KUCHING: In light of the increase in Covid-19 cases in Sabah, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that all Malaysians and non-Malaysians–except Sarawakians–in Sabah and Labuan would not be allowed to enter Sarawak starting Oct 4 to 18 (14 days). “Sarawakians who are in Sabah and Labuan are
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) did not discuss the just concluded Sabah state election at its meeting today. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said GPS did not discuss matters pertaining to Sabah in its preparation for the Sarawak state election which is expected to be held soon.
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has encouraged the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) to collaborate with Sarawak’s trade offices in other countries to promote welfare micro-entrepreneurs’ (UMK) products to a wider market. “We already have Sarawak Trade and Tourism Office
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has agreed to increase the allowances for officers and supervisors of Community-Based Rehabilitation Centres (PDKs) with immediate effect. “For the PDKs, the teachers must have special skills. At the moment, there are not many teachers for PDKs,” he said when officiating
KUCHING: The state government will sponsor welfare micro-entrepreneurs (UMKs) who achieved the highest sales (Platinum and Diamond categories) to go on a one-week educational visit to Japan and Korea next year. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this was to provide exposure for these entrepreneurs to further
GPS government stands firm LAWAS: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government stands firm in defending Sarawak’s land rights enshrined in the Federal Constitution and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). “In previous negotiations chaired by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, my opening remark was that land was under the
LAWAS: Development agencies and bodies should collaborate in order to increase efficiency and reduce cost in project implementation, urged Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He encouraged the Sarawak Land and Survey Department (JTS) to implement a blockchain approach in order to deliver more effective service to the
LAND AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT LAWAS: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has approved additional manpower for Sarawak Land and Survey Department’s (JTS) research and development (R&D) and engineering branches. He said that he very much believed in R&D, adding that holistic research was required to bring about development.
KUCHING: Sarawak has experienced an 86.94 percent drop in number of visitors in August this year compared to the same month last year, revealed Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “For August this year, the total number of visitors to Sarawak was 44,156, while for August
KUCHING: A specific ritual ceremony has been held to move the kelidieng (burial pole) of Kampung Sungai Ud, Dalat from its storage location in Sekama to the new Borneo Cultures Museum. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah officiated at the ceremony on Saturday (Sept 26), whereby
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