KUCHING: The Ministry of National Unity has agreed to set up Religious Diversity Committee in every state in Malaysia. Its Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique said the ministry, after learning from Sarawak which has its Unit for Other Religions (Unifor), pointed out that it had agreed to establish the said
OYA: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said although more women candidates were welcomed in the forthcoming state election, the party must ensure that the women were winnable candidates. “This is important because we want to win in style in the next state election,” she
KUCHING: There is nothing wrong if Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) helps its Perikatan Nasional (PN) partners in Sabah during the 16th Sabah state election, said GPS secretary-general Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi. “We are together in the federal government. I don’t see anything wrong in it,” he told reporters at a
Sarawak contractors want O&G jobs KUCHING: The Sarawak Petroleum Contractors Association (SPCA) has once again urged the national oil company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) to give more oil and gas jobs to contractors in Sarawak. Its president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo said most of its members who are experienced in the
KUCHING: The Spaoh Chinese Temple here had received a grant of RM50,000 from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas presented the grant to Spaoh Chinese community leader Penghulu Goh Seng Tong on Saturday (Sept 12). The fund is for the temple’s repair
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 cases, as the total number of positive cases in the state remains at 700. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Sunday (Sept 13) said that there are no new recoveries and discharged cases from Bintulu Hospital, making the number of
KUCHING: Two company directors with ‘Datuk’ titles, who were remanded for two days to facilitate further investigation into a corruption case, were released by the Magistrate’s Court here on Sunday (Sept 13). They were released on a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bail of RM100,000 with one surety. They were detained
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has told Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting that he was not attempting to politicise matters under the local authorities. Instead, he was just voicing out certain issues for local hawkers and the Sarawak Hawker Association in order to find solutions
KUCHING: The Bebuling STOLport (short take-off and landing airport) in Spaoh here risks being cancelled should the opposition take over the state government. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the opposition will disparage important development projects to discredit the government and its elected representatives. “They destroy the
KUCHING: Sarawak is now a green zone after no new positive locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases were reported in all districts for the past 14 days. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Saturday said that the total number of Covid-19 cases in Sarawak remains at 700. The committee said
