KUCHING: The country has successfully deposited its heritage seeds and traditional crop varieties in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV), a secure storage facility located in the Arctic region of Longyearbyen Island, Norway. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) said the facility, also known as the ‘doomsday’ vault, is
KUCHING: Catholic Archbishop Datuk Dr Simon Poh has called for compassion and understanding following an incident at St Joseph’s Cathedral here, where a man believed to be mentally distressed, threw a liquor bottle towards the church altar. In appealing to the public, Poh asked everyone to be kind with the
KUCHING: The Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (SABERKAS) will be holding its Bubur Lambuk Roadshow Programme at 61 locations across the State. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, said the organisation had successfully organised the programme without fail for the past 20
KUCHING: A middle-aged man, believed to be homeless, was found dead in front of a convenience store at Mile 6, Jalan Lapangan Terbang here yesterday . Kuching District Police Chief, ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah, said the public had alerted the Kuching District Police Headquarters at approximately 1.15 pm about
KUCHING: Sarawak is aiming to boost the digital economy contribution to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 20 per cent or approximately RM56.4 billion by 2030. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said with the digital trade in Asean expecting to hit 1 trillion US dollars in
KUCHING: Sarawak is positioning itself as a key player in the aerospace industry with plans to develop an aerospace industrial park. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the state is exploring the development of the park to attract aerospace manufacturing investments and foster industry collaboration. “This
KUCHING: A consortium of three companies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore developing a condensate refinery in Sarawak, a key step to advancing the state’s downstream oil and gas industry. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg witnessed the MoU signing between Senari Synergy Sdn
KUCHING: Sarawak is on track to export renewable power to Sabah by the end of this year. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said approximately 30 to 50 megawatt (MW) of renewable energy will be exported, facilitated by a 34 kilometre (km), 275 kilovolt (kV) transmission line.
KUCHING: Sarawak is actively exploring Power-to-X projects, leveraging its abundant renewable energy resources to generate clean hydrogen. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said by combining hydrogen with carbon dioxide, a range of synthetic fuels and chemicals can be produced, including green methanol, sustainable aviation fuel, green
KUCHING: Brunei Darussalam has expressed its commitment to strengthening cooperation with Sarawak in the energy sector to ensure regional energy security. During a bilateral meeting with Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi, Deputy Minister (Energy) at the Prime Minister’s Department of Brunei Darussalam Datuk Seri Paduka Awang