Author: Tania Lam

Concerted efforts needed to get back eroded rights

KUCHING: The best way to handle past breaches of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) is for a concerted effort towards getting back what has been eroded, said Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. The Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) said if people

Comprehensive amendments to the Federal Constitution proposed

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has proposed comprehensive amendments to the Federal Constitution, including amending Article 1(2) to add in the phrase ‘pursuant to Malaysia Agreement 1963’. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said the state government’s proposals

MA63: It’ll be done within the law

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will fight for the rights of Sarawak under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), within the bounds of the legitimate laws and the Malaysian spirit, asserted Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. “We will not go beyond what is legal. The government of Sarawak will exercise and

Call to ramp up National Testing Plan

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the Health Ministry (MoH) must ramp up testing in Sarawak as well as quick isolation on top of the current vaccination rollout programme to proper control the surge of positive cases in the state now, stressed Dr Kelvin Yii. The Bandar Kuching

Sustainability vital for tourism, travel

KUCHING: Sustainability is a deciding factor for tourists before they visit or attend a business event at a certain destination, said Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MTAC) permanent secretary Hii Chang Kee. If Sarawak can prove to others that it is serious in sustainable development, that is a form

Benchmarking system benefits all industries, not only tourism

KUCHING: Sarawak’s initiative of participating in the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) for business events and tourism is a first for Malaysia, making the state one of the 75 progressive destinations in the world to undertake this project. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the

Sarawak joins GDS-Index

KUCHING: Sarawak has joined the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) for business events and tourism through the launch of the GDS-Index Partnership Programme – Sarawak Region (GDSI-Sarawak Partner). Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) chief executive officer Amelia Roziman explained that GDS-Index was a benchmarking system that ranked how sustainable destinations are

Sarawakians urged to rethink identity

KUCHING: Sarawakians are urged to rethink a Sarawak identity, emphasising on how common objects and practices connect them. “Looking at the way we portray our food, dances, clothes, and so on, it is a plethora of things, but we need to look and think through these objects and practices. “How

Covid screening

Villagers urged to go for screening at Simunjan District Health Office

KUCHING: Residents of Kampung Sungai Apin and Kampung Sageng who are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms or are close contacts of positive cases are urged to undergo screening at the Simunjan District Health Office tomorrow (Wednesday). The active case detection (ACD) operations will be held between 9am and 1pm. Those with symptoms

Two more localities placed under EMCO

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today (Aug 10) announced that the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) had been imposed at two new localities in the state. The EMCO is enforced at Rumah Paberi Magelit, Sg Menok, Lapok, Tinjar in the Beluru district from today until Aug 24 as