KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud has allocated RM100,000 to Perkim (Persatuan Kebajikan Islam Malaysia) Sarawak Division to help needy people in Sarawak. He said that to assist “da’wah” activities in rural and remote areas, there is a need for more “tahfiz” centres. Hence, he urged
KUCHING: The people must continue to stand behind our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg as he is committed in making sure that development in our state is progressing well, said chairman of Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) Lo Khere Chiang who is also Batu Kitang assemblyman. He added
KUCHING: Ten employment agencies from Sarawak have obtained licences to recruit workers as authorised agencies. Deputy Director of Labour Department of Sarawak (JTK) Sulaiman Ismail said they are among the authorised and trusted agencies that Sarawakians should turn to for jobs that are being offered either in Sarawak or outside
KUCHING: Sarawak government will revise the multiplier factors on engineers to encourage them to fully supervise workers on site, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “With the increase of the multiplier factors, we hope the engineers could fully supervise them on site such as when they repair
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said he has agreed to give funds for research into the use of new technologies for building new roads and bridges in the state. “Sarawak has a lot of resources and that makes us proud. We have hydropower and minerals, and
More verbal outbursts in Lo-Aziz quarrel KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang says Sarawak DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) publicity secretary Abdul Aziz Isa gives him goosebumps. “He creates the same exact words, flow and structure in any statements he gives. “As much as his copycat manner irks
Construction sector records highest workplace death rate: DOSH KUCHING: The construction sector recorded the highest death rate in Sarawak with 24 deaths from 47 cases of fatal accidents at workplace last year. According to the State Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) director Dr Nor Halim Hasan, of the
KUCHING: Do not overly depend on the authorities or related enforcement bodies to act against problematic people staying or living in one’s neighbourhood, said Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “The whole neighbourhood should report these people to the relevant authority such as the
KUCHING: LitSara has Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) to thank for in introducing and promoting its products to the public here. It was after collaborating with SBC that its products, that use extracts from a tree known as Litseacubeba to produce essential oils, freshener and soap. During the event of signing
KUCHING: Five communities — the Bidayuhs of Kampung Kiding, Padawan; the Lun Bawangs of Long Telingan and Long Kerabangan, Lawas; and the Kelabits of Pa’Ukat and Pa’Lungan — signed the Benefit Sharing Agreements (BSA) under the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) Ordinance, 1997. SBC also becomes the first in Malaysia to
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