Author: Tania Lam

Special unit to handle funds

AIDED CHINESE SCHOOL SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak government has agreed to establish a special unit to coordinate and manage financial assistance for aided Chinese primary schools in Sarawak, announced Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “We have received many requests for assistance but these are not coordinated, so we

Improving government-community relations

SAMARAHAN: The Community Action Programme (CAP) in the Info on Wheels (IOW) tour organised by the Information Department (JaPen) Sarawak is a facilitating medium and platform to improve communication with the local community, while enabling the government to convey policies and aspirations to be implemented for the target groups. Stakan

‘Always practise 3Ws’

KUCHING: The Kuching District Merdeka@Community 2020 programme was successfully conducted at the Taman Everbright/Taman Phoning Community Association Hall here on Friday. The opening ceremony of the programme organised by the Information Department (JaPen) Kuching District was officiated at by Kuching Division Resident Sherrina Hussaini. The programme was conducted in a

Technology adds value going forward

KUCHING: Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad (SDHB) group chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ir Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah believes that technology is the way forward and should be used to add value to solutions provided to customers. He emphasised that adding value in this way can put companies ahead of other

O&G still worth investing in

KUCHING: Despite the rise of many other energy sources, Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad (SDHB) group chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ir Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah is of the view that the oil and gas (O&G) industry will continue to be a viable industry over the next few decades. “I often

More mosques, suraus for Santubong

KUCHING: Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar chaired a meeting on Friday (Sept 11) to discuss the status of new applications and progress of mosqueand surauconstruction projects in Santubong. The Santubong MP said that the discussion aimed to find out the latest developments of

Call for urgent riverbed studies

FLOOD WOES IN SIBU KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has once again called for the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) to conduct urgent riverbed studies. These are meant to fully understand the severity of congestion at the Rajang and Igan rivers in efforts to effectively resolve the

Committee takes proactive measures

RE-SCREENING OF IDD OCCUPANTS KUCHING: In light of the Benteng Lahad Datu Cluster reported in Sabah, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has taken proactive measures to re-screen all occupants of immigration detention depots (IDDs) in Sarawak for Covid-19. In a statement from SDMC on Thursday, they said that the

Back to zero

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Sept 10), with the total number of cases in the state thus far remaining at 700. In a statement on Thursday (Sept 10), the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that no new cases had recovered and been discharged from

One positive case in Sibu

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new positive Covid-19 case in Sibu today, breaking its nine-day streak of zero cases and bringing the total number of cases in the state so far to 700. In a statement today, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the imported case involved a local man