Saturday, 27 December 2025

Author: Tania Lam

Ensuring safe habitat for wildlife

The Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) maintains a keen focus on its comprehensive forest restoration plans which benefit nature as well as local communities. Its director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said among these plans was to conserve and increase the coverage of forested area in Malaysia through enrichment planting, adding that forested

Restoring, conserving our forests

The International Day of Forests, which is celebrated every year on March 21, is over, but integrated efforts to restore and conserve existing forests are never-ending. Restoration improves not only forest quantity and quality but also food security, air and water quality, climate change for the better, and more. The

Abang Johari appreciates Perikatan Nasional’s support

BARAM: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is grateful that Perikatan Nasional (PN) will fully support Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the coming state election. “If people want to help us, we welcome it. If people want to fight us, we fight back,” he said in response to

Rural communities now part of global digital village

BARAM: The communities at Long Terawan, Kampung Malinau, and Kampung Batu Bungan, are fortunate as they are now part of the global digital village along with the digital community in major cities and trade centres around the world, says Mulu assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala. “This is all possible because of

Orang Ulu told GPS-led government guarantees development

BARAM: The Orang Ulu community must be alongside the government so that they will have a voice and power to develop their area, says Mulu assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala. He said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg was a leader who fulfilled promises made to the people, as

Villagers want river protected for spawning fish

BARAM: The people of Long Terawan are hoping that the nearby Likau Mayoh River would be gazetted as a protected area for the spawning of tapah fish. On their behalf, Councillor Garry Hassim Wan said the spawning of tapah fish takes place in the river every year. “We need conservation

RM400,000 for heritage centre in Long Terawan

BARAM: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has approved an allocation of RM400,000 for the development of a gallery or heritage centre at Long Terawan. The intended purpose of this centre is to display historical artefacts as well as awards won by locals, including in water sports such

Internet not for slandering and inciting hatred

BARAM: The people are reminded to put the internet to good use because like a double-edged sword it can kill. “The internet is like a knife. When we cook, we use a knife to chop vegetables, slice fish, and so on. But if a knife is misused, it can kill,”

RM200 mln for Sarawak Rural Broadband Network at 150 sites

BARAM: A fund of RM200 million has been allocated for the Sarawak Rural Broadband Network (MYSRBN) to be implemented by the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) at 150 locations. In pointing out that the state government is using this to bridge the rural-urban digital development gap, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi

Pandemic strengthens China-Sarawak ties

KUCHING: China and Sarawak have fostered great friendship ties over the years, providing mutual benefits to both sides. To this day, this promising relationship continues to blossom. It can be said that the Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened this bond between China and Sarawak even further. Each side has compassionately provided