KUCHING: Poaching of endangered bears is strictly prohibited, the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has stressed. “Anyone caught hunting or trading` any bear or animal parts, for whatever reason, will be severely punished,” SFC said in a statement yesterday. It was responding to recent news reports that China had approved the
KUCHING: Constant fake news on social media are inciting hatred for and misunderstanding of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and state government leaders. A political secretary to the chief minister, Michael Tiang, who made this observation, called for the immediate elimination of such fake news as they hampered the fight against
KUCHING: Education, Science and Technological Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee was telling the truth when he said that Covid-19 relief funds did not go into the bank account of his Nangka service centre. In stating this, Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said a
KUCHING: The opposition leaders who had accused Education, Science and Technological Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee of controlling the Covid-19 relief funds failed to turn up at a rendezvous yesterday. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said Dr Annuar had personally invited
KUCHING: The second package of Sarawakku Sayang Assistance will eventually trigger all the supply-chains to move towards recovery and contribute to the state’s economic growth. Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industry Terminal and Entrepreneur Development (Mintred) Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais said the package was inclusive of everyone involved
KUCHING: The state government has set aside RM1.5mil for the Sarawak Farmers Organisation to buy produce from smallholders. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the government acknowledged the fact that with the Covid-19 pandemic and the enforcement of the movement control order, farmers and fishermen faced problems
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded another Covid-19 fatality yesterday, bringing the total death cases in the state to 13. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) revealed that the 13th case is a 23-year-old female student of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) who lived in Kota Samarahan. Both her parents were also tested positive
KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) encourages the implementation of e-Bazaar market places as an alternative following the cancellation of Ramadan and Gawai bazaars throughout the state. The e-Bazaar approach is a response to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s call to food operators to utilise the internet to
TATAU: Tatau District is still free from Covid-19, said Native Laws and Customs Assistant Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai. Amidst growing number of cases in other districts, he was thankful the district was still listed as a green zone. He reminded everyone that it was their responsibility to ensure that
Tourist couple homeward bound after being stranded at Damai Beach Resort KUCHING: Two tourists, who have been stranded at Damai Beach Resort here for several weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control order (MCO), are finally getting to go home. Damai Beach Resort (DBR) general manager Muhammad