Church project gets RM500,000 boost
By Aini Selikang BINTANGOR: The Sarawak government has approved an allocation of RM500,000 to help continue the Kai Ngoung Methodist Church construction project here. Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing said the allocation was channelled through his Rural Transformation Programme (RTP), aimed at ensuring the project runs smoothly. “I’m hoping this facility will be used […]
Head of state receives courtesy call
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from the chairman of Fusang Exchange Limited and Baxian Bank Ltd, Federal Territory of Labuan General (Rtd) Tun (Dr) Hashim Mohd Ali at Demak Jaya here today. When met by reporters after the meeting, Hashim informed that the visit was aimed […]
Sarawak to reward athletes
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will reward with incentives, Sarawakian Paralympian Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and national swimmer Mohd Adib Iqbal Abdullah who both bagged the gold medal in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and 11th Asean Para Games in Indonesia respectively. Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that […]
UNDP delegation gets to know Sarawak’s 2030 goals
KUCHING: A delegation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Len Talif Salleh recently. The delegation comprised UNDP assistant administrator and director of the Regional Bureau For Asia-Pacific and United Nations (UN) assistant secretary-general Kanni Wignaraja. The courtesy call was part […]
Miri homeless transit point expected to be completed early 2023
MIRI: The construction of the Miri Division Homeless Transit Centre will be completed in early 2023. According to Miri Division Resident Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf, the centre’s location is behind the old Miri Division Resident’s Office in the centre of the city. “We actually planned for the setting-up of the centre since early 2022. Its […]
Ball in Bukit Aman’s court
KUCHING: Bukit Aman will decide on the best form of action against the nine police officers who are currently under probe for allegedly extorting a businessman in Gombak, Selangor, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri. Newspapers recently reported Selangor deputy police chief Datuk S. Sasikala Devi as saying that the nine errant […]
RASCOM action plan to proceed
KANOWIT: The Sarawak government has agreed to an action plan for the socio-economic development of the former Rajang Area Security Command (RASCOM) settlement here used for relocating villagers at the height of the communist insurgency in the 1970s. According to Kanowit MP Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang, the four areas involved in are Nanga Jagau, Nanga […]
Anti-hop law will safeguard stability in state
KUCHING: Sarawak may table a similar anti-party hopping Bill in the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) as the one passed by parliament recently. In saying this, Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan said besides being in tandem with federal law it would safeguard the continuity of stability in the years to come. “We […]
Sovereign wealth fund Bill to be tabled end of this year
KUCHING: Bill on the sovereign wealth fund will be tabled at the end of this year, said Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. Dr Sim, who is also the Deputy Premier, claimed that by introducing the Bill, Sarawak would achieve yet another historic milestone. “We must always believe that even when we have access to […]
Sarawak government ready to take over Borneo Gis
PADAWAN: The Sarawak Government has planned to take over the Borneo Highland Resort to develop and promote it as a tourism and modern agriculture centre. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industries and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the state government hoped to turn it into a holiday destination following the termination of […]