Sarawak lures Swedish firm with natural resources

KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has urged the Swedish company Holmen AB to expand its operations in Sarawak. He highlighted the state’s abundant forest plantation resources and competitive green energy tariffs as key advantages for establishing a thermo mechanical pulp mill. In a statement, Awang Tengah’s proposal aims to leverage Sarawak’s […]
Sarawak stands firm on SST

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will stand firm on its imposition of the five per cent State Sales Tax (SST) on petroleum products even though oil prices are plummeting worldwide due to lack of demand. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said it […]