KUCHING: Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Willie Mongin will continue to urge the federal government to review the policy regarding Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel. He said this was necessary, particularly improving the pay scale in recognition of their evolving roles as frontliners during the movement control order
KUCHING: Parents who send their children to taska and nurseries registered under the Sarawak Social Welfare Department can apply for a subsidy of RM180 from the department. In announcing this, Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the subsidy was implemented under the
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry is finalising its standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the resumption of tadika (kindergartens and pre-schools) in Sarawak. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the ministry was waiting for the announcement of the SOPs for tadika resumption from the
KUCHING: Whether or not Sarawakian Muslims would be allowed to perform the haj in Mecca this year is yet to decided, said Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) president Datuk Misnu Taha. He said the state’s Islamic Council was waiting for the relevant decision from the federal government. “So far we have
KUCHING: Lubok Antu MP Jugah Muyang’s decision to leave Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and supporting the PN-GPS coalition was a smart move, said Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan. The Balai Ringin assemblyman believed that Jugah had made the decision with his constituents’ welfare at heart. “If
KUCHING: Freezing new applications for liquor licences alone cannot eliminate drink driving, said Bintulu Member of Parliament and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Tiong King Sing. “The real key to solving the problem of drink driving still lies in the national education system and more severe penalties as deterrence,”
KUCHING : Celebrating this year’s Gawai without everyone under one roof has indeed been a heartache. Thanks to technology, many families today, especially those residing in the city, can utilise video calls to meet their children, loved ones and friends, far and near celebrating Gawai amid the Covid-19 pandemic. But
KUCHING: The Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development (Mintred) will be launching its first e-commerce platform masterplan to motivate entrepreneurs venturing into digital economy. Its Assistant Minister Datuk Naroden Majais said the ministry had finalised the development of the e-commerce platform and would be launching
KUCHING: Only a small portion of the road to Kampung Sapit, one of the Bidayuh villages located at the foot of the Ulu Padawan hills near Sarawak-Kalimantan border, has been paved. The rest of the road is still unpaved and surfaced with gravel. Work to improve the road had to
KUCHING: Gawai Dayak for the Bidayuh Biya community of Kampung Sapit in Ulu Padawan was no less meaningful despite the restriction on ‘ngabang’ (house-to-house visits by celebrators) due to the conditional movement control order (CMCO). This year’s celebration was toned down with small gatherings where social distancing was practised while