KUCHING: Inadequate drainage has been identified as the main cause of road damage in Sarawak, leading to sunken or uneven road surfaces, potholes, and erosion. Sarawak Public Works Department (PWD) director Dr Cassidy Morris said that effective drainage systems are essential to preserve the integrity and stability of road structures.
KUCHING: Gedong will see major development over the next two to three years, with key projects including a new mosque, integrated administrative centre and community hub already in early construction phases. Premier’s special representative in Gedong, Datuk Seri Naroden Majais, said these projects are part of a wider development strategy
THE addition of 17 seats in Sarawak’s State Legislative Assembly (DUN) would pave the way for the increase in parliamentary seats for the state. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this aligned with efforts to uphold the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). He
PADUNGAN assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen was ejected from the one-day special Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting on Monday (Jul 7). The ruling was made by DUN Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohammad Asfia Awang Nassar after the former refused to sit down and tried to interject during the debate by
THE Dewan Undangan Negeri (Composition of Membership) Bill, 2025, which seeks to increase the number of state seats from 82 to 99, was passed during the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) one-day special sitting today. The Bill was tabled by Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman
PADUNGAN assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen was ordered out of the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) during a special one-day sitting today (Jul 7). The ruling was made by DUN Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohammad Asfia Awang Nassar after Chong refused to sit down and tried to interject during the debate
SARAWAK Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar has dismissed allegations of gerrymandering raised by Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong. Asfia stressed that redelineation matters fall entirely under the jurisdiction of the Election Commission (EC), not the Sarawak government or the DUN. According to him, only
SARAWAK Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar has dismissed allegations of gerrymandering raised by Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong. Asfia stressed that redelineation matters fall entirely under the jurisdiction of the Election Commission (EC), not the Sarawak government or the DUN. He said only the
WITH Sarawak’s number of registered voters nearly doubling in just over a decade, the Dewan Undangan Negeri (Composition of Membership) Bill 2025 is a timely and strategic investment to address the state’s shifting demographic and governance needs. Lingga assemblywoman Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor said that in 2014, when the state
TAMIN assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang has proposed eight new state seats within the Selangau area for consideration under the Dewan Undangan Negeri (Composition of Membership) Bill 2025. He also suggested a new parliamentary seat, Bukit Buan, which was carved from Kakus and Tamin within the Selangau parliamentary boundary. Among the