KUCHING: Under the 2022 State Budget, the Sarawak government will be setting up a Heritage, Arts and Culture Facilitation Fund next year, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said a sum of RM10 million would be provided for the fund. “This special assistance will assist heritage,
KUCHING: All state civil servants and federal civil servants in the state will receive special financial assistance under the just-approved 2022 State Budget. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg announced that the state civil servants will receive one and a half months’ aid while federal civil servants will
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg hopes that Sarawak would get an equitable share of funding as a region and as an equal partner in the federation under the national 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). In the seventh focus of the 12MP which is “Boosting the Development of
KUCHING: To assist those from the low-income (B40) and middle-income (M40) groups to own a house, the Sarawak government will be introducing a new Housing Deposit Assistance Scheme next year. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the scheme would provide cash assistance of up to RM10,000 to
KUCHING: Sarawak has collected a revenue of RM5.833 billion as of the third quarter of this year, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said that the collection of revenue was mainly from major sources such as the State Sales Tax (SST) of RM2.395 billion; cash compensation
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will be introducing special assistance next year, namely, the Bumiputera Business Empowerment Fund and Business Recovery Assistance Fund. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the Bumiputera Business Empowerment Fund would be allocated with a sum of RM10 million to help Bumiputera business
KUCHING: A total of RM10.646 billion has been allocated in the 2022 State Budget; RM4.046 billion will be for operating expenditure and RM6.6 billion for development fund to finance the implementation of various development programmes and projects. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that with the state’s
KUCHING: Sarawakians affected by the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to be assisted under the Sarawak government’s Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 8.0 packages. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg made this announcement during the special meeting on the 2022 State Budget with Sarawakian lawmakers at Borneo Convention Centre
SEBUYAU: Construction of the coastal bunds at Block F in Kampung Baru Sebuyau is progressing well. Infrastructure and Ports Development Assistant Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi revealed that although the coastal bunds which covered up to the Kampung Giat Mara areas were not completed yet, they managed to control the king
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Madmud was entertained on Sunday night (Oct 10) with a P. Ramlee-themed musical theatre entitled, ‘Irama dan Lagu’ in celebration of his 85th birthday. Taib was accompanied by his wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib, and among the VVIPs
