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
KUCHING: Sarawak’s revenue base is expected to continue to strengthen and increase to RM16 billion this year. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg based his confidence on the encouraging state economic performance in the first three months of this year. “At the recent Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
KUCHING: Media agencies in Sarawak can look forward to learning from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) during their upcoming visit in conjunction with the National Journalists’ Day (HAWANA). Kuching Divisional Journalists’ Association (KDJA) Deputy President Zulazhar Sheblee said Sarawakian journalists can gain valuable insights on news processing from the
BINTULU: The remaining construction work on the bridge crossing the Kemena River in Sebauh near here is progressing ahead of schedule. According to Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, the construction is 3.64 per cent ahead of its scheduled progress of 9.03 per cent. He added that the 728.56m
KUCHING: The National Journalists’ Day (HAWANA) is significant to increase public understanding on the importance of the media in delivering authentic and accurate information. Kuching Division Journalists’ Association (KDJA) president Ronnie Teo Teck Wei described the organisation of HAWANA 2024 as one of the platforms to remind the media practitioners
KUCHING: The Federal Court has commuted the death sentence on four prisoners to life imprisonment after allowing their review applications today (May14). Federal Court Judges Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang, Datuk Hanipah Farikullah and Datuk Nordin Hassan who sat in Kuching heard the review applications of the four prisoners and allowed their
KUCHING: There is a need to streamline the law on tourism to empower Sarawak to have a bigger right. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said when Malaysia was established back in 1963, the portfolio of tourism was not included in the federal
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will support any decision made by the Election Commission (EC) regarding the redelineation of parliamentary or state constituencies in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said it is time for redelineation as the last process was conducted over
THE Sarawak Museum Department is among 44 museum agencies from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and France participating in the national-level International Museum Day 2024 in Penang from May 12 to 22. Themed ‘Museum for Education and Research’, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the department will showcase an exhibition ‘Urang
