KUCHING: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Sarawak chairman Jaziri Alkaf A Suffian has described Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s proposal to limit the premiership tenure to two terms and to stop party hopping as a good move. He pointed out that this was to make the political and democratic
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said that he agreed with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s proposal on tabling an anti-party hopping law in Parliament. “Anti-party hopping law is the only way to prevent our elected representatives from betraying the trust of their
KUCHING: It is time that people have a change of mindset, that it is completely fine for women being the breadwinner in the family. Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) president Margaret Bedus said society had been socially or culturally conditioned to think that only men are supposed to be
KUCHING: Women should be empowered and not be discriminated if they intend to be the breadwinner of the family. Dr Bernard Ting, the medical lecturer at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), viewed that there may still be a portion of society who thinks that women should
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry attended an engagement session with various persons with disabilities (OKUs) non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to get their input for an empowerment plan. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah says presently, various services and assistance are provided by the government and NGOs
MIRI: A grant of RM50,000 has been presented to Miri Buddhist Meditation Society as a contribution in assisting the society’s temple project here. Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin handed over the cheque to the society’s chairman Chua Soon Teng during a simple ceremony at the society’s premises located at
KUCHING: Business community impacted by the Covid-19 has been called to apply for the various financial assistances provided by the Sarawak government under the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) packages. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said that apart from the federal financial packages, the state government
KUCHING: Sarawak continues to remain as one of the most attractive places for investment in Malaysia despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said last year alone the state had secured RM15.7 billion worth of approved investments. “We are not resting on our laurels
SERIAN: The Serian District Office is closed for five days from today (Aug 12) to Aug 16. Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), in a Facebook post on Thursday (Aug 12), said the temporary closure was due to the detection of a Covid-19 positive case in the office. The closure is
KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department has spent more than RM20.4mil in food aid for people impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic as of July this year. Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said as of July 28 this year, food aid had been
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