s escaped unscathed after his Toyota Alphard crashed into a tree along Jalan Central Timur here. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received an emergency call at 3.44am this morning regarding the accident. A team of 10 firefighters from the Padungan fire
KUCHING: A man narrowly escaped a fiery death after his Perodua Alza car caught fire at the Serian flyover on the Kuching-Serian Road. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from the Serian fire station received a distress call at 5.12pm yesterday (June 14). A team
KUCHING: Big pharmaceutical companies coming to Sarawak for research for small initiatives is a testament of a new Sarawak and how good local Sarawakian talents are, says Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian. “The other thing about this initiative is, increasingly we are very grateful for all these
KUCHING: The Heart2Miss pilot study aimed at addressing the challenges of heart failure diagnosis and transforming care for Type-2 diabetic patients with heart failure is another creative and self-innovation from the ground, says Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian. Dr Sim, who is also the Minister for Public
KUCHING: Recent disparaging articles about Sarawak leaders by a Malaya-based writer “will not shake” the state, said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch chairperson Datuk Lily Yong. “I feel that as a Chinese, as a Sarawakian, and a member of SUPP in Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), I think this