KUCHING: The reduction in the parliamentarian’s development allowance will encourage in-depth surveys to provide solutions to issues in each area. The founder of the Independent Council of Natives (ICON) Bill Jugah, said such a measure prompts the members of Parliament (MPs) to appropriately effectuate actual financing that goes to targeted segments
KUCHING: Sarawak Minister for Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development, Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom responded positively to Sarawak’s record-breaking revenue of RM11.9bil for the fiscal year 2022. As a Sarawakian, he said he was proud of the achievements by the Sarawak government under the able and visionary leadership
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) presented grants totalling RM14mil to 117 mission schools in Kuching, Sibu and Miri. Minister in-charge Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas presented the cheques at his office here today (Feb 3). Of the total, RM5.9mil was distributed to 49 schools run by the Kuching
KUCHING: Sarawak Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) is holding the NREB-SEB Environmental Practitioners Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop in conjunction with World Wetlands Day. The workshop is being held at Damai Beach Resort Kuching from Feb 1-3, with a total of 54 participants. The
KUCHING: World Wetlands Day is observed annually on Feb 2 to increase public awareness of wetlands and to emphasise the critical need for their conservation. In keeping with this year’s theme, “It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration” which highlights the urgent need to prioritise wetlands restoration, the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC)
KUCHING: A total of 89 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Sarawak overall during the fourth epidemiology (epid) week of this year, a slight dip from 110 cases the previous week. Of the total number of cases during the Epid Week 4, 83 were in categories one and two, while
LUNDU: Women are encouraged to take advantage of free breast and cervical cancer screenings at the Nur Sejahtera clinics under the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN). Federal Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri pointed out that the recently approved Mini Budget 2023 included
KUCHING: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof attended the ‘Malam Cinta Rasul’ programme in conjunction with Habib Ali Zaenal Abidin Al Hamid’s Dakwah Journey to Sarawak last night (Jan 28). Fadillah, who is also the Petra Jaya Member of Parliament (MP), was also joined by Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim
KUCHING: Teachers and parents have given their vote of approval to the Ministry of Education’s (MoE’s) pledge to give top priority to dilapidated schools throughout the state. It was reported that some 1,000 schools in Sarawak require remedial attention. Since the maintenance of a school’s physical condition falls under the
KUCHING: Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has withdrawn from contracts involving Kencana Healthcare Sdn Bhd’s (KHSB’s) specialist hospital project in Johor Bahru. The company in a statement on Friday (Jan 27) said it had issued a letter of withdrawal for the proposed engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contracts. The
