Proposal to gazette Canada Hill gets backing
MIRI: Sarawak Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting has welcomed the recent statement by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan to gazette abandoned oil wells at Canada Hill under the Public Park and Green Ordinance 1994. “Canada Hill plays an important part as a green lung and carbon sink […]
Backing for proposal to update ‘natives’ definition
KUCHING: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women’s Wing Supreme Council has voiced its agreement and support for the proposal to update the definition of ‘natives’ in the Federal Constitution. PBB Women’s Wing treasurer Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali made the proposal in a press statement on Sept 22. The Assistant Law, State-Federal Relations […]
Proposal for Sarawak Cancer Centre submitted to EPU for appraisal
KUCHING: A proposal to set up the Sarawak Cancer Centre will be submitted to the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) for appraisal. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said he supported the move for Sarawak to have its own cancer centre. “As far as the ministry is concerned, we believe that Sarawak needs this cancer centre so we […]
Masing concurs with PM on anti-party hopping law proposal
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said that he agreed with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s proposal on tabling an anti-party hopping law in Parliament. “Anti-party hopping law is the only way to prevent our elected representatives from betraying the trust of their voters. “I have enough of […]
Naming scholarship after Pandelela
KUCHING: Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has welcomed a proposal to name a scholarship after Sarawakian national diving queen Pandelela Rinong. The Youth and Sports Minister was responding to a suggestion by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. “I see it as a good initiative. We will look into this,” […]
OCM not keen on moving SEA Games to 2022
BY VIKNESWARAN RAMAN KUALA LUMPUR: Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria is not very keen regarding the proposal to postpone this year’s 31st edition of the SEA Games to next year. He said this was because many major multi-sport Games would be held next year, including the Beijing Winter Olympic […]
Financial aid for cancer patients proposed
KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development is thinking of providing financial aid to cancer patients seeking treatment at the hospitals in the state. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah revealed that the ministry was working on the proposal which would be brought to the Sarawak Cabinet for consideration very […]
Proposed hawker centre in Miri forwarded to CM
MIRI: A proposal for an Integrated Hawker Centre at Taman Tunku here will be brought forward to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development Sarawak. This was disclosed by Lambir assemblyman Ripin Lamat after visiting an area for unregistered hawker stalls opposite Boulevard Trading today. Ripin said the […]
Proposal to have moral rehab centre in state
KUCHING: The state will propose a plan to the federal government to establish moral rehabilitation centre (PPA) in Sarawak, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The state currently does not have PPA and there are only four in the Peninsular. “This establishment will solely focus on those who are heavily […]
SMC submits proposal for markets’ reopening
SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will submit a proposal to the Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to consider the reopening of the Sibu Night Market and the Sibu Weekend Market in the near future. Once the proposal is accepted, SDDMC will extend the request to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to decide […]