KUCHING: The Ministry of Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development has entered into an agreement with Konsortium Malaysia to carry out the Song-Ngemah Master Plan Study. M-FICORD was represented by its permanent secretary, Sirai Daha, and deputy permanent secretary, Sayed Ismail Nasiruddin Wan Hashim, while Konsortium Malaysia was represented by
KUCHING: Two bills relating to the environment and electricity will be tabled in the upcoming State Legislative Assembly sitting next week. Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni announced these initiatives, stressing their alignment with the state government’s efforts to promoting green energy use in
KUCHING: Sarawak has another new product that can potentially be explored to produce green energy – a strain of red yeast – which can produce up to 70 percent oil. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that not many people know about the existence of this
KUCHING: Building cascading dams in the rural areas of Sarawak is considered safe as it has been done in other parts of the world. Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said this after a non-governmental organisation (NGO) had raised concerns. Among other things it
KUCHING: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC)’s Natural Product Library now boasts 22,000 live microbial strains, nearly rivalling the world’s largest collection, the International Collection of Agricultural and Biosciences in the United Kingdom. SBC chief executive officer Datuk Dr Yeo Tiong Chia said over the last 25 years, SBC has set up
KUCHING: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MECD) through Bank Rakyat will install additional automated teller machines (ATM) at the premises of Julau District Cooperative Berhad building starting next month. In a written reply to a question raised by Julau MP Datuk Larry Sng in the Parliament on Tuesday,
KUCHING: Sarawak Community Civil Awareness Association (SCCAA) said it remains committed to advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities (PwD) and will continue to work for a more inclusive and accessible Malaysia. Its chairman Datuk Lau Pang Heng called for amendments to the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 based
KUCHING: The Minister of Utility and Telecommunication (MUT), Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi, is leading a delegation from MUT and the Sarawak Digital Economic Corporation (SDEC) to Seoul, South Korea, to discuss matters related to digital innovation with the Global Digital Innovation Network Korea (GDIN). “We are looking forward to collaborating
KUCHING: Universiti Putra Malaysia’s campus in Bintulu plans to offer a veterinary medicine degree programme to produce more veterinarians in Sarawak. Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the ministry planned the development of this programme in collaboration with the university due to the
KUCHING: Sarawak which faces a considerable shortage of veterinary professionals requires around 200 to 1,000 veterinary doctors for the livestock industry. Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVS) director Datuk Dr Adrian Susin Ambud said the department is undergoing organisational development and restructuring as the current workforce comprises only 270 staff
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