Author: Amyra Varkisa

Male senior citizen found dead in bedroom

SIBU: A senior citizen was found dead at his house in Kampung Nangka here today. The deceased has been identified as Bujang akri, 71. A spokesman from Sarawak Fire and Rescue Operation said that they received a distress call at 2pm “Upon arriving at the location, the operations commander reported

Crashed, plunged car, drowned driver found

SIBU: A 43-year-old man died when the car he was driving crashed into a metal railing and plunged into the river in front of a hotel here this afternoon. Andy Ting King Dieng drowned as he could not get out of the car. At the scene today, Sibu Central Bomba

RM3.876 bln SST not solely from O&G

A sum of RM3.876 billion that was budgeted for State Sales Tax (SST) in 2022 was not solely from oil and gas but comprised sales and taxes from various taxable items. Deputy Premier and Second Minister for Finance and New Economy Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this in response

Fundamentals and financial position determining factor for investment

INVESTMENTS by the state in a listed stock are based on a thorough analysis and assessments of the company’s fundamentals, finances, and potential prospects and growth. Deputy Premier and Second Minister for Finance and New Economy Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this in his ministerial winding-up speech today when

12MP development projects in implementation stages

DEVELOPMENT projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) are now in the implementation stages. This was revealed by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas when delivering his ministerial winding-up speech today. The Second Minister for Finance and New Economy shared that a total of 1,093 state-funded projects with a

RM1.34 mln in compounds collected for forest-related offences

A total of 215 investigation papers were opened involving various forest offences over the last two years. This was revealed by Deputy Premier and Second Minister Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan in his ministerial winding-up speech today. Awang Tengah said out of the total,

SFC enforcement officers working with other agencies

AN Enforcement and Protection Team (PPP) under the Sarawak Forestry Cooperation (SFC) will continue to work with other enforcement agencies to increase its effectiveness. Deputy Premier and Second Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said enforcement activities by PPP continued during the COVID-19

Opposition reps ask Premier for allocations

OPPOSITION representatives appealed to the Sarawak government to consider giving them the same allocations as those given to the government representatives for the sake of the people. The appeal was made by Dr Johnichal Rayong Ngipa (PSB-Engkelili) when delivering his maiden speech during the motion of appreciation to the Head

Call to speed up motorable connectivity to rural areas

The state government is urged to speed up its effort to provide motorable connectivity to rural areas. Dennis Ngau (GPS-Telang Usan) made the call when delivering his maiden speech during the motion of appreciation to the Head of State (TYT) Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud on Monday. According to

Fast-growing Bintulu needs more infrastructure development

THE growing population in Bintulu has resulted in more demand for facilities and infrastructure, particularly healthcare facilities. This was voiced out by Johnny Pang Leong Ming (GPS-Tanjong Batu), in his speech during the motion of appreciation to the Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud on Monday (May