KUCHING: Everyone is invited to join the Kampung Ta-ee Gawai 2024 celebration on the first day of Gawai. Centred at Balu Tuda, the village head’s house, at Kilometre 6 of Baki-Riih Road, accessible via the new Baki Bazaar on Mile 32 of the Kuching-Serian Road, the celebration will offer an
KUCHING: Communication satellite technology may soon provide an alternative to traditional methods of delivering communication services, according to the Minister of Communication, Fahmi Fadzil. “This new technology is interesting and, if commercialised, could connect remote areas to communication networks without the need for telecommunications towers,” he told a press conference
KUCHING: The federal government is set to introduce a WhatsApp Chatbot for users to verify the authenticity of shared news in a bid to address the spread of unverified information and fake news on WhatsApp. Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the initiative aims to combat the dissemination of misinformation through
KUCHING: The signing of the Sarawak Multimedia Authority Rural Telecommunication (SMART) 600 Multi Operator Core Network (MOCN) agreement will enhance connectivity and the overall user experience in rural areas in Sarawak. Utilities and Telecommunications Minister Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi said to achieve a high income economy for both the state
KUCHING: The Legal Aid Department (LAD) has launched another Justice on Wheels (JoW) to provide access to justice to all walks of life at the Sarawak State Library Building. According to Sarawak Federal Secretary Datuk Ahmad Nadzri Mohd Hassan, the JoW programme is a platform for the people to seek
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is pressing ahead with its demand that the federal government return the right to collect stamp duty. According to Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, the governments are in negotiations so that revenue from stamp duty collection is given to Sarawak since land
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari welcomes Universiti Malaya (UM) to set up its off-campus law faculty in Sarawak. He said the faculty could include curriculum on Native Customary Rights (NCR) land, Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report, Cobbold Commission Report and traditional law as elective
KUCHING: Sarawak is in need of people of various talents and expertise to further flourish its new economy. In stating this, Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that be it Sarawakians or people from the Peninsula, they are all welcome to aid in developing Sarawak. “We
SIMANGGANG: The Sungai Sengkuang Concrete Bridge, completed in 2022, has been officially opened. According to its assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, the bridge, which was part of the Rural Transformation Project (RTP) and cost RM200,000, has significantly benefited residents by enhancing their agricultural activities and improving their standard of living.
KUCHING: The salary increment for the state civil servants will be announced in the fourth quarter, sometime within October to December, after the Federal Government table their Budget for 2025. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg clarified that the announcement for the increment had to be postponed
