BAU: Bung Bratak is all set to organise its annual Bung Bratak Day on May 1 on top of the historical 1,000-foot Bratak Hill. Starting from 8am, this year’s festival would be very special as the Bung Bratak Heritage Centre (BBHC) has just been completed and open to the public.
KUCHING: Moving the principal Registry of the High Court of Sarawak and Sabah out of Kuching requires the consultation between the Prime Minister, with Chief Ministers of Sarawak and Sabah and the Chief Judge of the High Court in the States of Sabah and Sarawak. Only when such consultation has
MALUDAM: Maludam can look forward to a facelift once development projects undertaken by the Sarawak government via a new approach are in place. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the new approach was designed to transform the rural community’s landscape. “The main feature of the new approach
KUCHING: There is an urgent need to build fire stations near longhouses in resettlement schemes. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing pointed this out following a fire which razed Uma Bawang in Sungai Asap Resettlement Scheme, 230 km away from Bintulu, on April 15. “The
KUCHING: “Now, what equal partnership is the federal government talking about?” That question was posed by Sarawak de facto Law Minister Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali following the Federal government’s decision to move the headquarters of the Registry of the High Court of Sarawak and Sabah to Kota Kinabalu. Yesterday,
SIBU: Villages in Selangau will soon have better road connectivity when the 18-km road in Selangau is completed in 18 months’ time. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said there were about 7,000 km of village roads in Sarawak and the Selangau road was one
MALUDAM: A 464.5-hectare site in Maludam has been identified for an integrated agricultural project, revealed Lingga assemblywoman Simoi Peri yesterday. “The site has the potential to be a food production area,” she said during the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 1 of the Maludum expansion and Maladum new mosque project. She
KUCHING: Thousands of Christians flocked to various churches here to attend the Good Friday services yesterday. The fine weather saw nearly 5,000 Catholics attending the Good Friday service, which started at 3pm at St Peter’s Church, Jalan Pandugan here. Parish priest Reverend Father Vincent Chin delivered the service in English.
KUCHING: Muslim communities in Sarawak must continue to build good relationship with those of other faiths. Rural Electricity Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said good friendship will build understanding and respect. “In Sarawak there are people of different religions and races, and Muslims being part of this multiracial
KUCHING: Do you know there are house break-in masterminds these days? Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) chairman Datuk John Lau revealed that house break-in masterminds would normally patrol housing estates to check when house owners would leave their homes or return home. “After they have done the surveys, then they
