Author: Robert Kenneth

Sarawakians want Petronas sued

KUCHING: It is a sweet music to Sarawakians, according to a political analyst, now that Petronas would be sued for not paying its five percent sales tax on petroleum and gas products. Datuk Peter Minos also questioned why Petronas had a hard time paying up considering that two foreign companies —

Don’t be cocksure: Coach

KUCHING: Although Kuching FA have qualified for the Premier League play-off match, their head coach Ideris Untong warned his players not to be complacent. Kuching FA confirmed their play-off match against Sarawak FA after defeating Glory United 1-0 in the M3 League match played at the Sarawak Stadium here on

Infrastructure, main focus of 2020 State Budget

2020 State Budget KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government has gotten its focus in the State 2020 Budget right. Masing, who is Infrastructure and Ports Development Minister, noted that the main focus was on the development of infrastructure. Consequently, he

Karim: Great honour for S’wak to be host

KUCHING: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah thanked the World Chinese Badminton Federations (WCBF) for their confidence in choosing Kuching to host for the 26th World Masters Badminton Championships and hoped that more events will be held in Sarawak in the near future. “It was indeed a

Sarawak very good host

KUCHING: World Chinese Badminton Federation (WCBF) president Jun Yan Wu commended Sarawak for being a very good host to the 26th World Masters Badminton Championship. The tournament is being held here from Oct 31 to Nov 3 at the newly built Multi-Purpose Arena and the State Indoor Stadium in Petra Jaya.

Sarawak set to host international tournaments

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg urged the World Badminton Federation and Badminton Federation of Malaysia to continue to support Sarawak’s bid to host many more international badminton tournaments in the near future. He said Sarawak already have world standard sporting venues and facilities available in Sarawak, especially in

FAS applies for club licensing

KUCHING: Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) secretariat confirmed that it has submitted all the required documents to the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) First Instance Body (FIB) for the club licensing. The spokesman said he emailed all the documents to FAM-FIB on October 30, the final day to do so.

Stop the rot!

MPKKP in the system will weaken state from inside KUCHING: Sarawak is in for a nightmare that it will not ever wake up from if the federal Village Community Management Council (MPKKP) system is allowed to take root. There is no stopping Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government from putting in

‘Strengthen women bureau’

KUCHING: Village women’s bureaus need to be transformed in tandem with today’s modern development, said Assistant Transport Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil. He said transformation needs to happen or else village development would be slow, especially in terms of family wellbeing. Dr Jerip stressed that a women’s bureau is an

Thank you for your sacrifice, Sungai Asap!

SUNGAI ASAP: The people at Sungai Asap Resettlement have made huge sacrifices for the people of Sarawak, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. Sarawak, he added, should be thankful to the Sungai Asap people because it was not easy for them to accept the government’s