Sarawak agrees with schools’ closure
KUCHING: The Sarawak government concurs with the decision of the Ministry of Education (MOE) on the closure of schools from Monday (Nov 9) until Dec 18. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said as the decision had been made by MOE, thus the state would also agree to it. “It (MOE) knows what […]
Hope for more aid to OKU
KUCHING: The 2021 Budget is not comprehensive for people with disabilities (OKU), opined Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) president Rapelson Richard Hamit. Today he said the OKU group, senior citizens, and single mothers should be given more attention. He noted that the government had increased the monthly welfare assistance for OKU, senior citizens, and carers […]
The bridge between government and people
KUCHING: The media plays an important role in bridging whatever gaps are between the government and the people. In pointing this out, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has described journalists as strategic partners due to their jobs of informing the people about various government programmes. He said these when officiating at the […]
Drum roll for the media
KUCHING: There was excitement in the air for Sarawak’s media fraternity at the 32nd edition of the Awards (KJA) ceremony held at Imperial Hotel here on Friday night. Journalists keenly awaited the announcement of the prizes towards the end of the night, curious to know what awards they had bagged. Present at the ceremony was […]
Government, media partnership to promote development
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will continue to work with the media fraternity in creating awareness on the direction of the state’s development. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the government has treated journalists as its strategic partner in transforming the country and society. “The journalists are agents of change, where you can […]
Boosting Sarawak’s agriculture
DALAT: The Sarawak government has identified a few crops which have the potential to be marketed to foreign countries. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said, for example, Kampung Medong and Kampung Tanam have the potential to be among the major contributors in the production of starch in Mukah. “To achieve the targeted […]
State polls to go on
KUCHING: The 12th Sarawak Election could be held in November or December this year, opines political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. “It is now confirmed that there’s no declaration of emergency. Therefore, Sarawak should continue its mandatory election as required by the state constitution. “The current state assembly term ends on April next year, it is […]
Government committed to help develop state
BINTULU: Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Sarawak Bumiputera Law and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai asserted that the Sarawak government remains committed to help the people in the state. He said the state government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, is working on increasing the average income […]
RM6 mln to train Science, Mathematics, English teachers
SERIAN: The Sarawak government has set aside RM6 million this year to train primary and secondary school teachers in the state who are involved in the teaching of Science, Mathematics and English even though they do not have expertise in these subjects. Sarawak Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong said […]
Federal backing needed to expand hydrogen bus service
BY NATASHA JEE & SARAH HARIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Besides support from the Sarawak government, Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) also needs federal backing to ensure the expansion of the hydrogen bus service to other parts of Sarawak. SEDC chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr Abdul Aziz Husain said service expansion meant there was a need […]