KUCHING: The Biperoh community in Penrissen area has been urged to be proactive and work closely with the government to make the area economically vibrant. Community leader penghulu Richard Deho also said the village headmen (ketua kampung) should work closely with their state assemblyman for the constituency (Datuk Dr Jerip
PUNCAK BORNEO: Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil yesterday morning paid his last respects to the two victims of a road accident that happened near Kampung Kembug, Jalan Puncak Borneo on Thursday. Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin also paid his respects to the victims later in the evening. Sarik Susis, 55,
KUCHING: The hydroelectric lakes of Bakun, Murum, Baleh and Batang Ai are potential sites to be developed into tourism and leisure destinations, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. However, to develop and turn these into popular tourist destinations like Lake Como in Italy would take time, planning
KUCHING: Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders are pushing Sarawak to the wall and making lives for Sarawakians very difficult, hard and tough, said a political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. He said PH leaders should know that without Sarawak and Sabah, there was no Malaysia. He added up till now, the PH
KUCHING: The Lions Club of Kuching-Kota Samarahan recently held a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration with the residents of Salvation Army Girls’ Home. It was held under the leadership of Lion Rose Tan and Lion Marie Kria with a team of the Lions Club’s members. The event was aimed at promoting racial
KUCHING: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Sarawak has set up its Women’s Wing (Srikandi) and Youth Wing (Armada) in its efforts to reach out to women and youths. Pribumi Sarawak leadership committee (BPN) head Jaziri Alkaf Suffian said the party has also appointed six division heads in the parliamentary constituencies of
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has told Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to play honest politics. “Let’s play honest politics for once, otherwise Malaysia will never be a fully united country,” said Masing who is Sarawak Infrastructure and Ports Development Minister and president of
Reactions to federal government’s decision to appoint own community leaders in Sarawak KUCHING: Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said yesterday Sarawak would not allow nor agree to the Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government idea of having two headmen administering one longhouse. Among the Dayak community, especially the Iban, Masing
KUCHING: The Challenge Cup semifinals is going to be an acid test for Sarawak as they struggle for a place in the Premier League. The team qualified for the Challenge Cup but will have to play in the Premier League play-off match — losing which means demotion to next year’s M3
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister and Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said the Umno-PAS union is not a new thing as they have done it before. “They had done it in the past and there is no reason why they won’t do it again for