Friday, 20 February 2026

Author: Natasha Jee

Looking into exporting quality food

KUCHING: The state government is exploring the possibility of exporting good quality locally made food products to other countries such as South Korea and Japan besides China. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this is one area that the government would look closely into. “For countries like

‘Rajah’ to bring Sarawak to global audience

KUCHING: Sarawak’s first Hollywood epic film ‘Rajah’ not only tells the true story of the first White Rajah of Sarawak, Sir James Brooke’s adventure in the state, but it also showcases the state’s beauty and uniqueness. Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the

Get our eroded rights back first

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will continue to fight to regain its eroded rights and ensure that by the end of the day the state and its people would benefit. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the government was still negotiating (with the federal government) on taking what

No candidate for Mambong yet

KUCHING: The candidate to represent Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in Mambong in the next state election has yet to be decided. On this, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg answered in the negative when reporters asked him about it. “No, I don’t know. How can we talk about

Help for other religions assured

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will continue to assist non-Islamic religious bodies through the state’s Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) here, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said that the religious freedom had long been practised in the state, and to further assist the other religions, Unifor

Furniture park in the works

KUCHING: The Sarawak government is exploring the possibility of developing a dedicated furniture park in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said by looking at the state’s timber resources, which has a high potential in producing wooden-based products, thus the furniture park could be set up

Duo does New Sarawak Tribune proud

SIBU: A young feature writer and a photographer of New Sarawak Tribune won themselves an award each for their writing and photo essay pieces at the 2019 Kenyalang Journalism Awards (KJA). Photographer Mohd Alif Noni, 25, won first place with his photo essay entitled ‘Discovering Bidayuh Salako Tribe’ under the

More dragon boat racers this year

KUCHING: The annual Sarawak International Dragon Boat Race 2019 which has entered its 7th edition started at Kuching Waterfront yesterday. The two-day race saw the participation of local and international teams from 14 countries. Locals and tourists thronged the venue to watch the race that was held as part of

Potential for Sarawak timber in China

Reporting from China JIANGSU, China: Dare Global Technologies Group Co. Ltd, a leading company in wood-based home industry in Danyang city of Jiangsu Province is looking forward to import timber logs from Sarawak in the future. Dare Global brand general manager and PA Department, Ruizhe Zheng, said she just knew

Dare Global eyes importing S’wak’s timber logs

DANYANG (Jiangsu Province, China): Dare Global Technologies Group Co Ltd, a leading company in the wood-based home industry here is looking forward to import timber logs from Sarawak in the future. Dare Global general manager of brand and PA department, Ruizhe Zheng, said she just knew about Sarawak and sees