KUCHING: Honey bee and stingless bee farming has the potential for expansion. This is because Sarawak has the advantage in terms of diversity of natural resources. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the kelulut (stingless bee) industry was estimated to exceed RM60mil and expected to increase every
KUCHING: The Ministry of Urban Development and Natural Resources (MUDeNR) will review existing policies, laws, regulations and procedures to ensure that they keep up with current development and needs. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the ministry has successfully formulated and implemented several policies in recent
KUCHING: As Sarawak moves towards a digital economy, it must be ready to face challenges and unsolved issues which come with it. This was pointed out by Emeritus Professor of World Competitiveness at Institute of Management Development (IMD) Lausanne, Professor Stephane Garelli when he delivered his keynote presentation on ‘The
KUCHING: Sarawak should introduce digital learning in schools as early as possible. Emeritus Professor of World Competitiveness at Institute of Management Development (IMD) Lausanne, Professor Stéphane Garelli made the recommendation at the International Digital Economy Conference Sarawak (IDECS) 2020 held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here on Wednesday (Oct
KUCHING: Sacofa Sdn Bhd (Sacofa), the leading ICT infrastructure company in Sarawak, has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). These are strategic collaborations to further enhance and broaden the coverage of telecommunications services in Sarawak. The first MoU was inked with Danawa Resources Sdn Bhd (Danawa) while the other was
KUCHING: Sarawakians must learn to adapt and pivot into grabbing opportunities available in moving forward after Covid-19 pandemic. Zuckerberg Media founder and chief executive officer, Randi Zuckerberg said that there were massive opportunities in e-commerce right now. “During the lockdown period, there was a major spike in e-commerce that it
ENDOWMENT FUND SARAWAK KUCHING: A total of 18,222 Sarawakian babies have registered for the Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) as of Sept 28. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the number was equivalent to 83 percent of Sarawakian babies eligible for the aid.
KABONG: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has listed four important elements which will bring victory to the party. They are experienced and active candidates; the party’s strength with membership of 342,587; preparedness of the party’s machinery and the women movement’s taskforces; as well as
SIBU: Rather than forming a new government, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition would focus on maintaining and ensuring the stability of the existing federal government. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) secretary-general Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said the GPS is already part of the government of the day and thus, he
KAPIT: Sarawakians are smart enough to know what is real or otherwise regarding information disseminated on social media. In stating this, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg noted that there were certain quarters trying to spread lies and inaccurate information in order to discredit the state government. “For