KUCHING: Kuching’s drainage will see improvements, particularly around Padang Merdeka and Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) as part of the state government’s effort to develop the city in stages, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “We have a master plan for urban drainage. We will look at the
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg will be officiating at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Archaeology (ICA) on Sept 26, revealed Sarawak Museum Department acting director Suria Bujang. He added that Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi and his Sarawak counterpart Datuk
KUCHING: A two-day seminar on “Recent Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS) Developments and Updates, Accounting for Income Tax – Back to Basics, and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) (Amendment) Act 2018” will be held by Ernst & Young (EY) on September 11 and 12 at Hilton Kuching here. “Property developers and
KUCHING: Perhaps, instead of completely abolishing the Public Service Pensions Scheme, certain provisions of the present Pension Act can be considered for amendment, suggested Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak chairman Mohamad Ibrahim Hamid. “The Pension Act is still in force. What is the Act for then if there is
KUCHING: The award-winning Ola Bola: The Musical opened to a full house of approximately 2,000 in the audience on Friday night at Stadium Perpaduan here. The audience was enthralled by the captivating theatrical show which featured the efforts of Malaysian national football team Harimau Malaya to qualify for the 1980
KUCHING: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak expressed shock over director-general of Public Services Datuk Seri Borhan Dolah’s statement on Wednesday that starting next year, new appointments in the public service may no longer be made under the permanent and pensionable schemes.
KUCHING: The state government will review the Port Authorities Ordinance 1961 in a bid to consolidate all ports in Sarawak. “There are areas in the Ordinance that we have to look at to meet the demands of modern ports,” Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg told reporters after
KUCHING: Treading on racial or religious issues especially for political gain is like walking among live land mines, said Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women chief Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie. “Malaysia is a plural society so if you are unlucky enough to step on one ‘mine’, you’d likely get blown
KUCHING: The various pros and cons of retiring at 65 instead of 60 currently should be weighed before any change is made. Last Monday (Sept 2), Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran said the government would study a suggestion by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) to raise the mandatory retirement
KUCHING: Some are for the increase of the retirement age to 65, while some are against it. Stick to the current retirement age, said Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) president Munan Laja. “At this age, they (civil servants/workers) should be ready enough to retire,” he told New Sarawak Tribune yesterday. On