KUCHING: International Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) head Datuk Dr Mustapha Ahmad Marican wishes for Sarawak to continue to prosper. With Sarawak Day celebrated yesterday, he said he prayed that Sarawak would remain peaceful and the people would progress together as one. “I believe under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari was thrilled to meet Sophia, the social humanoid robot, during the Sarawak Beyond Paradigm Summit 2019 at Pullman Hotel yesterday. The robot, developed by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, was displayed at the two-day summit organised by Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd. The chief minister
KUCHING: People must accept technological changes as the world enters Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) or else get left behind. Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd chairman Abdul Kadier Sahib made this call saying that with IR4.0, everyone will be affected and so they must accept the changes. “This is the reason why
KUCHING: Sarawak will not use hostile approach in negotiating to get back its rights as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), but wants the federal government to take the state seriously. Corporate Affairs Assistant Minister, Abdullah Saidol said the recent remarks by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh has denied speculations that a Malay elected representative or minister had shown interest to join the party. When contacted yesterday, Wong said he had no knowledge on the matter. He refused to comment on the speculation. The person is
KUCHING: US president Donald Trump doesn’t like China’s telecommunication giant, Huawei. He considers the company a security risk for his country. On whether this has any bearing on Sarawak in particular, Chief Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg said, “Whatever Trump said, we don’t have Trump in Kuching, we have Johari
Converting conventional economy to digital economy KUCHING: The Sarawak government has invited Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd to work with it in its mission to convert the state’s conventional economy to digital economy. Serba Dinamik, according to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, can function in diverse sectors. As
KUCHING: The Association of Malay Importers and Traders of Motor Vehicles Malaysia (Pekema) Sarawak strongly supports the State government’s vision and goal in the use of electric vehicles (EV). Its chairman Tan Sri Datuk Seri Abang Khalid Marzuki said Pekema believed that motorists would slowly shift to EVs and hydrogen
KUCHING: The Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) held a dialogue with the Director of Crime Prevention and Community Development from Bukit Aman, CP Datuk Sri Rosli Abdul Rahman recently. Rosli was in Kuching for an official visit from July 17 till July 19. SCPA chairman Datuk John Lau said Rosli
KUCHING: Sarawak under the leadership of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will not fall but continue to remain strong. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg made it clear that the local-based coalition party would stand firm and continue its previous leaders’ vision to bring greater development for the state