S’wak students back to school from July 15
KUCHING: Schools in Sarawak will reopen in stages starting July 15. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that Sarawak would follow the Education Ministry’s decision announced by Education Minister Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin yesterday in relation to the reopening of primary and secondary schools. The Education minister had announced that Form […]
Sarawak to have 50 fire stations
MUKAH: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Sarawak plans to have 50 fire stations in the state to provide wider coverage to the people especially in critical areas. Sarawak Bomba deputy director Jainal @ Zainal Madasin said currently there were 34 fire stations in the state, while three more (Selangau, Bintangor and Sibu Jaya) would […]
Financial resilience
Abg Jo attributes S’wak’s strong reserves to practise of ‘save for rainy days’ dictum KUCHING: Sarawak’s stable political atmosphere and strong unity among the multi-racial and multi-religious people in the state have been the basis for a good and orderly administration. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg assured that Sarawak has a […]
New dates for B20 Biodiesel Programme in Sabah, Sarawak
PUTRAJAYA: The implementation of the B20 biodiesel programme in Sabah and Sarawak’s transportation sector will be rescheduled to start from later dates in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control order (MCO), said Primary Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali. He said the programme would be implemented in […]
Turn Sarawak green
KUCHING: The whole of Sarawak will turn into green zone if no new Covid-19 case is reported in the next nine days. This was pointed out by Minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian who said the state already had reported no new case for five consecutive days. “Let’s continue […]
Focus on transport connectivity, development in Sabah and Sarawak, Agong decrees
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah wants the government to continue with efforts and initiatives to bridge the development and economic gap between states, including Sabah and Sarawak. The efforts include enhancing people’s mobility by improving transport network connectivity, basic infrastructure and overall system. His Majesty said in order to enhance […]
A blast from the past
By Dr Navin C Naidu ‘5pc payment was S’wak’s idea, says Razaleigh’, screamed a story-line in Sabah-based Daily Express yesterday. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, the founding chairman and chief executive of Petronas, reportedly said that the establishment of the national oil company was Sarawak’s idea, as well as the five per cent payment as income from […]
SOPs on resumption of economic activities in Sarawak
Over 60,000 pay zakat fitrah via online in Sarawak
KUCHING: The zakat fitrah (personal tithe) payment via online is well received in Sarawak during the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) when a total of RM445,424 was collected from 63,632 contributors until the 15th day of Ramadan. Sarawak Baitulmal Fund (TBS) general manager Datuk Abang Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie said payments could be made by visiting https://pelanggan.tbs.org.my/. Among other zakat payment […]
Sabah, Sarawak has priority to use rapid test kits
PUTRAJAYA: Sabah and Sarawak will be given priority when the Ministry of Health (MOH) receives the first batch of rapid test kits imported from South Korea on Friday, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the MOH expects to receive a total of 50,000 kits, with some set to be placed for […]
