KUCHING: The water supply project for Kampung Klid and Kampung Narub implemented under the Sarawak Alternative Water Supply (Sawas) programme was carried out smoothly. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the progress of the water supply project for the two villages
KUCHING: The progress of the Sarawak Pan Borneo Highway, involving 10 work packages from Sematan to Miri, is currently being implemented and is at 54 per cent completion as of August this year. Senior Minister of Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the stretch between Telok Melano and Sematan under
KUCHING: There is a need to increase allocation for the health system of the country, says Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew. He said the Covid-19 pandemic had a huge impact on society and the health sector had to shoulder such a huge burden. “We need to train and retrain our
KUCHING: Perikatan Nasional (PN) parties will only undermine the very spirit on which the PN Plus Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government was formed, should they contest in the 12th Sarawak Election, says Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. “I fully understand that Malaysia is a democratic country where any individual or party
KUCHING: Sarawak has been selected as the Asia Pacific host of the Regional Hub for International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) 2020, which will take place from Oct 31 to Nov 5. The inaugural convention will run simultaneously with the main 59th ICCA Congress 2020 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. As such,
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government has proven its capability in continuing the infrastructure development projects that were cancelled by the previous federal government. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri noted that during the 22 months Pakatan Harapan (PH) was the federal government, many projects
KUCHING: The tourism tax revenue for 2019 worth RM5 million has already been channelled to the Sarawak government. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the federal government had distributed the 50 percent tourism tax revenue amounting to more than RM5 million to the state. “Sarawak received
KUCHING: The women folk have been urged to continue their role as agents of change for the community, especially those in the rural areas, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman. “Apart from communicating with our folk at grassroots level on the various development projects
KUCHING: A Batu Kitang River Tourism Corridor project has been proposed as part of a plan to develop the villages in the Batu Kitang constituency. Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said she thanked Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang for his commitment in coming up
KUCHING: With continuous development in Batu Kitang, it will further boost the tourism industry and economic activities in the area. Kampung Batu Kitang village chief Sharkawi Solek, 63, said he is glad that the Batu Kitang River Tourism Corridor project proposed by Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang, will turn
