Sarawak youth not in favour of move to up retirement age KOTA SAMARAHAN: Youths in the state disagree with the proposal to increase the retirement age limit from 60 to 65 in the country. Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran recently said his ministry would consider such a proposal as was
MIRI: Sarawak Fruit Enterprise’s keropok dabai debuted at the Direct Sales from Farm (Jualan Terus Dari Ladang) Carnival held at the Bintang MegaMall here yesterday. According to the company business development manager Chuo Nang Ling, the keropok (cracker) was produced following an idea from an officer with the Kuching Agricultural
KUCHING: The first ever Direct Sales From The Farm (JTDL) programme in Miri will take place at Bintang Mega Mall on Aug 23 to 25. Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) deputy director-general (Operations) Zainal Abidin Yang Razalli said this programme would open up business opportunities to the participants. He said Fama
KUCHING: A total of 22,580 borrowers of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) in Sarawak has failed to repay their loan. PTPTN general manager Yussuf Chik said the total number of borrowers in the state was 74,278 and 51,698 of the total had successfully repaid. “The corporation collaborates with
KUCHING: A total of 5,000 motorcyclists join the Gawai Raya 2019 celebration at the Old State Legislative Assembly (DUN) yesterday. Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said the programme which saw the gathering of youth is a major change for the state. “When I was a kid,
KUCHING: Hydrogen-powered buses hoping to make their inaugural run are stalled. The operators are excited about wanting to have these buses on the road but are forced to wait. Apparently, the permit to allow their use in the state has yet to be issued. “We are waiting for the permit from
