KUCHING: Teenage pregnancy remains one of the 14 social issues that are the focus of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) through the Sarawak Social Development Council (MPS). Minister for Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah stated that teen pregnancy cases had
KUCHING: A village chief here has requested for the construction of proper and better infrastructure at Kampung Tabuan Hilir. The village chief, Sabu Haji Udin said that the village was in need of a proper internet connection and improved amenities. “The internet coverage here is not satisfying. It is very
KUCHING: Siti Mariam’s future is looking bleak as she has no documents of citizenship since birth in 2005. To make matters worse, her birth mother, who is Indonesian, also does not have a valid citizenship status and only carries an Indonesian passport. Muslimon Sulaiman, 57, the stepfather of Siti Mariam,
KUCHING: It is high time for delivery riders, especially food riders, to have an organisation of their own, said Minister for Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said this when commenting on the late Yuhanis Abdullah, a delivery rider who died in an accident at
KUCHING: Rest assured construction of telecommunication towers in rural Sarawak is ongoing. This assurance to people staying in rural areas came from Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Julaihi Narawi who said 300 telco towers had been installed in designated rural areas under Phase 1. “As for the second phase,
KUCHING: The Domestic Trade And Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) will enhance enforcement and monitoring during the month of Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri through Ops Pantau 2022. Ops Pantau 2022 seeks to ensure a high level of compliance by traders following the opening of the economic sector and country’s borders,
KUCHING: Egg, chicken and meat supplies will be sufficient throughout the month of Ramadan, said the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Dato Alexander Nanta Linggi. “We at KPDNHEP are quite relieved to be assured by the suppliers that the supply will be sufficient throughout Sarawak,” he said
KUCHING: The Sarawak Heritage Innovation: Songket and Keringkam project aims to help develop an ecosystem that provides job opportunities. Deputy State Secretary Datu Dr Sabariah Putit said the ecosystem encompassed many aspects – to produce more weavers and embroiderers, to increase the income of premium legacy products and also product
KUCHING: The opposition parties in Sarawak and Sabah must work together as a united front in order to have a more forceful voice, said Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh. In the statement on Sunday (March 27), Wong said the PSB Elections Committee is mandated to
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) always advocates that the head of federal departments in Sarawak be held by Sarawakians, said its president Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng. He said this when commenting on Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan’s statement that Sarawak should restore its Constabulary
