Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

DAP putting on shows for political mileage: Tiong

KUCHING: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) cares more about putting on shows for political mileage rather than actually working to improve the standard of living for Malaysians, said Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. He added that instead of finding actual solutions to problems faced by the public, DAP

Abang Johari on the attributes of a good leader

KUCHING: Any leader who will bring forward the future must visualise the future itself, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “A leader has to determine the components that will drive development and the people to upgrade the standards of living for the betterment of their future,” he said

State RTM director refuses to comment

KUCHING: RTM Sarawak director Zainal Abidin Asri Abdul Wahid (pic) refused to make any comments on the matter involving RTM being accused of not giving the state government fair coverage. “I reserve my comments because this is an issue between the ministers,” he told reporters after holding a press conference on

Put aside political differences for our children, opposition told

WE must put aside political differences for the sake of our children, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to the opposition when delivering his ministerial winding up speech at the august House yesterday. “When it comes to education, let us sit together and resolve it. If we

Sarawak to boost shrimp production to 13,000 metric tonnes by 2030

Shrimp production in Sarawak is expected to increase to 13,000 metric tons by 2030 compared to 4,416 metric tons of shrimp produced in 2016. This was revealed by Deputy Chief Minister cum Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in his ministerial winding

Physical resources for resource-deficient agropreneurs

In order to enhance access to physical resources in the agricultural industry, the Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Ministry has initiated several programmes to provide land and aquaculture areas to resource-deficient agropreneurs and companies. The programmes are AgroPark, Permanent Food Production Zone (PFPZ), Aquaculture Industry Zone (AIZ)

State’s security under control despite slight increase in crime index

Despite an increase of 1.05 per cent in index crime – comparing the period from January to April in 2018 and this year – Sarawak is peaceful as security is under control. This was stated by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in his ministerial winding-up speech yesterday.

Be bold enough to explore new ideas, says CM

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg acknowledged that certain quarters greeted new ideas, such as digital economy and light rapid transit, with scepticism. “We cannot gamble our future by depending solely on existing resources and traditional economy such as oil and gas, timber and palm oil, which we

Poverty eradication masterplan soon

The state government will undertake a masterplan to eradicate poverty. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the scope of the study covers both rural and urban areas, assess the implementation of the existing poverty eradication programmes and propose recommendations to better assist the poor. “We need a