Giving wings to youth
AT the tail end of 2020, Sarawak was among the first states in Malaysia to amend its State Constitution to lower the voting age to 18 years old from 21 years old. It also lowered the minimum age required for a person to become an elected representative from 21 to 18 years old through the […]
Terms, requirements on native status being drafted
KUCHING: The state government is drafting the conditions and requirements for the recognition of natives under the Interpretation (Amendment) Ordinance 2022. The ordinance which was passed by State Legislative Assembly on Feb 15 and published in the Sarawak Gazette on Feb 25, however, has yet to come into force. Deputy Minister in Premier of Sarawak’s […]
New revenue streams through amended Bills
THE passing of the Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and Forests (Amendment) Bill 2022 is a new revenue re-engineering effort in diversifying and expanding the state’s revenue base. It not only retains the state’s rights over land and airspace but also would help to generate future streams for Sarawak in a significant way, said Second […]
Sarawak, Sabah relationship special
KUCHING: The Borneo states have always been close with one another no matter the capacity and activities done together, said Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Hamzah. According to the Youth, Sports, and Entrepreneur Development Minister, despite the rivalry shown in sports events participated by them, in spirit, Sabah and Sarawak has always enjoyed close relationship. He […]
Avoid repeat of Sabah carbon credit debacle
SARAWAK must avoid repeating the mistake made in Sabah where a purported USD76.5bil carbon capture project was exposed and dubbed an international carbon credit debacle, bringing the country into disrepute. See Chee How (PSB-Batu Lintang) during the debate session of the Forest (Amendment) Bill 2022 on Thursday (May 19) pointed out that various sessions and […]
Added incentive to speed up reforestation policy
THE introduction of the Forests (Amendment) Bill 2022 is most timely because it will provide added incentive to speed up the reforestation policy to facilitate carbon trading. Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing (GPS-Meradong) who spoke in support of the Forest (Amendment) Bill 2022 said that Sarawak relied heavily on timber harvesting for generating revenue in the […]
Power to better manage state’s forests
THE Forests (Amendment) Bill 2022 will give power to the government to formulate new provisions for better management of the state’s forests by creating Amenity Forests for Education, says Kennedy Chukpai Ugon (GPS- Murum). He said the creation of Amenity Forests could also be used for research and recreation purposes, as well as enable forest […]
More job opportunities through carbon credit industry
THE introduction of the Forest (Amendment) Bill 2022 will provide more job opportunities for Sarawakians through the carbon credit industry. Billy Sujang (GPS-Opar) in support of the proposed amendment, said this was one of the Bill’s many benefits to come following its introduction. “Once approved, we can also introduce carbon stock as one of our […]
Land Code (Amendment) Bill benefits Sarawakians
KUCHING: The passing of the Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2022 by the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) yesterday was another milestone in the state’s environmental preservation efforts and to be on par with other more developed countries in reducing the impact of climate change. Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman commended the members of the august House […]
Tanjong Batu rep all for Land Code (Amendment) Bill
THE Land Code (Amendment) Bill 2022 will bring about a much more comprehensive coverage of the definition of land so that there will be less litigation issues, says Tanjong Batu assemblyman Johnny Pang Leong Ming. He said the passing of the amendment bill would also help strengthen the protection of Sarawak land rights and its […]
