KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin together with several agencies under the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) recently visited the E G Driving Academy Sdn Bhd at Miri By-Pass Road yesterday (Sept 26). Previously, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced that driving schools could resume operations on
KUCHING: Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis recently visited a papaya plantation owned by Lau Pung Chee located in Entulang Pra, Sri Aman. Lau, who has spent many years as a local fruit grower, briefed Harden on papaya cultivation and its commercial potential in the state, saying that
KUCHING: Also eagerly awaiting the reopening of Sarawak’s tourism industry is Resident manager of UCSI Hotel Kuching, Assistant Professor Christopher Wan Sageng. “The reopening of the tourism industry is critical for the business’s long-term viability, as it will have a ripple impact on all business entities, whether indirectly or directly.
KUCHING: Travel agencies in the state are eagerly monitoring the progress of the pilot travel bubble initiative in Langkawi which was recently implemented by the Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture Malaysia (Motac). Sales manager of Tanahmas Travel, Siti Fatimah Khalid hoped Sarawak would be the next state to reopen
KUCHING: The government has been reviewing the education system in an attempt to enhance it, says political scientist Prof Dr Jayum Jawan. The Universiti Putra Malaysia academician explained that several national-level committees had been formed, however, their findings had been found wanting. “Their recommendations are modest at best, and they
KUCHING: There are many contributing factors that may influence the preference of a paedophile, says Dr Gan Chee Kuan. According to the psychiatrist at Permai Specialist Clinic, among the factors are the propagation of child pornographic materials on the Internet, the income generated from child pornography, child pornography as a
KUCHING: Children’s citizenship should be prioritised, said state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family, and Child Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. At the same time, she acknowledges that the issue has a wide range of context and affecting circumstances and that there are always two sides to every coin. “The
KUCHING: The government has been urged to look into amending the Federal Constitution to give mothers the same rights as fathers in terms of passing citizenship down to their children. Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) legal advisor, Chua Kuan Ching, said to resolve the disharmony, the matter needed to
KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin has disbursed a total of RM110,000 in minor project funds to 17 organisations, including those involved in education, health, and caregiving. He said the funds would assist the organisations with their respective programmes and activities to complement and enhance the government’s initiatives. Lee,
KUCHING: Perikatan Nasional (PN) has reiterated that its presence in Sarawak was not intended to compete with the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government as the state’s ruling party. PN Sarawak chairman Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian said its presence was in line with the Federal and State governments’ cooperation to
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