CONSTRUCTION OF UNIFOR OFFICE KUCHING: The construction of a 10-storey office complex to house the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) is expected to commence this September. This was conveyed to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg when the Unifor Board of Trustee, led by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk
KUCHING: School bus and van operators must comply with standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the government, stresses Yayasan Sarawak director Azmi Bujang. “There was a briefing with the Ministry of Transport regarding the SOP for the operations of school buses. “The operators will ensure that students in the buses
KUCHING: Primary and secondary school students here in the city will be able to use free school bus service, starting Aug 3, says Yayasan Sarawak director Azmi Bujang. The service will cover 30 primary and secondary schools here, and the nearby Padawan District. “The service will cover 18 zones, from
KUCHING: As domestic tourism is slowly getting back to its feet, this city, however, is on the edge of turning red due to the recent spike of positive Covid-19 cases. With one new death recorded on Sunday, many said immediate action taken by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to
KUCHING: The move by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Pujut branch chairman Abu Bakar Amit to leave the party will not jeopardise grassroots’ support for the ruling coalition, said Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni. He said the issue of party hopping was nothing new and assured that PBB would strengthen
MUKAH: Two primary schools in Dalat have been named excellent schools for their outstanding achievements in the national primary exam, Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) 2019. They are SK Kampung Teh which achieved a 100 percent pass with school average grade (GPS) of 3.15, and SK Kampung Klid with
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri visited veteran film actress, Datuk Sarimah Ahmad, who is unwell, at her residence today. She was accompanied by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Sabah and Sarawak Affairs Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib and Malaysian Astistes’ Association
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) will continue to support effort towards reforestation. Its director Dr Morshidi Ahmad said DBKU would continue to provide assistance for tree-planting programmes to encourage more participation from the community. “We have organised many programmes such as Program Rakan Taman whereby all villages can
USE OF FACE MASKS IN PUBLIC KUCHING: While we have only one month left before the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period ends in August, the emergence of four new clusters in Sarawak recently has raised the concern of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Worried about the Covid-19 positive
KUCHING: A mechanism has to be put in place to ensure that politicians cannot use ‘development needs’ as a reason to leave their parties, said Universiti Malaysia Sarawak political science senior lecturer Dr Arnold Puyok. Speaking to New Sarawak Tribune last Sunday (July 19th), he said using such reasoning, especially
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