KOTA SAMARAHAN: Phase One of the Samarahan Boulevard project has progressed smoothly, with Phase Two expected to begin next year. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the boulevard, touted to be the largest in Sarawak, was being developed in stages and was
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Samarahan Food and Cultural Festival 2025 (SFCF2025) will return from Nov 21 to 29, bringing together Samarahan’s rich food and cultural heritage in a 10-day showcase. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the festival would feature traditional dishes and
MARUDI: A total of three million hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land had been surveyed under Section 6 of the Sarawak Land Code as of September this year. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the Land and Survey Department had also gazetted 2.3 million hectares from that
MARUDI: The Miri-Marudi-Mulu and Long Panai-Long Lama (MMMLL) road project is set to drive development in northern Sarawak, with completion targeted within the next three years. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the RM3.8-billion project would significantly improve connectivity for longhouse communities through a 142-kilometre main stretch, including
MARUDI: Former logging roads in the northern region would be upgraded to public roads by 2030 under a state-led initiative, says Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the initiative would address long-standing issues faced by rural communities who had been relying on poorly maintained and
MARUDI: The RM3.8-billion Miri-Marudi, Marudi-Mulu (Kuala Melinau) and Long Panai-Long Lama road project, dubbed as MMMLL, reflected Sarawak’s economic strength and its capacity to fund and deliver major infrastructure on its own. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the 142-kilometre project was not mere rhetoric but
SIBU: A total of 60 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) kits worth about RM1.2 million, contributed by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), will be distributed to schools across Sarawak starting January next year. Education, Innovation and Talent Development Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee said the initiative marked an important
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has called on Teochew youths to balance cultural pride with innovation, describing them as the bridge between heritage and progress. Culture, he said, must not remain in the past but must live, breathe and evolve with time. “While holding fast
BELAWAI: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has deployed a team to Kuala Belawai to verify the authenticity of a substance believed to be ambergris, or whale vomit, recently discovered by a local fisherman. SFC confirmed that a scientific verification process is currently underway, following reports of the rare find by
KUCHING: The mother of award-winning singer Hafiz Suip, Halizawati Salleh, passed away at a hospital here last night (Nov 10) due to complications from long-term diabetes. She was 62. It is understood that the late died at 9.40 pm, after several days of hospitalisation. She had been battling chronic diabetes
