KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing And Real Estate Developers’ Association (SHEDA) welcomes the Malaysian Home Ownership Initiative (i-Miliki), making it easier for first-time homebuyers to own a home. According to Steve Tan, the organising Chairman of SHEDA Property Expo 2023, homebuyers will now receive a minimum discount of 10 per cent
KUCHING: Sarawak is on a benchmarking visit to Jeju Island, a Unesco Global geopark (UGGp), to learn about its management and other relevant initiatives and projects. Led by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, the delegation is seeking to learn about how South Korea manages Jeju Island, particularly
KUCHING: It is more viable for Sarawak to take over MASwings, provided the debts and governance issues are resolved, compared to setting up a brand new airline company. Professor Geoffrey Williams, an economist at the Malaysia University of Science and Technology, said taking over an existing company means easier access to
KUCHING: The city of Kuching South has experienced a significant increase in vehicle thefts and street crimes this year, primarily committed by drug addicts with prior criminal records. According to the Political Secretary to Premier Kho Teck Wan, break-in cases, on the other hand, have seen a significant decrease of
KUCHING: Only half of the women population in Sarawak are in the labour force as many of them remain as homemakers, actively contributing to building strong families and caring for children at home. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said based on the latest statistics, women make up
KUCHING: Bintulu has the potential to become the next to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as the government plans to scale up the cultivation of microalgae in Sarawak. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the success of the test flight, where an autonomous aircraft powered by SAF
BINTULU: Sarawak has made tremendous progress over the years, in various aspects, including its infrastructure development throughout the state. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said in the past, it took nearly two hours to travel from Berkenu to Miri, despite it being about a 50-kilometre distance,
KUCHING: The Consumer Voice Association of Sarawak (Covas) has expressed support for the removal of subsidies for chicken and eggs by the end of the month, allowing prices to float starting from July 1. Covas vice-president Philip Ng stated that this move would lead to increased supply and foster healthy
KUCHING: Using an Iban phrase ‘Segulai Sejalai’ which means together with each other as a unity slogan nationwide is appropriate for a diverse country like Malaysia. Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the phrase has a broad meaning of unity; which
KUCHING: Gawai, one of the most important celebrations in Sarawak, is celebrated by the Dayak community as a harvest festival, in thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest of paddy. Thus, June 1 and 2 have been gazetted as public holidays in Sarawak. Most of the villages and longhouses throughout the state
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