KUCHING: Anticipation is high for the upcoming State Budget 2024, aimed at strengthening community development amidst the Sarawak’s rapid growth phase. According to Dr. Alia Abdul Latif, lecturer from the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), the budget should emphasise community engagement and broader societal participation
LUNDU: A total of 466 land ownership letters under Section 18 of the State Land Code were distributed to 377 recipients from Kampung Siru Dayak, Kampung Gerunggang, Kampung Bengang, and Batu. Additionally, three areas — Kampung Sampadi, Sungai Langgir, and Selenggok—received the Bumiputera Communal Reserve Gazette under Section 6 of
LUNDU: The Land and Survey Department has successfully surveyed a total of 1.2 million hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land as of last month through the new initiative under the NCR land survey programme since 2010. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan announced that more than 875,000
KUCHING: The Ministry of Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development has entered into an agreement with Konsortium Malaysia to carry out the Song-Ngemah Master Plan Study. M-FICORD was represented by its permanent secretary, Sirai Daha, and deputy permanent secretary, Sayed Ismail Nasiruddin Wan Hashim, while Konsortium Malaysia was represented by
KUCHING: Two bills relating to the environment and electricity will be tabled in the upcoming State Legislative Assembly sitting next week. Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni announced these initiatives, stressing their alignment with the state government’s efforts to promoting green energy use in
KUCHING: Sarawak has another new product that can potentially be explored to produce green energy – a strain of red yeast – which can produce up to 70 percent oil. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said that not many people know about the existence of this
KUCHING: Building cascading dams in the rural areas of Sarawak is considered safe as it has been done in other parts of the world. Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said this after a non-governmental organisation (NGO) had raised concerns. Among other things it
KUCHING: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC)’s Natural Product Library now boasts 22,000 live microbial strains, nearly rivalling the world’s largest collection, the International Collection of Agricultural and Biosciences in the United Kingdom. SBC chief executive officer Datuk Dr Yeo Tiong Chia said over the last 25 years, SBC has set up
KUCHING: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MECD) through Bank Rakyat will install additional automated teller machines (ATM) at the premises of Julau District Cooperative Berhad building starting next month. In a written reply to a question raised by Julau MP Datuk Larry Sng in the Parliament on Tuesday,
KUCHING: Sarawak Community Civil Awareness Association (SCCAA) said it remains committed to advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities (PwD) and will continue to work for a more inclusive and accessible Malaysia. Its chairman Datuk Lau Pang Heng called for amendments to the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 based
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