Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Author: Natasha Jee

Greenlight for Mulu Mini Township

MULU: The Sarawak government has approved the building of Mulu Mini Township in the sub-district here. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg added  the state government would also build better police, customs and immigration offices to ensure the safety of tourists and the local people. “We will have

Non-Muslims free to use word ‘Allah’

MULU: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has reiterated that non-Muslims in Sarawak are free to use the word ‘Allah’ in their prayers and religious publications. “In Sarawak, you can use (the word) ‘Allah’, while for some they won’t allow and quarrel (over it). “We in Sarawak, anytime

Bawang Assan SUPP chairman takes Baru to task

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan chairman Senator Robert Lau has hit out at Parti Sarawak Bersatu’s (PSB) Selangau MP Baru Bian for questioning the significance of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin declaring Sarawak as a “wilayah” (region). He said both “state” and “territory” were used in

Five years to complete road project

BARAM: The Ulu Baram landscape will be transformed once the proposed Miri-Marudi-Long Terawan road project is completed in the next four to five years. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the road is among the infrastructure development planned by the state government for the benefit of the

New cluster declared in Sibu

KUCHING: Another Covid-19 cluster named the Jalan Maju Cluster in Sibu was declared by the State Health Department today. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, however, did not reveal the details of the new cluster. “There are 40 clusters that are still active. Of the

385 new cases in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak today recorded 385 new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the state’s tally to 18,164. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said of the total cases, 129 were reported in Sri Aman, Sibu (81), Bintulu (52), Miri (45), Kuching (22), Saratok (13), Lubok Antu (10),

53,000 hectares of NCR land to be surveyed

KUCHING: The Sarawak Land and Survey Department has set a target to carry out perimeter survey on 53,000 hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land and 24,000 hectares of individual lots in the state. Its director, Abdullah Julaihi, said that this year’s target is almost double of last year’s target.

Loophole in social event ban, agrees SUPP’s Kho

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Women chief Kho Teck Wan agrees that there is a loophole in the ban on social events in Covid-19 red and orange zones. She said this in response to a netizen who pointed out that with no travel ban between inter-zones in the state,

Send extra vaccine supplies to Sarawak immediately

KUCHING: The federal government and the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) have been urged to ensure immediate extra supplies of vaccine to Sarawak in view of the spike in Covid-19 cases in the state. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said this was in line with the government’s

CM takes pride in e-Lasis online platform

KUCHING: The Sarawak Land and Survey Department’s e-Lasis online platform, which makes it easier for people to obtain information on land related matters, has become an exemplary model for the whole of Malaysia. “I believe our counterparts in Semenanjung Malaysia also take e-Lasis as an example,” said Chief Minister Datuk