Harden visits Sri Aman Resident, Land and Survey Superintendent
SIMANGGANG: Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister cum Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis on Wednesday (Nov 18) visited Sri Aman Resident, Indit Bangai, to get updates on current developments. His second visit was to the Land and Survey Superintendent, Doris Synia, to discuss the status of land involved in development, especially on land perimeter survey under […]
RM3mln RTPs in Bawang Assan despite opposition constituency
SIBU: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government does not discriminate opposition-controlled constituencies. The Bawang Assan constituency was a good example whereby it received RM3mln worth of rural transformation projects (RTP) this year alone, said Romeo Christopher Tegong, a political secretary to the Chief Minister. Bawang Assan is currently held by Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) […]
Special incentive for Sarawak, federal civil service
THE Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government will provide a special financial incentive to Sarawak civil service officers and federal civil service officers in Sarawak in appreciation of their contribution and sacrifice in performing their duties professionally in these challenging circumstances. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said Sarawak civil service officers would […]
Amendment in line with MA63
THE amendment to the State Constitution is in line with the spirit of Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) to provide exclusive rights to Sarawakians in various state related matters. Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya (PBB-Jemoreng) said the amendment would also strengthen Sarawak’s autonomy as well as its stance on MA63. “The amendment would ensure that only those […]
Hypocrisy and double standards of opposition
KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)’s decision to vote against the amendment to the Constitution of Sarawak even after clarification was made, reflected their hypocrisy and double standards. A political secretary to the chief minister, Soo Li Ching noted that the bill was initially deferred on Tuesday before it was tabled […]
Road connectivity for all settlements
CONNECTIVITY to all settlements in the state is among the factors taken into consideration when planning the construction of roads. Assistant Minister of Infrastructure and Ports Development Datuk Julaihi Narawi said there were some 6,000 settlements scattered throughout the state. “Therefore, the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government has rural programmes to connect settlements all […]
Projects focused on long term, sustainability
THE state government under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has an excellent track record as detailed by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg when tabling the Sarawak Budget 2021 on Monday (Nov 9). In stating this, Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu (PBB-Tanjung Datu) reminded that not all government development projects would have an immediate […]
Draft submitted to AG’s chamber
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL CONSTITUTION THE draft of a proposed comprehensive amendment to the Federal Constitution has been submitted to the Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia for further action. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relationship and Project Monitoring) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali pointed out in the previous DUN sitting, […]
Amendment put off due to anomalies
KUCHING: The proposed amendment to the Sarawak Constitution was deferred to a later date due to certain anomalies, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring), Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. She mentioned that the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar made an […]
Don’t fully rely on 2021 Budget
KUCHING: Sarawak under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government is able to stand on its own including managing financial resources, said Lo Khere Chiang. Sarawak could not fully rely on the 2021 Budget allocation provided by the federal government, said Batu Kitang assemblyman. “Because every year, I feel disappointed after the presentation of the Budget […]