KUCHING: The RM700 figure announced in the Sarawak Budget for media practitioners was intended as a formula to determine contributions to registered media associations, rather than a direct payment to individual journalists. Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department (Corporate Affairs, Information and UKAS), Datuk Abdullah Saidol, said the announcement
KUCHING: Members of the public, government officers and media practitioners should be equipped with basic emergency response skills such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED), said Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department (Corporate Affairs, Information and UKAS), Datuk Abdullah Saidol. He said such
KUCHING: The Sarawak Consumers Association (PPS) has urged the developer and management of an apartment building in Kuching to immediately rectify faults in its fire warning system after residents raised concerns about a malfunctioning emergency alarm. In a statement, PPS said the issue came to light after its president, Dr
KUCHING: The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) declaration of a 6.15 per cent dividend for 2025 for both Conventional and Syariah accounts reflects continued resilience in fund management and remains strong by historical standards, said Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (SHEDA) advisor, Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. Sim, who is
IT is the time of the year again when EPF contributors are eagerly awaiting this year’s dividend announcement, hoping for returns that will strengthen their retirement savings and reflect steady fund performance. Undoubtedly, the rate will influence financial planning decisions for millions of members nationwide. To find out the excitement
KUCHING: i-CATS University College is launching a community-based solar outreach initiative to equip secondary school students in Sarawak with hands-on technical skills in renewable energy. The programme, titled ‘Solar Futures – Empowering Schools through Training and Innovation’, is funded by the IEEE Electron Devices Society (IEEE EDS), aiming to expose
KUCHING: Sarawak’s target of attracting five million visitors this year is within reach following encouraging growth in tourist arrivals and tourism receipts in January 2026 compared to the same period last year. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, said the strong start
KUCHING: Next week’s technical meeting under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council will not address matters which are now before the Federal Court. In stating this, Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the petition filed by the Sarawak government in the
KUCHING: The Women’s Wing of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) has expressed full support for the Sarawak government’s petition before the Federal Court seeking judicial determination on the constitutional validity and continued applicability of three federal petroleum laws in relation to the state. The petition concerns the Petroleum Development Act 1974,
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng has voiced support for the Sarawak Government’s decision to file a petition in the Federal Court seeking constitutional clarification on the applicability of three federal petroleum laws in the state. The petition concerns the Petroleum Development Act 1974, the