SIBU: Sarawakians are aggrieved by the Budget 2020. Sarawak and Sabah were supposed to receive 30 per cent of the total development budget as stated in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) manifesto during the 14th General Election (GE14), said Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira. Unfortunately, only 16.3 per cent were given to
SONG: The body of 41-year-old Seli Gong, who was believed to have drowned in Sungai Tekalit, Song on Friday was recovered by a search and rescue (SAR) team yesterday. The body was found on the second day of the operation. According to state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre,
SIBU: Sarawak has the right to legislate and impose sales tax on petroleum under the Federal Constitution. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan branch chairman Robert Lau Hui Yew (pic), a lawyer by profession, told the New Sarawak Tribune that Article 95B(3) of the Federal Constitution expressly provides for the
SIBU: Certain political parties, non-governmental organisations and individuals have been trying to influence owners of native customary rights (NCR) land so that they won’t allow the government to survey their land under Section 6 of the Sarawak Land Code. These people, who are either just bad and devious, or trying
SIBU: The 2018 amendment to the State Land Code had given the force of law to the Native Territorial Domain (NTD). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg reiterated this when he officiated at a Central Zone seminar on Land Code (Amendment) 2018 at Kingwood Hotel yesterday. According to
SIBU: The Sarawak government will not budge on the imposition of the five per cent Sales Tax on oil and gas, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “We will stand firm as it is Sarawak’s right to do so as stated in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63)
SIBU: Shoutun Najwan, a traditional Nasyid group from Kuching, took top honours in the Sarawak Nasyid Festival 2019 held here on Saturday. Puteri Balqis from Sibu won the modern category. Great vocals and performances from Shoutun Najwan also won the group Best Performance, best song and best musical arrangement awards
SIBU: Nasyid festival can be developed as a tourist draw similar to other contemporary music festivals, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “Nasyid today is a lot different than it used to be … compared to my old days. “This is because in this new era, it
SIBU: Passengers of a van had an anxious moment yesterday when they were involved in an accident at Salim/Stabau Road. The rental van that was ferrying nine passengers had crashed into a lorry that was parked by the side of the road. According to the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba)
SIBU: Age is not going to keep Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh from the coming state polls. Wong, now 77, said he would contest in the N.53 Bawang Assan constituency seat using the PSB logo. “I will be contesting in the PRN12, which will be
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