Container cabins as temporary police HQ
KUCHING: Sarawak police have proposed container cabins be used temporarily as offices of the Belaga police headquarters and police station. State Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail told reporters that they had already sent a letter to Bukit Aman police headquarters as well as informed the Home Affairs Ministry on the need to have a temporary […]
RM11.26 mln under 12th Malaysia Plan for Heart of Borneo initiative
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is committed to continuing with the Heart of Borneo (HOB) initiative and has approved an allocation of RM11.26 million for the implementation of programmes and activities under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) next year. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said continuation of the HOB initiative […]
Headmen must tell amount of MRP cheques to villagers
BINTULU: Village heads or longhouse headmen must inform their villagers the amount of minor rural project (MRP) allocations they received. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Sarawak Bumiputera Law and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai gave this reminder during a meet-the -people session held at Rumah Gerry, Ulu Mejau, Tatau today. He said there […]
Unifor lauded for active roles
DALAT: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has been commended for its active roles in helping non-Muslim bodies in the state carry out their plans and activities. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said prior to the establishment of Unifor, the funds required for such purposes were mostly […]
Society to have bigger kitchen area
MIRI: Work on extending the kitchen area of Che Sing Khor Moral Uplifting Society will be completed in three months’ time. The symbolic earth-breaking ceremony was officiated at by Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting here at Jalan Jee Foh Utama today. A RM100,000 allocation for the extension of the kitchen area was approved under the […]
Dong Zong calls for fixed annual funding
KUCHING: The Sarawak United Association of Private School Management Board (Sarawak Dong Zong) wants the federal government to continue allocating fixed annual funds to the 60 Chinese independent secondary schools nationwide. Its chairman Temenggong Datuk Vincent Lau Lee Ming said during the previous government through the Ministry of Finance (MoF), they have continued to provide […]
Unifor hands over funds to churches
SRI AMAN: Three churches in Sri Aman here have received an allocation from the state Unit for Other Religions (Unifor). Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing and Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis had presented the cheque to the respective churches. St Luke Church received RM300,000 while St Lawrence Church and Methodist Church at Jalan Paya […]
Stop reducing number of Sarawakian police serving in the state
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) has urged the state government to be aware of actions to reduce the number of Sarawakian police officers serving in the state. In a press statement today, the association said the percentage of Sarawakian police officers serving in the state should be raised. “The overall percentage of Sarawakians in the […]
Allocation not a gimmick
KUCHING: The RM1.5 billion allocated to Highland Development Agency (HDA) for the implementation of basic infrastructure projects in the Baram parliamentary area, which includes Telang Usan and Mulu, is not an election gimmick, said Mulu assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala. He said there were certain parties that were sceptical about the development projects by the state […]
Federal allocation on 2021 Budget reflects Sarawak not neglected
MIRI: The federal government allocation of RM4.5 billion to Sarawak under the 2021 budget has evidenced that Perikatan Nasional (PN) led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin does not neglect Sarawak. Assistant Minister for Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Rosey Yunus described the allocation as equitable, even though it is much less than […]
