KUCHING: Homestay entrepreneurs are urged to contact the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture Sarawak or the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture Malaysia (Motac) for incentives offered by the ministries. Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah made the call at a press conference after
KUCHING: Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) has picked engineer Jeffery Jimbun as its potential candidate for the Krian constituency and lawyer Sam Laya as its potential candidate for Ba’Kelalan constituency in the upcoming state election.PDP Youth chief Robert Ayu said both Jeffery and Sam had been endorsed by PDP president Datuk
KUCHING: Twelve primary schools in Batu Kawa Constituency received thermo-scanners in preparation for the reopening of schools tomorrow (Aug 17). The thermo-scanners were presented by Batu Kawah assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He also handed over financial grants, hand sanitisers and face masks to the managements of the
KUCHING: It was a busy weekend for Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng as he and his councillors have been distributing face masks at markets and hawker centres under the council’s jurisdiction. Among the markets Wee visited last Saturday were Kenyalang Market, Stutong Market, Hui Sing
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) presidential council member Baru Bian has been slammed for saying that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) could lose some votes in the coming 12th state election. To this, Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh asked Baru on his contributions to Sarawak when he was the works minister under
KUCHING: Political secretary to the chief minister Tan Kai has appealed to Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof to improve the quality of the Jalan Tun Razak-Jalan Foochow traffic light junction project left over by the previous Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government. He said he had met with Fadillah last
BAU: Kampung Merembeh here has been identified as a suitable location for breeding cattle. For a start, the programme will be carried out under the state’s Agricultural Facilitation Fund (AFF). A staff member of Bau District Council, Angnes Jonep, said the idea to imitate Kundasang in Sabah came after a
CEILING PRICE OF FACE MASKS KUCHING: The government has been urged to further lower the ceiling prices of face masks. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Women chief Kho Teck Wan said although the ceiling price of face masks now has dropped to RM 1 per piece, but not everyone can
KUCHING: The sole purpose of a fine is to deter, so the amount needs to be high enough to prevent an offence, said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Women chief Kho Teck Wan. In view of this, she disagreed with Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii in proposing a tiered
BAU: Participants of an agriculture programme in Serembu have been urged to give their full commitment and be successful in their agriculture activities. Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh said this is because the Sarawak government has provided all the assistance in terms of funds, expertise and programmes to help farmers in