The International Trade and E-Commerce Ministry is coordinating visits to seven trade expositions, mostly overseas, in the next half of this year. International Trade and e-Commerce Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh said the purpose of the expositions was to exhibit and promote Sarawak products. He said local entrepreneurs could participate in
Fifty-five per cent of the Rural Transformation Initiatives (RTI) projects have been completed while the rest are in various stages of implementation, said the Deputy Chief Minister who is also Infrastructure Development and Transportation Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. The projects which have been implemented are those
The state government will build an alternative road bypassing Kuching Central Business District from Petra Jaya to Kota Samarahan soon. The road includes a new bridge which will be constructed over Sungai Sarawak in the vicinity of Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) and upstream of Senari Port. Deputy Chief Minister
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is not only a political party; it is an institution that protects Sarawak’s rights, said the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. “If they want to join the party, they should come in and send a letter to us,
KUCHING: The High Court here sentenced a former school teacher, Muhammad Naseefullah @ Heawian Einie, 48, to five years in jail for having Islamic State (IS) materials on him. He is accused of two offences – possession of three books titled Tarbiyah Jihadiyah (Jilid 1-6), (Jilid 7-11) and (Jilid 12-16),
KUCHING: Food sellers at Ramadan bazaars have been advised to keep clean and not use polystyrene containers to encase food as they could contribute to environmental pollution. This advice was issued by Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) mayor Datuk Abang Abdul Wahap Abang Julai. He also advised hawkers to ensure
KUCHING: The people of Kota Samarahan want and look forward to the implementation of the proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) project because it will surely help shorten the travelling time from Kota Samarahan to Kuching and back, Samarahan District Council chairman Datuk Peter Minos said yesterday. He was responding to
BETONG: Younger Dayaks should know their culture well to develop, treasure and cherish it, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. “Your culture is a very important aspect of your lives as it was also a way of life for your elders,” he added when officiating at a prize-giving
KUCHING: Government pharmacists in Sarawak and Sabah can dispense more medication to rural folk who come for their appointments in urban clinics, said state Health Department director, Dr Jamilah Hashim yesterday. “But the rural folk must be interviewed in detail by the pharmacists first; they cannot simply claim they are
KUCHING: Whitening products presently hitting the market are seen as one of the easiest ways to get brighter skin for the younger generation nowadays, said state Health Department director, Dr Jamilah Hashim. “There is a reason why the products that you see in the online market are much cheaper than
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