KUCHING: The 2021 State Budget which will be tabled during the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Sitting tomorrow (Nov 9) will be development-biased with emphasis on the rural areas. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the budget allocation would be similar to the previous one. “We wait for
KUCHING: The Sarawak government concurs with the decision of the Ministry of Education (MOE) on the closure of schools from Monday (Nov 9) until Dec 18. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said as the decision had been made by MOE, thus the state would also agree to
KUCHING: The State Legislate Assembly (DUN) session will commence as usual from tomorrow (Nov 9) until Friday (Nov 13). Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar said despite the days of the sitting being shortened to five days instead of eight days as scheduled earlier, the Standing Order allows the
KUCHING: Four private members’ motions have been submitted by opposition representatives. However, only three motions will be tabled at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Sitting which starts from tomorrow until Nov 13. DUN Speaker Datuk Amar Mohn Asfia Awang Nassar said one motion had been rejected and it was submitted
KUCHING: The large allocation (RM322.5 billion) in Budget 2021 is very much needed in this unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis. Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary general Jonathan Chai however noted that not much was allocated to help the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He was disappointed that insufficient aid
KUCHING: An economic analyst viewed that although the 2021 Budget is people-centric, she also thought that more should be allocated to Sarawak and Sabah. Associate Prof Dr Madeline Berma praised the RM41 million for native customary rights (NCR) land survey and gazetting in Sarawak and Sabah. However, she said a
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing views that 2021 Budget does not reflect the equality of Malaya, Sarawak and Sabah. He said it is a disproportionate allocation of fund as Sabah received RM5.1 billion and Sarawak received RM4.5 billion and compared to what Malaya received was much
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak has commended the government’s seriousness in combating the Covid-19 pandemic as exemplified by Budget 2021. PRS Women chief Datuk Seri Doris Brodie noted that the federal government has committed a huge sum of RM3 billion to acquire vaccine and another RM1 billion to fight the third
KUCHING: Dayak leaders welcome the RM41 million allocation in Budget 2021 for the Native Customary Rights (NCR) land programme in Sabah and Sarawak. Most of them opined that with this additional allocation, the survey of more NCR lands could be expedited and implemented smoothly. Here is what Sarawak Dayak leaders
KUCHING: The numbers of media practitioners allowed during the state Legislative Assembly (DUN) starting from Nov 9 until Nov 13 will be limited to reduce the risk of the Covid-19 pandemic. DUN secretary Pele Peter Tinggom said the media representatives are urged to strictly comply with the standard operating procedures
