KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has removed the small fountain situated right in front of the entrance of its building. Does this have anything to do with feng shui? No, insists its mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng. “The fountain has been covered up to ensure the safety of the
KUCHING: Lundu folk are more than happy that Rambungan Bridge project is going to start after Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has officiated at the earth-breaking ceremony today. A local, Nurhazwani Has, 25, said once the bridge is completed, visitor arrivals in the area is expected to
KUCHING: Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) has thanked the voters of Tanjung Piai for having taught Pakatan Harapan (PH) a long-overdue lesson. Its chairman Francis Paul Siah, in a statement, said that the voters have told Harapan leaders in no uncertain terms not to take them lightly. “Voters are the
KUCHING: The Tanjong Piai by-election results must be taken seriously by the Pakatan Harapan leadership, said Sarawak PH chairman Chong Chieng Jen. In a statement yesterday, he said though it might only be the result of one by-election, it was nevertheless the general indication of the rakyat’s dissatisfaction towards the
KUCHING: Private hospitals in the state need to invest in digital technology in order to be able to tap into the mobile health industry. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this is because mobile health is a rapidly expanding field in the digital health sector providing health
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) welcomes a proposal by the state government to have all primary schools equipped with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) laboratories. Its president Macky Joseph said it was a good move and he believed that it would attract pupils to study STEM subjects. “STU supports the
KUCHING: The inaugural one-day Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Convention 2019 held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) ended with a dinner reception last Saturday. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg did not deliver any speeches but shared a light moment with the crowd of 5,000 at the dinner.
KUCHING: Members of the Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) conducted a crime prevention programme at Mile 7 (Sentosa town), Kuching – Serian Road yesterday morning. A team of eight community policing members led by SCPA chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng conducted the programme. It was held due to
SARAWAK’S peace, political stability and good government policies are among the factors that have attracted foreign investors into the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said if there were uncertainties in a state or country, people would not have the confidence to invest in the country. “Sarawak
Petronas’ zero-rated SST offer unacceptable KUCHING: Petronas, through the federal government has offered an ex gratia payment of 3 per cent to Sarawak but with a condition the state government drops the sales tax and Oil Mining Ordinance (OMO) 1958. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations