Author: News Desk

Tapping Pakan’s potential

BY AINI SELIKANG SARIKEI: The potential of Pakan constituency will be tapped to provide economic opportunities to the locals, assured Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said, with the construction of a new road in the constituency, Pakan would be able to realise its potentials of being

New township under 12MP

BY AINI SELIKANG SARIKEI: The days when the rural constituency of Pakan here is left behind in terms of its development are over, assured Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said Pakan town would be extended under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), making it a new township

Tomb raider detained

MIRI: A suspected tomb raider has been detained by the police on Tuesday night for his alleged involvement in grave-robbing activity at Riam cemetery. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said that the suspect aged 28, a local, was picked up by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department

Sarawak Medical Council mooted

SIBU: Autonomy for everything pertaining to the practice of medicine in Sarawak has been mooted as the solution to counteract the rampant discrimination against the state by the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Public Service Department (PSD) and the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC). On Monday (July 20), Sarawak United People’s

Sarawak facing severe shortage of doctors, medical specialists

SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Education Bureau is leading the fight in attempting to resolve the problem of medical officers not being offered long-term contracts after they completed their two-year contract with the Ministry of  Health (MOH), thus negating the opportunity for junior doctors to pursue careers in the

SugarBun offers ‘Sarawak Day Together-gether’ promotion

KUCHING: Home-grown fast-food chain SugarBun shows appreciation to Sarawak Independence Day with their ‘Sarawak Day Together-gether’ promotion. From July 20 to 26, customers will enjoy a RM22.70 combo deal at both SugarBun and Pezzo East Malaysia outlets. Sugarbun offers a combo of two sets of fish burgers, two sets of

JaPen Sarawak pays courtesy call to minister

KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Corporate Affairs and Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) Abdullah Saidol received a courtesy call from the Department of Information (Japen) Sarawak at his office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia earlier today. The delegation was led by chief assistant director of the Communication Services and Community Development Division

GPS operations room in Engkilili

KUCHING: An operations room of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coordinating committee for Engkilili constituency has been established for the four component parties. They are Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS). The first meeting in the operations room