KUCHING: The country’s laws must be respected to ensure that there is socio-political order, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said this when commenting on Democratic Action Party’s Dr Ting Tiong Choon disqualification as Pujut assemblyman yesterday. “The Federal Court made a decision
KUCHING: As of Monday (February 10), 74,613 applications for the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) had been received statewide. “Kuching is top of the list in terms of number of applications received at 19,515,” revealed Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “This is
LUNDU: A total of RM530,000 was allocated to Kampung Sileng Dayak under the Rural Transformation Projects (RTP). One of the projects was the RM180,000. Kampung Sileng Dayak jetty repair project. Implemented under the Public Works Department (JKR) by Youngstoum Enterprise through RTP 2019, it was completed within four months. The
KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) has embarked upon and expanded one of the state digital economy initiatives — to preserve Sarawak’s culture and heritage — through the first Ulu Baram Smart Heritage Strategic Plan and Action Plan 2020-2025 workshop themed ‘Rural Miri Smart Heritage’. A total of five holistic thrusts
KUCHING: The unique identity of Sarawakians in embracing each other regardless of racial background contributes to the character of Malaysia as a multiracial nation, said Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. He said that Sarawak was successful in getting all ethnicities to come together and build with
INTERVIEW Datuk Peter Minos has high hopes and expectations for Samarahan’s rapid development in the coming years. First appointed as Walikota of Samarahan District Council (SDC) in 2015, he later became chairman of the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) upon Samarahan’s upgrade in 2016. Located approximately 30km from Kuching city,
KUCHING: Safety measures are fully in place at Kuching International Airport (KIA) in efforts to prevent the novel Wuhan coronavirus from entering Sarawak. On a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching this week, a New Sarawak Tribune reporter noted that all passengers were given a health declaration form, which was
KUCHING: The construction of a flyover from the roundabout near Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) to Stutong would greatly alleviate the severe traffic congestion in Samarahan. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos believes that a flyover would solve 80 percent of traffic woes in the area. “This is
KUCHING: Samarahan has among the highest youth sex-related social problems in Sarawak, revealed Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos. He said that these included sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies in youths, adding that he had been informed of this by a Samarahan-based medical professional. “Now, Samarahan
KUALA LUMPUR: With the upcoming launch of D-Virtual Park just next month in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad (Serba Dinamik) already has greater plans in mind for its virtual reality (VR) theme park. The company’s group managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Dr Ir Mohd Abdul
