Remain indoors, Sri Aman folk told
BY ALLAN JAY KUCHING: The people of Sri Aman ought to stay indoors due to the dangerous air quality outside their houses. As of 5pm yesterday, the Air Pollution Index…
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82 acres burning away
SRI AMAN: The operation to put out fires at Kampung STC here went into its fifth day yesterday. Operation commander Tiong Ling Hii said 37 firemen and 14 members of…
Work with NGOs, leaders told
KUCHING: The Association of Iban Community Leaders in Kuching City (Pemaik) has been told to work closely with any non-governmental organisation (NGO) interested in helping Iban squatters in the city….
Over one thousand schools closed
KUCHING: The unhealthy air quality throughout the state has caused a total of 1,037 schools to be closed down yesterday. The number comprises 136 secondary schools and 901 primary schools…
Going above politics on education issues
KUCHING: Politics will be put aside when any issue on education surfaces, said Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik. “As I have mentioned before, my ministry emphasises a lot on education…
Tebedu SK schools merger tender by year end
KUCHING: The tender for the merger of five Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) schools in Tebedu district is expected to start by year end. This was revealed by Education, Science and Technological Research…
Correcting rural-urban imbalance
KUCHING: The Shared Prosperity Vision as a new economic policy is expected to reduce the rural-urban disparity in the country. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin…
Cloud seeding on or after Sept 19
KUCHING: Cloud seeding operations (OPA) for Sarawak is expected to be done on or after Sept 19. According to a report of the Department of Environment (DOE) at 6pm yesterday…
Special policy for longhouses
KUCHING: A special policy will be adopted for longhouses in Sarawak, says Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Ali Biju. “There is no official policy ever made by the federal…
Baru suggests amending Section 5 of SLC
KUCHING: Is there a way to solve the predicament caused by last Sept 12 federal court’s decision to dismiss an application from land claimant Tuai Rumah (TR) Sandah and Siew…