KOTA SAMARAHAN: Fingers crossed for Kota Samarahan to be fully developed as a big and fine city by year 2050. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos said that hopefully by 2050, the population of Kota Samarahan will reach at least 500,000 residents, and a city that is
KUCHING: Strong economy and racial unity are the main keys to the state’s prosperity and progress. Hence, Minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Seri Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian, encouraged Sarawakians to heed Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s urging to remain united in order to progress
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Stakan branch’s new office at Mile 9, Jalan Penrissen was officially opened yesterday. The ceremony was graced by Minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Seri Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian, who is also the president of SUPP. SUPP Stakan chairman, Sim Kiang Chiok,
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has given one councillor seat to SUPP Stakan in Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS). SUPP Stakan chairman Sim Kiang Chiok thanked the party for giving the seat and SUPP Stakan for nominating him for the position. However, Sim would like to seek a request
KOTA SAMARAHAN: University students here want better internet facilities to reflect Kota Samarahan’s status as ‘Desa Ilmu’ and ‘Medan Universiti’. Elisha Sarah, 20, a student at the UiTM campus here said the 3G network that is available has been a ‘struggle’ for them to catch up with their studies. “We
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Local residents here are hoping for more development in tandem with its upgrade into a municipality. They also want the Kota Samarahan Municipal Council to focus on providing better infrastructure such as roads and other facilities to be on a par with Kuching city. New Sarawak Tribune interviewed
KUCHING: Wiretapping, according to several members of the public, is okay so long as it is done for the safety and security of the country. On Wednesday, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) revealed a series of audio recordings of high-ranking government officials, including former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, calling
SARIKEI: More than a hundred people received ‘ang pow’ at the ‘Sejambak Kasih’ Chinese New Year (CNY) 2020 celebration held at Sarikei Innovation Centre (SIC) here yesterday. On hand to give away the gifts was Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis who represented Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family
KUCHING: While most of the Chinese community here prepare to welcome the Year of the Rat, some remain generous and caring by providing for the needy during this festive season. For Poh Sze Lyn, and her friends, the celebration is an opportunity for them to give and share with the
KUCHING: The issue of wiretapping is currently a hot topic following Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s release of a series of audio recordings of high-ranking government officials, including former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Syahredzan Johan, a civil rights lawyer, said changes to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), which made intercepting
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