Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Author: Natasha Jee

Childhood education gets RM13.9 million

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has disbursed a total of RM13.9 million in Sarawak Early Childhood Education Institution Special Grant to 1,164 preschools and kindergartens in the state as of Sept 26. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said all registered public and private

Women duly recognised

KUCHING: The state-level Women’s Day Celebration 2019 themed ‘Sarawak Women in Safety and Security… In Good Hands’ held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) yesterday saw women in the safety and security profession honoured for their services and contribution to the development of Sarawak. Present to officiate at the event

Focus on 5%, financial review every five years

KUCHING: The main focus of the Sarawak government now should be to ensure the collection of the five per cent sales tax on petroleum products is duly received. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said if the federal

Pay us by Oct 31 or we sue

KUCHING: Come Oct 31, if Petronas fails to deliver the five per cent sales tax on petroleum, the state government will sue the company for breaching the Federal Constitution (FC). This was the warning given by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing who was responding to Prime Minister

‘No’ to MPKK

KUCHING: The State government will not agree to the establishment of Village Community Management Councils (MPKK) by the federal government in Sarawak. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said if MPKK is introduced, it would further divide the people like what happened during the British colonisation of Sarawak.

Go high tech at immigration checkpoints

KUCHING: Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has suggested that the government install high-technology security systems such as the facial recognition system at immigration checkpoints at all airports and strategic locations. “Whenever the camera detects the face of the person, it directly links to our big data. Then

Here’s our formula!

State has submitted commercial model in lieu of 20% PH’s failed promise KUCHING: The Sarawak government has submitted a new formula on obtaining more revenue from Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) to the federal government. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the new formula or model is commercial

RM1 mln more for women entrepreneurs

KUCHING: Good news for women in Sarawak — the state government has approved to double the grant for women entrepreneurs and the setting up of preschool at workplaces. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg made the announcement that an additional grant of RM1 million is being set aside

No hindrance to federal projects

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will never hinder the implementation of federal projects in the state. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who gave this assurance, said such projects were meant to benefit the people in Sarawak. “A YB (elected representative) from the ‘other side’ has alleged that the

Reject Daesh ideology

KUCHING: Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) had urged members of the public to reject Daesh ideology as it is against the laws of the country. SCPA president Datuk John Lau said people should lodge police report as and when they encountered strangers approaching them to join the Daesh movement. “Daesh