Saturday, 3 January 2026

Author: Tania Lam

Use tech to up productivity: CM

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has urged the civil service to utilise technology to enhance productivity and service delivery. He said that the implementation of technology to connect various administrative levels of state, division and district would improve efficiency. “With all these being connected through technology,

Wage subsidy a good one: DUBS

KUCHING: The Sarawak Chamber of Bumiputera Entrepreneurs (DUBS) has welcomed the various initiatives provided in the government’s National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) to boost the economy post Covid-19. “This recovery plan has been much anticipated since businesses will need a few months before they can reach their pre conditional movement

Be a wise consumer: Dr Chin

KUCHING: Be a wise consumer. Select raw materials or food products which are clean and of quality from the market for your family or customers. This is the advice of Sarawak Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing to the public on Saturday in his World Food Safety Day message.

A good one, says business chamber

KUCHING: Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok has commended the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana), pointing out that one of the plan’s highlights was the government’s commitment in tackling the problem of unemployment. He noted that according to Prime Minister Tan Sri

Efficient delivery system of incentives vital: Wee

KUCHING: The delivery system for government initiatives aimed at alleviating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic must be efficient and streamlined so that the people can benefit from these incentives as soon as possible, said Federation of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Chinese Associations president Datuk Richard Wee. He said

Economy will grow post Covid-19

KUCHING: The state’seconomy will grow post Covid-19, especially with the implementation of technology, said Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) board member Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani. He said that like any economic recession, a downward trend might have to be endured before the economy picked up. “The possibility

Starting digital economy earlier fortunate for Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak is on the right track in its pursuit of the digital economy, and it is fortunate to have started its journey a few years earlier. Had the state just started the journey now during the current Covid-19 pandemic, many problems would likely have come up. “The objective of

For the good of their kids

Early childhood education institutions, parents to cooperate for children’s safety KUCHING: With the expected end of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) approaching, more relaxations to various sectors have been introduced gradually – including the reopening of taska (childcare centres) in Sarawak starting June 9. The concerns of parents over

Union welcomes policy changes

KUCHING: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak welcomed the announcement by Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob that the nation is expected to see changes in the policy of foreign worker employment as well as curbing the entry of illegal immigrants post Covid-19. “We hope that there

A promising long-term goal

REDUCING FOREIGN WORKERS KUCHING: The government’s move to reduce dependence on foreign workers has been described as a promising long-term goal. Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok in supporting the move said some painful adjustments were to be anticipated in the short