SERIAN: The Sarawak government is targeting to increase the self-sufficient level (SSL) for rice production to 60 per cent by 2030. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) report, Deputy Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Martin Ben said Sarawak had achieved 38 per cent rice production
KUCHING: Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen has hit out at Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun’s rejection of the motion to discuss the seizure of Petronas’ subsidiaries by the Sulu sultanate’s descendants on the grounds of sub judice as ‘absurd’ and ‘ridiculous’. He pointed out that the matter is in
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a business zakat amounting to RM1.8 million from the Bintulu Port Authority (LPB) on behalf of Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) for the year 2022. The handig-over was done by LPB’s assistant general manager Operations) Zakhir Khan Yusop during the
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from the new Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Kuching, Xing Weiping. According to a statement, the visit on Tuesday (July 19) was Xing’s first after his appointment on June 3. “This visit
LUNDU: Integrity needs to be inculcated and strengthened among civil servants working at Sarawak’s borders. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya said border control operations needed civil servants who have high integrity. “This is because when working at the borders, many activities will
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 367 new Covid-19 cases during Epid (epidemiological) Week 28 – a slight increase from Epid Week 27’s 326 cases. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) weekly report released on Monday (July 18), Kuching remained the state’s most affected district during Epid Weeks 28 and 27,
LUNDU: Friends of Rivers is one of the platforms that showcase the cooperation between the community and the Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB). “Friends of Rivers is important as it can be the eyes and ears of government agencies, to report any matter related to river safety and cleanliness. “Aside from
BINTULU: The Social Intervention: Sexual Education Awareness and Advocacy Programme (KAPS) is important to address the issue of teenage pregnancy. In stating this, Minister in the Premier’s Department Datuk John Sikie Tayai said the Sarawak government has set a key performance indicator (KPI) to reduce the number of teenage pregnancy
BINTULU: Farmers need to adopt modern agricultural technology to increase efficiency and productivity. “We need to be creative and innovative in our agriculture to get more yield and income,” Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom told farmers in the Kemena constituency. He
KUCHING: Civil servants can further improve their services to the rakyat by putting themselves in their shoes and empathising with them. In stating this, recently retired State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion said civil servants need to understand the rakyat’s problems, what they go through and understand their difficulties and