KUCHING: Various religious bodies in Mukah have been told to apply for the assistance available under the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) in order to benefit from it. Minister of Welfare, Community Well-being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said Sarawak was the only state that had
KUCHING: Saratok MP Ali Biju should list out the ‘hindered’ federal projects he claimed the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government had made difficult for the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government to implement. A political secretary to the chief minister, Charles Nissom said Ali has yet to come out with an answer
KUCHING: SK Rakyat located at Satok will receive RM100,000 for the school to carry out its activities. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who made the announcement, said that RM50,000 would be given to the School Management Board and another RM50,000 the school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PIBG). He made
Comprehensive connectivity at home and ‘gateways’ to world markets KUCHING: The state government is looking at a global picture as it pushes on with its Internet connectivity policy. The state’s bid to upgrade to 5G-network technology comprehensively addresses connectivity issues throughout the state and beyond. The possibility, according to Chief
KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) recently won the Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) Gold Award for a tourism video entitled “Why Limit Yourself”. The award presentation ceremony was held on Sept 19 at the Congress Centre of Nur-Sultan (Astana) in Kazakhstan. The video, which won under the “Marketing Media-Travel Video”
KUCHING: Datuk Abdul Karim Hamzah hopes more funds will be allocated for the development of tourism infrastructure in Sarawak under Budget 2020 which will be tabled in Parliament on Oct 11. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said when a new tourism spot opened, more funds were needed to develop
KUCHING: Regarding the federal government’s plan to introduce targeted fuel subsidy, a senior Sarawak politician has questioned how they would implement this and with what mechanism. Households earning more than RM3,900 per month would have to fork out more for RON95 petrol and diesel, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs deputy
KUCHING: Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen’s use of the term “fiscal responsibility” should be condemned as a sad attempt to rationalise the PH government’s failures in carrying out its election promises to Sarawak, said Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. “Chong said PH proposed to return
Disrespect To National Anthem KUCHING: Being unsatisfied with the federal government and not respecting Malaysia’s national anthem ‘Negaraku’ or the national flag are two different things, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Hamzah. The minister was commenting on the eight members of Sarawak for Sarawakians (S4S) who
KUCHING: The federal government move of getting Malaysian households that earn more than RM3,900 a month to pay more for RON95 fuel and diesel will be adversely affect those in the middle-income group, said Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie. The Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women chief said that Pakatan Harapan