KUCHING: Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) is of the view that some parts of the law stated in Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) should be changed or abolished. Its chairman Datuk Dr John Lau said he supports the views of Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo on
KUCHING: The Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) and Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) have been told to work closely together in looking after the forest and environment in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said there will be many physical developments in the coming years which
KUCHING: In re-engineering forests revenues, the Sarawak government is looking at making carbon credit as a new source of revenue for the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said there is a lot of potential in the forests from a wider perspective and it does not even
KUCHING: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a very important role in the development of the national economy as well as the state’s economy, said International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Assistant Minister Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais. He said SMEs contributed 38.5 per cent to the national
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has removed the small fountain situated right in front of the entrance of its building. Does this have anything to do with feng shui? No, insists its mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng. “The fountain has been covered up to ensure the safety of the
KUCHING: Lundu folk are more than happy that Rambungan Bridge project is going to start after Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has officiated at the earth-breaking ceremony today. A local, Nurhazwani Has, 25, said once the bridge is completed, visitor arrivals in the area is expected to
KUCHING: Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) has thanked the voters of Tanjung Piai for having taught Pakatan Harapan (PH) a long-overdue lesson. Its chairman Francis Paul Siah, in a statement, said that the voters have told Harapan leaders in no uncertain terms not to take them lightly. “Voters are the
KUCHING: The Tanjong Piai by-election results must be taken seriously by the Pakatan Harapan leadership, said Sarawak PH chairman Chong Chieng Jen. In a statement yesterday, he said though it might only be the result of one by-election, it was nevertheless the general indication of the rakyat’s dissatisfaction towards the
KUCHING: Private hospitals in the state need to invest in digital technology in order to be able to tap into the mobile health industry. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this is because mobile health is a rapidly expanding field in the digital health sector providing health
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) welcomes a proposal by the state government to have all primary schools equipped with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) laboratories. Its president Macky Joseph said it was a good move and he believed that it would attract pupils to study STEM subjects. “STU supports the
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