MIRI: Self-employed individuals should contribute to the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme (SKSPS), under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to provide themselves some financial protection. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who gave this advice, noted that the scheme had been extended to 19 informal sectors including small traders, farmers, fishermen,
KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced at 19 new localities in the state between September 30 and October 11. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement on Thursday (Sept 30), said five of the localities are in Pakan district, four others in Julau, three areas
KUCHING: Sarawak reported the emergence of one new community cluster on Thursday (Sept 30). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Batu 8 Jalan Kubong Cluster involved residents of a longhouse at Batu 8, Jalan Kubong, Ulu Pandaruan in Limbang district. Of the 229 people who were tested, 18 persons
KUCHING: Sarawak Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has reiterated the importance of youth in nation-building. He mentioned that the youth will bear a greater share of responsibility along the way, thus they must be ready to take on the role and lead in order to
KUCHING: Youth in Samariang are encouraged to become more active and to take part in programme organised especially for them, said Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali during Youth Programme (Program Ziarah Belia @ Samariang 2021) on Thursday (Sept 30). Samariang assemblywoman said she hoped more youngsters would become more
KUCHING: Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok says the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) is a great plan as it addresses how to ride through the pandemic, rebuild lives and livelihoods as well as getting the nation back on track to achieving high-income status by 2025. “The 12MP development budget is set at
KUCHING: The office of Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has urged a Facebook user by the account name of ‘Pemanca Nombor Satu’ to take down a post made against the deputy chief minister and apologise immediately. “The post made by the individual is fake and malicious.
KUCHING: Switching from one agency to another on the matter of political party registration is inconsequential because what matters most is the quality of the agency and the people who work there, opines a political scientist. Prof Dr Jayum Jawan said it made no difference who was in charge, questioning
KUCHING: A political scientist is of the opinion that the Election Commission (EC) should be given the opportunity to oversee the registration of political parties as they could expedite the process better than the Registrar of Societies (ROS). “If the EC is given the opportunity, they will be far more
KUCHING: The suggestion that political party registrations be put under the Election Commission (EC) is timely but it is not a ‘low hanging fruit’ option because it requires all MPs to consider the finer details, opines Dr Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak academician was responding to Bangi
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