KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) strongly urged contractors to check the routes of underground cables first before carrying out any excavation works. SEB in a statement said that third party excavation remains one of the main causes of power outages in Sarawak and strongly urged contractors to check underground cable
Counter-proposals made by Sarawak not accorded due attention: CM KUCHING: “Weakness” in handling was why the proposed amendment to Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution in Parliament failed on Tuesday. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said while he believed Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was “serious
KUCHING: Sarawak has emerged as the first state to adopt and organise the Certified Integrity Officer (CeIO) programme. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the CelO programme yesterday, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg spoke at length on the need to emphasise integrity not only in the state
KUCHING: More areas, especially the interior of Sarawak, will be covered in future Pacific Partnership exercises, said Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, United States ambassador to Malaysia. “We wanted it to be longer, to survey the areas and help those in the rural areas. Unfortunately, we only have this short period of
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) adviser, former Batu Lintang assemblyman and lawyer, Voon Lee Shan, said the federal government had succeeded in diverting the attention of the people by creating an impression that the amendment to Article 1(2) was a sincere attempt to put Sabah and Sarawak on equal status
KUCHING: Human Resource Deputy Minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar believes that the youths in the state are skilful and talented but that their problem is they have no certificates to prove they have the skills and talents. “When you have this sort of problem, landing a job can be very difficult,”
KUCHING: The anti-rabies operations in Padawan District from April 4-8 has been another success. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the operations mounted by 379 officers and other personnel managed to vaccinate 1,331 dogs. At the same time, some 1,271 strays had been removed, he said after
KUCHING: The Education Ministry feels there is a basis for a review of the entry-point grades of school heads in national primary schools throughout the country which has been described as “stuck at the old level”. Its director-general Datuk Dr Amin Senin said he intended to see the grades of
KUCHING: Defer the ongoing efforts to amend Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution and allow the select committee to work on the details, said state Youth and Sports Assistant Minister Datuk Snowdan Lawan. He was commenting on the second reading of the amendment bill during yesterday’s parliamentary sitting. “Reading a
SEMATAN: Deputy Commissioner of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy (Maca) Datuk Idris Zaharudin said yesterday that the academy had taught the villagers at Telok Melano here to watch out for human trafficking. Speaking to reporters after the closing ceremony of a three-day Enhancing Integrity Programme (EIP) yesterday, he added, “Telok Melano could
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