KUCHING: A political analyst views there is a gentleman’s agreement that United Malay National Organisation (Umno) will not set foot in Sarawak. Universiti Malaya (UM) Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said the Malaya-based party had not contested in Sarawak since when Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud was the
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg did the right thing in stopping United Malay National Organisation (Umno) from coming to Sarawak, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. He said Sarawak had disallowed Umno making any inroad into Sarawak since Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud
KUCHING: Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Youth chief Robert Ayu says he agrees with Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, that United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) is not welcome to spread its wings to Sarawak. “True to his word, Abang Johari had continued with what the late Tok Nan
KUCHING: Sarawak received a total of 1,240 participants in the Sarawak-Malaysia My Second Home (S-MM2H) programme from 2007 to 2019. S-MM2H is a programme under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) to attract visitors for long-term stay in Sarawak. According to the Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture
KUCHING: Santubong MP Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar stressed today that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) had its own ideologies and did not share the ideologies of Perikatan Nasional (PN) parties such as Pas. “GPS is not with PN, but it is part of the federal government which is
KUCHING: The upgrading of a 350-metre-long drain in Kampung Segedup here has been completed. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Satok deputy chairman Datuk Ibrahim Baki visited the site of the completed project after flagging off the Kayuhan Kembara Merdeka (cycling convoy) at Kampung Segedup here on last Monday. He explained
KUCHING: The proposed mixed development project to be developed by UDA Holdings Berhad (UDA) and Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) will further strengthen the relationship and create synergy between the Federal Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) and the Sarawak government. Federal minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku
KUCHING: The state government has agreed to extend the moratorium period for the Sarawak Micro Credit Scheme (SKMS) from October until December this year. Initially, the state government allowed the postponement of the SKMS repayment for six months from April to October, 2020. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun
KUCHING: Funding for the state’s autonomous rail transit (ART) system, which is expected to be in commercial operation by 2025, will be provided under the 12th Malaysia Plan. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said work on the system was now in progress and a newly formed government-owned
KUCHING: Retired civil servant, Marsat Deli, 64, from Kampung Segedup here has an unusual hobby. He collects old bicycles and has been doing so since he was in his early 20s. Among his prized collections is a Sunbeam bicycle; the British brand was founded in 1887. It is hard to