KUCHING: The government will always strive to provide fair and reasonable compensation to landowners whose properties are affected by development projects, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He assured that any land acquisition was done in accordance with the provisions of the State Land Code
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh’s claim that Sarawak government has settled for RM2 billion instead of RM6.775 billion with Petronas is ‘highly erroneous’ and ‘grossly questionable’. According to five Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) branches in Sibu, Wong had misled the people of Sarawak
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) appears to reject the development of rural areas and denying the people who desire and need such development. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said this was evident since the party’s president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh and vice-president Johnical Rayong Ngipa opposed the
KUCHING: Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) Sarawak has made a donation to the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) to purchase food stuff for councillors during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period until June 9. “The food will help the MPKS councillors because they are not receiving any meeting allowance during
SECOND TRUNK ROAD KUCHING: Assistant Urban Development and Resources Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh has countered Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh and PSB Youth chief Dr Johnical Rayong Ngipa’s recent statements that the proposed Second Trunk Road project is redundant, labelling their statements as ‘irresponsible’.
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy call from State Education director Dr Azhar Ahmad at the former’s office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Petra Jaya here yesterday. The visit was in conjunction with the end of Azhar’s tenure after serving for a year and a
KUCHING: The building of the state’s second trunk road is one of the ways of closing the rural-urban developmental gap. “The road facilitates the eradication of poverty and the opening up of native customary rights (NCR) land for agricultural purposes,” said Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Youth chief, Gerald Rentap Jabu,
KUCHING: The State Library in Sibu will be holding a motivational talk titled ‘Belajar Dari Rumah: Persediaan Normal Baharu’ (Learning from Home: Preparation for the New Normal) live via their official Facebook page (@pustaka.sarawak). The talk will be streamed live on Monday (May 18) at 2.30pm, delivered by Ahmad Faizal
KUCHING: Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad (Alliance Bank) announced yesterday that it will reduce its base rate, base lending rate, and base financing rate by 50 basis points effective today. The bank’s base rate will be lowered from 3.32 percent p.a. to 2.82 percent p.a., and base lending rate and base
KUCHING: During the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period, civil servants and essential service staff living in a different district from their place of work need only show their department pass or letter from their employer to travel between home and work. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas
