KUCHING: Over 80 media practitioners involved in the three-day Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2022 today attended a media briefing at Casuarina Hall, Damai Beach Resort. The short briefing focused on multiple events such as live concerts and workshops that will be held during the festival which will take place
SIBU: The Jum Regista programme is being held in order for entrepreneurs, especially in rural areas, to formalise their business. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan emphasised that efforts to formalise a business were part of the catalyst for Sarawak to move into digital economy. “By signing up
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan received a visit from the German ambassador to Malaysia, Dr Peter Bloomeyer yesterday. During the meeting that lasted over one hour, they discussed on potential co-operation between Sarawak and Germany. This included German investments in the industrial parks such as Samajaya
KUCHING: Premier of Sarawak and federal Minister of Human Resources are urged not to delay the amendments to the Sarawak Labour Ordinance (SLO). Secretary of Malaysian Trades Union Congress Sarawak Andrew Lo emphasised that given the Employment Act Amendments had been passed in the federal parliament back in March 2022,
KUCHING: More software programmes such as Microsoft programmes will be the main focus of the Institution of Centre of Excellence (Centex) for the digital industry in Sarawak. Its chief executive officer Syeed Mohd Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman shared that it is aligned with the benefits of those platforms that influence
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has become one of the 11 local authorities in Malaysia and the only council in Sarawak to receive the Excellence (five stars) level in Naational Security Protection Special Award 2021. In a statement, MBKS said it was proud and honoured to receive the award
KUCHING: Chong Chieng Jen has suggested that the Public Works Department (JKR) and Kuching City South Council (MBKS) ensure lanes in the city be properly widened to cater to increased traffic. The Padungan assemblyman said that this should be done before JKR designates a housing estate lane to be an
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a total of 267 COVID-19 cases during the 23rd epidemiology (epid) week (June 5 to 11) compared to 175 cases during the previous epidemiology week. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its weekly COVID-19 update said the new cases bring the cumulative COVID-19 cases in the state
KUCHING: Twenty-five people have received RM10,000 for the purchase of Sri Pertiwi Samariang Avenue homes under the Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government’s Housing Deposit Assistance Scheme (HDAS) initiative. Deputy Minister Michael Tiang Ming Tee shared that the scheme was in collaboration with developer Hornbill Network Consortium. “The
KUCHING: The effectiveness of the government’s witness protection programmes can be enhanced by speeding up the establishment of nationwide branches of the Protection Division of the Prime Minister’s Department. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said despite the Protection Division