KUCHING: More funding is being made available to help tourism players quickly get back on their feet after the two-year Covid-19 enforced lull in the hope of reviving the industry. “This initiative is an impetus to revive the country’s tourism sector as soon as possible,” said Tourism, Arts and Culture
KUCHING: A political observer opines that the proposed establishment of Borneo Alliance with opposition Warisan of Sabah is an exercise at ambitious dreaming. Datuk Peter Minos said that the two failed parties (PSB and Warisan) have very little in common and are not consequential in fighting for Sabah and Sarawak
KUCHING: The Mosque Youth Carnival 2022 organised by State Mosque Welfare Trust Board (LAKMNS) was aimed at providing a platform for youths and teenagers to participate in healthy activities. According to LAKMNS deputy chief executive officer Mohamad Feisal Said, the three-day carnival (Mar 25 – 27) was an effort to
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) should re-evaluate its sincerity in protecting Sarawakians with the proposed formation of Borneo Alliance. Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom questioned PSB’s intention in bringing outsiders to bring down “our very own government”. “Other than that, we
KUCHING: Fifteen tahfiz schools (religious Muslim schools) under Persatuan Institusi Tahfiz (Pinta) Sarawak received RM15,000 each to help them upgrade their facilities. Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the special grant was an allocation given by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg for the Petra
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan is urging the government to look for alternative cures and measures to fight Covid-19 aside from vaccination. He said there were too many citizens unsuitable for inoculation due to health and religious reasons. “The government should give clear directives to those
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan attended a meeting between the Malaysian delegation and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce in Jakarta on Saturday. According to a statement, among the issues discussed were the issue of crossing the border between Sarawak and Kalimantan; the normalisation of trade on
KUCHING: The Pujut Link Interchange will open to the public by the end of this month, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. “The Public Works Department (JKR) Sarawak has informed that the flyover will be opened to the public at midnight on March 30. “This will reduce traffic
KUCHING: The Colorectal Cancer Awareness Programme held at Datuk Amar Hajah Juma’ani Welfare Centre was well-received by the public. The programme was organised by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UNIMAS and Sri Satok Senior Citizens Activity Centre (PAWE). “This programme is aimed to provide awareness of what colorectal
KUCHING: International visitors will be put under two categories once they reach Sarawak. According to the State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, the categories are those coming directly from Singapore and those who transit from international countries such as London, Australia, Germany, Japan, and others. “For