KUCHING: The key elements in achieving the 12 initiatives planned out by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to chart Sarawak’s way forward are effective execution and changing the mindset of the people. Federation of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Chinese Associations president Datuk Richard Wee said this
KUCHING: The twelve initiatives planned by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to chart Sarawak’s way forward are comprehensive and far-sighted, yet still supports the immediate need to pump prime resources into the state’s economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching
CASH assistance for fishermen during monsoon season (BMTN) for the remaining two months of November and December this year will be disbursed by early December. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the government had approved to extend the assistance next year as well. He said that to
SARAWAK’S agriculture sector has remained resilient as an important contributor to the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), contributing 12.1 percent or RM16.5 billion to the state’s GDP last year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said last year, Sarawak recorded a state agriculture trade balance surplus of RM6.9
THE state government is committed to exercising regulatory control over the exploration and mining of oil and gas (O&G) within the territorial boundaries of Sarawak in order to accomplish strategic objectives, including equity participation in existing offshore mining blocks and an established framework for the award of new offshore mining
FOR the first nine months of this year, Sarawak was ranked first as the most preferred investment destination in Malaysia in terms of investment value in the manufacturing sector at RM15.8 billion. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said due to increasing global demand for mobile devices,
OUT of 12,780 rural transformation projects (RTPs) to be implemented in Sarawak from 2015, as of Oct 19 this year, 9,089 projects (71.1 percent) had been completed while the remaining were still in various stages of implementation. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that a total of
A SUM of RM81.1 million has been proposed under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to continue the development of rural growth centres (RGCs) throughout Sarawak. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP), a total sum of RM106.8 million had been approved
THE Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government will provide a special financial incentive to Sarawak civil service officers and federal civil service officers in Sarawak in appreciation of their contribution and sacrifice in performing their duties professionally in these challenging circumstances. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said
THERE is a dire need for a master plan to redevelop several hundred hectares of peat swamp land between Amoy Road and Brooke Drive in Sibu, just a stone’s throw from the modern business district of Sibu town. Datuk Tiong Thai King (PSB-Dudong) said the area was an eyesore as
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