KUCHING: The late economist Datuk Dr Madeline Berma’s work on economics and poverty was shaped by lived experience, from childhood hardship to a career built on field research, said Dr Lutfan Jaes. The Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) Pusat Pengajian Umum dan Kokurikulum dean said Madeline will always be
KUCHING: The ringgit’s rally to around 4.04 against the US dollar — its strongest level in nearly five years — has caught the attention of external observers, but what matters most now is whether Malaysia can sustain that strength, said Dr Carmelo Ferlito. The chief executive officer of the Centre
KUCHING: The passing of a respected economist, Datuk Dr Madeline Berma, is a significant loss to Malaysia’s intellectual and policy community, said Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Raduan Che Rose. The Majlis Profesor Negara (MPN) President said she was an economist of depth and conscience whose work consistently reminded Malaysians to
KUCHING: Malaysia’s post-war development stands as a notable success story, but a new chapter published by Oxford University Press argues that the country’s state-centred yet market-reliant model may now be approaching its limits. Titled Fragmented Personalistic Capitalism in Malaysia, the scholarly work appears as Chapter 3 in Southeast Asia’s Development:
KUCHING: The reduction of travel time between Kuching and Sri Aman to about one hour could reshape where economic growth concentrates in Sarawak, potentially shifting investment patterns beyond the state capital, said Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) senior lecturer Dr Dzul Hadzwan Husaini. He said the shorter travel time should be
KUCHING: MARA’s entrepreneurship support programmes in Sarawak generated RM123.1 million in sales and created 2,120 job opportunities, reflecting strong outcomes from funding and capacity-building efforts across the state. Rural and Regional Development Deputy Minister Datuk Rubiah Wang said the Sarawak-level MARA Entrepreneur Awards Ceremony (AURA) 2024–2025 was organised to recognise
KUCHING: A Sarawak record set in 2016 is being chased the slow way – early miles, long runs, and a disciplined schedule built around office hours. To break it, Andy Yeo said he needs to maintain a race pace of about 3 minutes 47 seconds per kilometre across 42.195km at
KUCHING: Replanting forests and expanding community-based planting could become a practical part of Sarawak’s green value chain, with reforestation linked to carbon trading and fast-growing trees channelled into biomass and, ultimately, green energy, Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof said. The Deputy Prime Minister said Sarawak’s focus includes opening up 80 plantations
KUCHING: Bintulu Port has strong potential to grow into a larger regional gateway if plans to link Sarawak’s logistics network with Kalimantan and Sabah move from the study stage to execution, Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof said. The Deputy Prime Minister said discussions have focused on optimising Bintulu Port’s operations by
Sarawak’s cost pressures and development gaps cannot be separated from distance, logistics and access, with transport costs alone varying sharply between towns and remote areas, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof said. Speaking during a forum session titled ‘Exploring Sarawak’s Future: The Fourth Madani Budget & RMK13 as Catalysts