KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women Wing has expressed support for the state government’s efforts to push for natives in Sarawak to be properly recognised under the Federal Constitution. On Tuesday, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali
KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has welcomed a proposal to update the definition of natives of Sarawak in the Federal Constitution. “We support the proposal presented by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed
KUCHING: The natives of Sarawak cannot simply be lumped under the category of ‘others’ or ‘lain-lain’ as this is most demeaning to them, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. He emphasised that the 27 or more ethnic groups in Sarawak had names to their
KUCHING: It is simply not the time to hold a conventional election, be it a state or general election. The Election Commission (EC) must come up with proactive reforms to allow safer elections. “However, based on answers received in Parliament, the EC has been resting on its laurels and failed
KUCHING: The Serikin border post should be upgraded as an international gateway in view of the impending relocation of Indonesia’s capital to East Kalimantan. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said this upgrade would be able to complement business and trade between the two countries, namely Malaysia and Indonesia.
KUCHING: Once the Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC) is established, the Protection of Public Health Ordinance 1999 should be amended to broaden its scope and depth to enable the SIDC and local authorities to function as autonomous entities. “I think local authorities should take this opportunity to strengthen their role
KUCHING: It is simply not the time to hold a conventional election, be it a state or general election. The Election Commission (EC) must come up with proactive reforms to allow safer elections. “However, based on answers received in Parliament, the EC has been resting on its laurels and failed to
MIRI: Thus far, a total of 46,346 individual lots of native customary rights (NCR) land has been successfully surveyed for issuance of land titles under Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code (SLC). According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) on Tuesday (Sept 21), Deputy Chief
KUCHING: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a critical component that will help to put into perspective the recently launched Post Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030, said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. “The goals will guide the local authorities to focus on areas of
LIMBANG: The government remains committed in its efforts to improve communication facilities and further expand internet coverage in Sarawak. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) on Tuesday (Sept 21), Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the federal and Sarawak governments had