KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is the only local authority to have obtained a five star rating Inspectorate Protection Safety Special Award (iAKKP) for achieving excellent results in its 2019 evaluation. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said that MPP was the only council that had been awarded the five star
BAU: There are more waterfalls and places of interest with great tourism potential uncovered in the district here. One of them is the beautiful Kisak waterfall located not too far from Kampung Serikin. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep has visited the said waterfall and has been informed there
KUCHING: Besides disseminating information to the public, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) also plays an important role in the lives of the disadvantaged, says Datuk Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community, Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister added that RTM could be the facilitator in bringing together departments and agencies to
KUCHING: Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar completed his second and final dose of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Putrajaya District Health Centre. The second dose was administered 21 days later after the first dose as recommended by the health authorities. “Alhamdulillah,
KUCHING: Kampung (Kpg) Tabuan Tengah residents can finally breathe a sigh of relief as a retaining wall (benteng) will be immediately constructed following a landslide incident in the village recently. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said a total of RM150,000 in rural transformation programme (RTP) fund has been
KUCHING: Those who have not yet registered for the Covid-19 vaccination are urged to do so immediately and not wait until the very last minute. Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that globally, there was a shortage of the vaccines. “It’s unlikely a
KUCHING: Many youth are unhappy that the Election Commission (EC) has postponed the implementation of the automatic voter registration (AVR) and the lowering of the voting age to 18 years old (Undi 18). To some, delaying the implementation of Undi 18 is like preventing them from voting in the coming
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) should make a gentleman’s agreement with Perikatan Nasional (PN) so that the federal coalition will not contest in Sarawak in the coming elections. Universiti Malaya (UM) political analyst Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said GPS would face challenges if PN, in particular Parti
SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan has the potential to be developed into a “Cyber City” just like the Creative City of Cimahi, in West Java Province, Bandung, Indonesia. In pointing this out, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri added, “The population of Kota Samarahan consists of university students
SAMARAHAN: The Integrated Regional Samarahan Development Agency (IRSDA) wants to tourists to come to Sungai Meranek and watch the crocodiles there. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said that IRSDA would be working with agencies such as Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) to capitalise on the huge