Author: Clement Erik Wong

Sarawak election SOPs likely to be like Melaka’s

SERIAN: The standard operating procedure (SOP) for the Melaka polls will most likely be implemented in the 12th Sarawak Election as well, says Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief added that the state government and other relevant agencies were scrutinising the Melaka polls SOP.

Steady dip in positive cases

KUCHING: The state continues to record a steady decline in daily Covid-19 cases with only 385 reported on Monday (Nov 8). This represents a marginal drop of 75 cases from Sunday’s 460, with the cumulative number of cases now at 244,959. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 372 of the

Slight decrease in positive cases reported

KUCHING: The state registered 460 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Nov 7), a slight decrease compared to Saturday’s 499. This brings the cumulative number of cases detected in Sarawak to 244,574 to date. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily Covid-19 update, said 454 of the new cases

Institute, association sign Letter of Collaboration

KUCHING: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FFM) Institute Sarawak and the Malaysian Plastic Manufacturers Association (MPMA) Sarawak on Thursday (Nov 4) signed a Letter of Collaboration on providing suitable training programmes for members of MPMA Sarawak. FMM Sarawak Branch chairman Datuk Seri Victor Hii Lu Thian said FMM Sarawak was

Be patient, EC will set election date, public told

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The public have been told to be patient and wait for the Election Commission’s (EC) announcement on the polling date for the 12th Sarawak Election amid growing speculations. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the state polls must be held within 60 days after

Traditional Village Land Survey Programme will continue

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Efforts to carry out the Traditional Village Land Survey Programme will continue in all parts of the state until the relevant land survey work has been effectively completed.  Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, who gave this assurance, pointed out that the effort was instrumental

These land owners will be compensated

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The state government will compensate owners whose land was acquired for infrastructure development purposes. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan explained on Thursday (Nov 4) that  the land was not taken away for free as compensation would  be provided based on the existing provisions in

GPS: Caring and responsible government

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government is a caring and responsible government focused on the welfare of its people. Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang said one example is the survey of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land as part of the state’s ongoing efforts in putting the

Short-term measures to help tourism industry recover

MIRI: Sarawak’s Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry and its agencies have been implementing short-term measures for the recovery of the tourism, arts and culture industry with the support of various tourism industry players and stakeholders. Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting told a press conference this after

State looks forward to reopening borders with Brunei, Singapore

MIRI: On top of allowing inter-state travel into the state, Sarawak is also looking forward to the reopening of its borders with Brunei and Singapore to restart the state’s cross-border tourism industry. Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting revealed this at a press conference after chairing the