MIRI: Timber giant Samling is dismayed with accusations levelled against it regarding the blockade set up by villagers in Long Pakan. “It is true that Samling was awarded a Permit to Enter Coupe or PEC for Coupe 01A, T0405 Layun on Aug 27 this year for the purpose of timber
KUCHING: Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman has expressed his full support for the newly announced 2022 State Budget, describing it as inclusive, people-centric and development bias, to ensure the continuity of the state’s development agenda. “Although it is stated in Section 11 of the Emergency (Essential Powers) (Sarawak) Ordinance 2021
BY TANIA LAM, SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & NATASHA JEE Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has announced the 2022 State Budget with an allocation of RM10.646 billion of which RM4.046 billion will be for operating expenditure, and RM6.6 billion will be appropriated to the Development Fund Account to
BY NATASHA JEE & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Matters concerning the 12th state election did not arise during a meeting of state ministers held here on Monday. A reliable source, when contacted on Tuesday (Oct 12), said the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg did
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has reiterated that the state government is doing its best to ensure all preschool children in Sarawak have access, equity to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister added that appropriate and relevant support had been
KUCHING: The palm oil industry continues to be a strong revenue earner for the state and country and could be even more productive if the worker shortage is addressed quickly. The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) opined that the announcement of 32,000 foreign workers being approved entry into
BY RACHEL MINA KUCHING: Sarawakians are relieved that they can now travel within and across the state. During a public poll conducted by New Sarawak Tribune, the public responded positively to the government’s decision to allow inter-state and inter-district travel, with some expressing gratitude for the ability to resume travel
MIRI: The Sarawak Shell LiveWIRE programme is back for its sixth year and is now seeking Sarawakian entrepreneurs who are all set to grow their businesses, and perhaps even potentially be a part of the Shell Malaysia value chain, in the future. The Sarawak Shell LiveWIRE programme engages with entrepreneurs
KUCHING: Members of the public welcome the resumption of interstate travel and relaxation in the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Nur Afiqah Hassim, 31, a Sarawakian working in Peninsular Malaysia, said she had long been waiting for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s announcement
KUCHING: The inclusion of Undi18 voters and the Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) will have profound political, economic and social impacts as it will significantly increase their participation in the country’s election process, a newspaper columnist said. Karambir Singh said one point to take note of, following the significant increase in
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