KUCHING: Some 1,500 employees from 13 banks will benefit from the new Collective Agreement (CA) signed between Sarawak Commercial Banks’ Association (SCBA) and Sarawak Bank Employees’ Union (SBEU) for the period between Jan 1, 2018 and Dec 31, 2020 at the Pullman Hotel here yesterday. SCBA is a trade union
Have you ever thought why Sarawak was nicknamed the “Land of the Hornbills”? Hornbills can grow larger than one-metre, weigh several kilogrammes and have unique, double-decked beaks and bills – but the beaks and bills aren’t for feeding. Instead, they are quirky evolutionary trait to help find them a mate,
KUCHING: A total of 50 participants and speakers from various government agencies, universities, private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) took part in the Asia Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) Community Based Sustainable Forest Management of Sungai Medihit Watershed Seminar 2019 at Hilton Hotel here yesterday. Organised
KUCHING: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has expressed deep regret that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government wanted the states to maintain federal and rural roads using their own funds this year. He was responding to a statement by Works Minister Baru Bian during a press conference in Penang
KUCHING: “Penambang” (river taxi) was once a popular form of transportation for the people living along Sarawak River such as Kampung Gersik, Kampung Boyan, Kampung Semarang, Kampung Sourabaya Ulu, Kampung Panglima Seman, Kampung Sungai Bedil and Kampung Lintang. Back in the 1970’s, the villagers would use penambang to go to
Five others, we can sit down and talk: Abang Jo KUCHING: Sarawak will not waver in its decision to impose a five percent sales tax on petroleum and petroleum products for the export market. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said he made this point very clear at
KUCHING: It is not mandatory to vaccinate cats with the anti-rabies vaccine, said the State Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) director Dr Adrian Susin Ambud. “Under Section 40 of the Veterinary Public Health Ordinance 1999, it is stated that the vaccine is applicable to dogs only because they are the
KUCHING: Drooping shoulders and heavy school bags that almost turn school-going children into beasts of burden may soon be history. In its bid to guard the health and physical development of school students, the Ministry of Education (MOE) is hoping to lighten school bags by equipping secondary school students with
• Sarawak government quits Barisan Nasional The Barisan Nasional (BN)’s reign in Sarawak came to an end with the departure of four of its party strongholds — Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak (PBB), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) — to set up
KUCHING: As of yesterday, Sarawak had recorded a total of 27 cases of longhouse fires compared to 25 cases throughout last year, said State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director Khirudin Drahman. According to Khirudin, most of the longhouse fire cases involved the longhouses located in the northern regions of
