BELADIN: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg wants the gula apong (nipah palm sugar) industry in Kampung Tambak to be developed as soon as possible. Beting Maro assemblyman Razaili Gapor, when making the statement, said efforts to develop the industry were highly emphasised by the chief minister as
LACHAU: The search for one Reggie Jumbu, a 56-year-old man who went missing last Thursday at Sungai Tatai in Empili, Sri Aman was called off yesterday afternoon due to lack of clues. The operation was unsuccessful after a search within a radius of 10 kilometres inland and six kilometres along
BELADIN: Serious youth involvement in modern agricultural development has to be continuously pushed to ensure that the state government could get two million hectares of land utilised for agriculture. Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said that each area had its strong points,
BELADIN: The Sarawak government via its Agriculture Department is expected to sign more Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the private sector to market Sarawak’s agricultural products globally. Assistant Agriculture Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail added that so far, the department had signed MoUs with 15 leading companies. He said
BETONG: The Sarawak government does not agree to Kratom farming or locally known as ketum in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said although the Federal government wanted to approve ketum farming, but at the state-level it cannot be done. “They want to legalise ketum, supposedly
LINGGA: The Sarawak government is now waiting for the defendant’s statement from Petronas, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. She said this when asked by reporters about the latest status of the suit filed by the
SPAOH: The Islamic Religious Trust Board of Spaoh (Lakis) expects work to relocate about 200 graves threatened by erosion in Serai Muslim Community Cemetery to take about a week. Its chairman Dr Abang Ismail Abang Julhi said Lakis has allocated Dec 16 to 21 to do the job, subject to
BETONG: Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Nanga Ajau has been selected by Scania for the implementation of its master sustainability project in support of efforts to conserve nature. The selection of SK Nanga Ajau makes it Scania’s first in Sarawak and the third in Malaysia. Scania Southeast Asia business development director Ian
BETONG: Betong Fire and Rescue Station (Bomba) welcomes study tour programmes from schoolchildren and preschoolers as a platform to develop children’s interest in firefighting. According to Betong Bomba operating officer PBK I Henry Jugah, the study tour would also expose the children on what to do in the event of
BETONG: Efforts to establish Saribas Agro Park can begin once a road leading to it has been completed, said Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam. According to him, the Suri-Tuie road is currently being built at a cost of RM42 million provided by the state government as announced by Chief Minister