Author: Aina Azizah Yeo

Thinking creatively to increase productivity

KUCHING: Innovative and creative thinking is very important as a continuous step to increase productivity and competitiveness in today’s challenging environment, says Datuk Dr Sabariah Putit. The Deputy State Secretary (Performance and Service Delivery) said this during the launching ceremony of Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) Sarawak’s third annual E-Productivity Day

JTS a model in innovation and creativity

KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department Sarawak (JTS) will be a model agency for Industrial Revolution 4.0 based on its excellence in innovation and creativity. Deputy State Secretary (Performance and Service Delivery Transformation) Datuk Dr Sabariah Putit said the potential was a result of good leadership, teamwork and innovative spirit

Promoting surveying as career

KUCHING: The state Land and Survey Department (JTS) hopes to promote land surveying as a career for future generations. This was made known during the department’s third State Civil Service Innovation Week at Imperial Hotel here on Sunday (Oct 11). The programme had input such as ‘Surveyor Profession Lecture: Innovation

Department foils illegal rock-quarrying attempt

MIRI: The Enforcement Unit of the Lands and Survey Department Sarawak thwarted the transfer of rock materials without approval in Miri on Wednesday. During the operation, two heavy machineries used to carry out the illegal activity were seized as evidence for investigation. These activities were successfully detected as a result

Items worth RM4mln seized so far

KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) Sarawak has seized items worth more than RM4 million and issued compounds amounting to RM310,375, from Jan 1 up to Oct 8 this year. According to a press statement issued, KPDNHEP has recorded 805 cases of errant traders including 22 cases

Register with Perkeso, self-employed told

KUCHING: Self-employed individuals, who have not registered with the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso), are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said self-employed individuals such as entrepreneurs, hawkers and many others were now covered by Perkeso. “Before this, Perkeso

Power cut to errant business premises

KUCHING: Four premises here had their power supply cut on suspicion of being involved in gambling activities on Tuesday. Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the integrated operation was carried out by a team comprising Kuching Crime Investigation Division (CID) and Sarawak Energy Berhad (Sesco) personnel

Air-cond in house catches fire

KUCHING: An air-conditioning unit inside a home at Taman Dusun, Jalan Matang/Sejijak here caught fire today. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call on the incident was received at 12.19pm and firefighters of Petra Jaya Fire and Rescue Station were immediately despatched to the scene.

SMA holds workshop on effective media writing

KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) has organised a two-day workshop called ‘Effective Media Writing Workshop’ (Bengkel Penulisan Media Berkesan) from Monday (Oct 5) at the SMA Creative Heritage Centre here. The workshop, which was jointly organised by Sarawak Media Group (SMG), covered general knowledge of media writings — styles, strategies

Two individuals fined for SOP violation

KUCHING: Police have issued a total of two compounds to individuals for failing to comply with Covid-19 public place standard operating procedure (SOP). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the compounds were issued one each in Betong and Sarikei. “The Local Government Ministry also issued 123 notices in verbal,