KUCHING: This year’s Kuching Festival has gone digital, with stalls offering Sarawak Pay to visitors. This effort is in line with the Chief Minister Datuk Pattingi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s aspiration towards achieving digital economy. Sarawak Pay is the Sarawak government Fintech Platform that provides the technology and business tools
KUCHING: Construction work on the Siburan health clinic will begin, and it is expected to be completed by December 2021. The RM28.7 million medical facility would be a welcome sight as the current clinic, built in 1964, cannot cope with the number of patients and is often congested. The new
KUCHING: Sarawakians are advised against engaging in negative issues that could create disharmony and spawn conflicts. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the state’s economy has grown steadily mainly because of the close cooperation of the different races and religions in the state. “Therefore it is very
Reactions To Lim Guan Eng’s Demand For RM350 Mln Advance KUCHING: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s ‘No money, No Talk’ statement is yet another condescending attitude of a federal minister which Movement for Change Sarawak (MoCS) finds deplorable. Its chief Francis Siah said from this there is little trust between
Reactions To Lim Guan Eng’s Demand For RM350 Mln Advance KUCHING: Talking about Sarawak’s debts to the federal government on Sarawak Day was in bad taste and indicates how bad and nasty Pakatan Harapan (PH) is to the state. Political analysts Datuk Peter Minos said in making his uncalled for
Reactions To Lim Guan Eng’s Demand For RM350 Mln Advance KUCHING: The Federation of Boards of Management for Aided Chinese Primary Schools of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions hopes the issue of repairing dilapidated schools in the state can be settled as soon as possible. Its president Jonathan Chai said
Reactions To Lim Guan Eng’s Demand For RM350 Mln Advance KUCHING: The State Reform Party (STAR) has condemned Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng statement that Sarawak should pay RM350 million first, and only then the same amount would be given to repair dilapidated schools in the state. “It is a
Reactions To Lim Guan Eng’s Demand For RM350 Mln Advance KUCHING: Tasteless political statements are unnecessary when addressing critical public concerns such as education, says Abdullah Saidol. The Corporate Affairs Assistant Minister responded to Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng statement by saying Lim needed to remember that Sarawak’s education matters
Reactions To Lim Guan Eng’s Demand For RM350 Mln Advance KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family, Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is very frustrated and annoyed with Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. She accused him of “main sorong dan tarik tali” (beating around the bush) and playing politics
Reactions To Lim Guan Eng’s Demand For RM350 Mln Advance KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) has called upon the federal government to keep its promises of granting Sarawak RM1 billion to repair dilapidated schools in the state. Commenting on Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s demand to Sarawak to first repay