THE 18th State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting adjourned sine die at 4.24pm today. The Second Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 18th DUN differed from that of previous sittings after it was shortened to five days from its original eight-day session in view of the rising Covid-19 cases throughout
THE passing of the Constitution of State of Sarawak (Amendment) Bill, 2020 is a huge victory for Sarawakians, said Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian (SUPP-Batu Kawa). He said it was an especially great day for Sarawakians as for the first time ever, the august House would now be for
THE amendment to the State Constitution is in line with the spirit of Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) to provide exclusive rights to Sarawakians in various state related matters. Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya (PBB-Jemoreng) said the amendment would also strengthen Sarawak’s autonomy as well as its stance on MA63. “The amendment
THE recitation of pantun during question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions will be decided by a Select Committee based on the Standing Orders of the august House. Speaker Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar said the matter has been referred to the Select Committee under Standing Order 69 (2)(a) as these were pertinent
THE sanitary landfill located within the Opar rural growth centre (RGC), which is to be shared by Lundu and Bau district councils, has been approved under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Penguang Manggil said to date, most, if not all, of the
A total of 433 dilapidated schools in the state have been repaired to date. Dr Annuar Rapaee (PBB-Nangka) said 587 dilapidated schools remained to be repaired in the next two to three years out of 1,020 dilapidated schools identified in the state in 2017. “I believe with the good relationship
RAZAILI Gapor (PBB-Beting Maro) has called for the state government to give ‘special attention’ to the Beting Maro constituency. He said this includes the provision of modern agricultural infrastructure, namely drainage and irrigation to cultivate agricultural land free of saltwater. “It is hoped that the RM797 million allocated under the
ONGOING agropolitan projects in the state will continue despite being terminated and replaced in 2018. Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn (PBB-Tarat) said in 2018, the Rural Development Ministry introduced the Integrated Village Economic Development Project (Prospek) while the agropolitan project was terminated. “Under the agropolitan project in Bukit Sadok, the
UNDER the 12th Malaysia Plan, the Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Ministry proposed RM50 million from the state government for building and upgrading of farm roads throughout Sarawak. Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail (PBB-Bukit Kota) said for this purpose, an additional RM10 million has also been proposed to the
GERALD Rentap Jabu (PBB-Layar) has called for co-operation from opposition leaders in the state to avoid holding a state election amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. “I ask of the opposition leader Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh (PSB-Bawang Assan) and Sarawak DAP (Democratic Action Party) leader Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Kota Sentosa), both
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