KUCHING: Petronas must pay the five per cent petroleum sales tax imposed by Sarawak or face the music, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. He reiterated that if Petronas refused to pay, the state would bring the matter to court for arbitration. “Sarawak has the state constitution and its own
KUCHING: There should have been no more haze after 2017, if only the assurance by the Indonesian authorities were fulfilled. Former Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the Indonesian delegation in 2017 assured Asean ministers that there would be no haze from 2017
KUCHING: Sarawak squad made it to the semifinals of the Challenge Cup despite playing a scoreless draw against JDT II at the Sarawak Stadium in Petra Jaya, here, Thursday night. The Crocs finished second place in Group A and qualified for the semifinals of the tournament together with JDT II,
KUCHING: The international community must pressure Indonesia to stop irresponsible oil palm plantations from conducting open burning, says Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. “Jakarta does not feel it because the wind doesn’t blow that way, so they do not symphatise with us,” said Masing, lamenting that the
KUCHING: Sarawak Premier League squad only need a draw to qualify for the semifinals of the Challenge Cup tournament.The team’s fate will be decided in tonight’s match against JDT II at the Sarawak Stadium in Petra Jaya, here. However, Sarawak’s team coach Mohamad Denny Da’ail is optimistic that his players
KUCHING: Sarawak is doing it right — that no religious extremists and bigots to be allowed into the state. A political analyst Datuk Peter Minos said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has nailed it in saying that Sarawak does not want any religious extremist and bigot from
KUCHING: Lack of cash flow is among the main obstacles faced by Bumiputera contractors in completing big projects awarded to them. This was told by Works Ministry corporate planning division secretary Zureen Zubir. Zureen said for Bumiputera contractors to be effective in their project delivery, they must have sufficient amount
KUCHING: One of Malaysia’s giant corporate bodies OBYU Holdings through Yayasan OBYU donated two units of computers and a printer to PPDK Hidup Mesra Teng Bukap. A simple handover ceremony was held at OBYU Holdings office at Jalan Ban Hock here yesterday. Following this first collaboration with PPDK Hidup Mesra
KUCHING: The chance is still wide open for Kuching FA squad to emerge as M3 League champions, provided they win their remaining 10 matches. Kuching FA are currently second in the league behind Kelantan United and have 10 more matches (four away six home) to play while Kelantan United have
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing explained that he was just saying that the state government is looking at its constitutional rights pertaining to state assets which the federal government has been administrating over the years. “I am not a lawyer but there are laws passed