KUCHING: Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF)’s attempt to paint the minimum wage increase as a scheme to benefit foreign workers instead of local workers has created fear and resentment. Sarawak Bank Employees Union chief executive officer (CEO) Andrew Lo said this in a joint statement with Union Network International-Malaysia Labour Centre
KUCHING: The implementation of a road alignment project worth RM45 million will link five villages in Santubong constituency namely, Kampung Tanjuk, Sungai Pinang, Semilang Beradek, Tiang Api and Beliong. Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar stated that altogether, the road project will be 17km-long. “As a start, the
DALAT: A team of police did a community policing walkabout, meeting residents in town recently. Through the ‘High Profile Policing and Talk To Us’ programme organised by Dalat district police headquarters (IPD), the police team were patrolling by foot in the concept of ‘Stop and Talk’ or ‘Meet and Greet’
KUCHING: The federal government needs to immediately review the critical service allowance cut, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “I believe such a decision should be reviewed in the first Cabinet meeting in 2020,” the PKR president said in a statement on Thursday. Anwar added that the federal government should take
MP wrongly claims credit for state-funded RTP which is unique to Sarawak KUCHING: Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin has come for some bashing for “claiming credit” for state-funded projects. The Willie-bashing has been going on for quite some time since the first-term MP made a social media post saying that
KUCHING: Pakatan Harapan (PH) should not claim political credit over the funding of rural transformation projects (RTP) in the state. Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang chided Puncak Borneo Member of Parliament Willie Mongin for claiming that RTP funds were channelled by the federal government and not wholly state funds.
KUCHING: Instead of going ‘bankrupt in three years’, Sarawak is going the opposite way as it places itself well in the eyes of potential investors within and outside the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) region. According to Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) information chief Datuk Idris Buang, with
KUCHING: A rare annular eclipse made an appearance in Malaysia’s skies after 21 years yesterday. The rare phenomenon took place from 11am to 3pm, depending on locations nationwide. The phenomenon was reported to be visible along a path that’s 118km wide covering Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. An annular
KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sarawak has conducted inspection on 11 premises in the state to date, with 45 items inspected. This was in conjunction with the ministry’s implementation of price inspection on school uniforms nationwide from Dec 18 to Jan 3 next year. KPDNHEP
KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has listed 19 items under the Festive Seasons Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) for Christmas effective last Sunday until Dec 31. KPDNHEP deputy director cum Sarawak chief enforcement officer Mohd Hanizam Kechek said that the 10-day implementation is an effort to
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