KUCHING: Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg received courtesy calls from the delegations of Sumitomo Corporation-SEDC Energy and Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific at the Sarawak Premier Office, Wisma Bapa Malaysia here yesterday (March 2). Abang Johari was updated by Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) chairman
KUCHING: The name change from ‘chief minister’ to ‘premier’ is a bold and courageous step forward for Sarawak and its people, said Sarawak United people’s Party. At the same time the government must relook or reassess Malaysian history textbooks to recognise new titles used in Sarawak. Party secretary-general Datuk Sebastian
KUCHING: Sarawak urgently needs a trained workforce to help sustain post Covid-19 development in the state by 2030. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg underlined the pressing need at the National Higher Learning Carnival or ‘Jom Masuk IPT’ programme here recently. He said the trained workforce was
MIRI: Privatisation in commercial livestock production by utilising government station land will boost Sarawak’s self-sufficiency in beef by 2030. Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the state had identified some agriculture station lands for the purpose. “Currently we only have about
BY MOHD ZAHID AHMAD ZAKI KUCHING: The long-awaited Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination began in earnest today with students sitting for the Bahasa Melayu and Pendidikan Seni Visual papers on the first day. At SMK St Joseph here a total of 219 fifth formers are taking the exam, which had
KUCHING: Six fire victims in Sibu received assistance from the Ministry of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the family received six packs of dry food (RM50 per pack), six sets of sleeping equipment (RM100 per set) and two sets of kitchenware (RM700
KUCHING: Guidelines have been drawn up to regulate economic activities presently not covered under existing environmental legislation. This follows public complaints on the environmental effect of activities like swiftlet farming, bird’s nest processing, open dumping, batching plant, livestock farming and abattoirs or slaughterhouses. In response the Natural Resources and Environment
BY FAIZAL BUJANG KUCHING: Athletes who represented Sarawak displayed a very commendable show at the Perak All Comers 1/2022 Athletics Championship which took place in Ipoh last weekend. They took home a total of 11 medals, comprising six gold, three silver and two bronze in the two-day tournament held on
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared 6.10 per cent dividend for conventional savings for 2021 with a total payout of RM50.45 billion, surpassing the 5.45 per cent dividend declared during the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Chief executive officer Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan also announced a 5.65 per
KUALA LUMPUR: Diving fans once again will see the combination of two best national divers if Nur Dhabitah Sabri is chosen to pair with Datuk Pandelela Rinong Pamg at the Hanoi SEA Games from May 12-23. Malaysia Swimming (MS) secretary-general Mae Chan said Pandelela would compete in the women’s synchronised
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