Getting youth to take up leadership roles
ASAJAYA: Sarawak is on the right track in its development of future state and national leaders, especially among the youth. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah in stating this, said the recent amendment to the Sarawak Constitution which intends to lower the age of persons qualified for election to the august House […]
Post Covid-19 exit economic strategy 2030 vital
MIRI: For Sarawak to achieve its aspiration of becoming a developed and high-income state, change is inevitable, especially in the new post Covid-19 era, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He emphasised that for the state to achieve its goal, Sarawak’s economy would need to grow at an average of eight percent […]
Development projects going well
MIRI: Several development projects carried out under the Highland Development Agency (HDA) aimed at benefiting Telang Usan’s constituents are going well, asserts its assemblyman Dennis Ngau. “It is part of the Sarawak government’s efforts in bringing holistic development to the constituency. “Therefore, to ensure the smooth implementation of these projects, people must stay united and […]
Azam Sarawak elects new office bearers
KUCHING: The newly-elected office bearers for development communication non-governmental organisation (NGO) Angkatan Zaman Mansang Sarawak (Azam Sarawak) will be exploring its future direction and its role in the years ahead under the new normal in alignment with the state’s development plans for 2021-2030. The new office bearers for the term 2020-2022 were appointed during the […]
Haywire without GPS, PN
KUCHING: Sarawakians must continue to support the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government and the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government to ensure political stability and the state’s continued development agenda. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said the nation and state’s development would only carry on when the politics of the day was stable, Otherwise, […]
Sarawak to pursue digital technology vigorously
ADOPTION of digital technology will be vigorously pursued in the coming 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) and beyond. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said his priority had always been to bring about a major paradigm shift in development strategy through adoption of digital technology. “This is the way to move forward to make […]
9,089 RTPs implemented
OUT of 12,780 rural transformation projects (RTPs) to be implemented in Sarawak from 2015, as of Oct 19 this year, 9,089 projects (71.1 percent) had been completed while the remaining were still in various stages of implementation. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that a total of RM2.938 billion had been allocated […]
RM81.1 million approved for RGCs development
A SUM of RM81.1 million has been proposed under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to continue the development of rural growth centres (RGCs) throughout Sarawak. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP), a total sum of RM106.8 million had been approved for the development of RGCs […]
Demarcation of areas needs review
AREAS such as Tupong and from Matang to Telaga Air are close to the administrative centre of Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) and thus are suitable to be included in the council’s administrative areas. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi pointed out that there was […]
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 […]