Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

Sarawak records two new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 cases today — one each in Kuching and Miri districts, bringing the total number of cases to 1,055. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), Case 1,054 is a local man working as a technical executive at an oil and gas company based in

Call on Agriculture Department to help increase production, marketing

TEBEDU: Department of Agriculture (DoA) Sarawak has been urged to intensify programmes which are aimed at helping farmers to market their produce. Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong said although the farmers had long been involved in agriculture,  in terms of their produce, it was

CM visits recuperating Uggah

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg paid a visit to his deputy Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at Borneo Medical Centre here today. Despite his busy schedule, Abang Johari took some time to visit his friend after completing a pre-recording for post-2021 Budget programme at TVS studio.

Small populations put off Internet providers

TEBEDU: Sarawak is still facing Internet connectivity issues in most rural areas because of their small populations which make the places not economically viable for telco companies. Education, Science and Technological Research (MESTR) Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong said although the state government was working hard to build telecommunication

You sway, you lose

KUCHING: Sarawakians are urged not to fall victim to the lies of the opposition on the issue of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land perimeter survey. Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom said one of the many accusations towards the state government was on the misleading truth that the government

I don’t have to jump down from a building, do I?

With over 20 years of experience in politics, Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom is comfortable with just serving his people while keeping a low profile and getting prepared for the coming state election. A political veteran, a former state minister, and a former parliamentarian, he has had his

Come, see Pakan for yourself

KUCHING: Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom has invited those who kept assuming that the district is the poorest in Malaysia to come and see for themselves whether it lives up to the ranking. He said those who have never been to Pakan, should not believe the lies and

Home improvement programme to continue in Pantai Damai constituency

KUCHING: The Program Penambahbaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak (PPRMS) or Home Improvement Programme for Sarawak’s Poor will continue to be implemented in the Pantai Damai constituency, says assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He said he would continue to work with the village chiefs and Pantai Damai Parti Pesaka Bumiputera

Home improvement programme makes security guard’s dreams come true

KUCHING: Thanks to the Program Penambahbaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak (PPRMS) or Home Improvement Programme for Sarawak’s Poor, a security guard is now able to fulfil his dream of building a house for his family. Nasawazi Melayu, 43, said he had longed for a comfortable house to call his own,

Pantai Damai rep to look into OKU assistance

KUCHING: Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi will follow up on the stoppage of monthly assistance for the disabled (OKU) with the Social Welfare Department (JKM). He said he recently visited two community-based rehabilitation centres (PDK) in his constituency — PDK Wawasan Harapan, Kampung Buntal and PDK Satu