Association appeals against contributing to HRD levy
KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) has appealed for exemption to a requirement under a recent amendment to the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) for the plantation sector to contribute towards the HRD levy. “Foremost, the plantation sector conducts the bulk of its training for foreign workers with properly moduled in-house training […]
Water Supply Ordinance 1994 to be amended
KUCHING: The Utilities Ministry will look into amendments to the Water Supply Ordinance 1994 after the state election. Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the amendments will allow the corporatisation of water supply bodies. Having said that, he pointed out the tabling of the amendments was supposed to be done last […]
RM10,000 compound to ensure strong compliance of SOPs
PUTRAJAYA: The enforcement of the maximum RM10,000 compound, one of the five amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) is to ensure strong compliance of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said Section 25 has been amended […]
Rectify status anomaly in IDs errors, NRD told
KUCHING: The National Registration Department (NRD) is urged to make the necessary amendment promptly of errors in categorising the religious status of an individual on his/her identity card (IC). Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing noted that a few ethic groups in Sarawak use the term ‘binti’ or ‘bin’ instead of ‘anak’ […]
Act 355 may be amended to provide for heavier punishments for LGBTs
KOTA BHARU: The government does not rule out the possibility of amending the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 or Act 355 to provide for heavier punishments on lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT). Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Ahmad Marzuk Shaary said the current sentence under the Act, which provides […]
MTUC Sarawak welcomes Act amendments
KUCHING: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak welcomes the relevant amended parts of the Industrial Relations Act as announced by Minister of Human Resources Datuk Seri Saravanan. These amendments to the Act will be implemented with effect from Jan 1, next year. Its secretary, Andrew Lo said MTUC Sarawak believed the amendments would lead to […]
High time to enforce amended housing law
KUCHING: It is high time for amendments to the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) to be enforced nationwide, said Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak chairman Mohammad Ibrahim Hamid. He said the conditions for boarding school dormitories should also be looked into. “Comfortable housing along with basic safety and […]
Be fair to the natives
MIRI: The people here displayed mixed reactions for the call to amend the Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998. Recently, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has called for the amendment of the Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998 to allow natives to sell wildlife parts, especially wild boars, in the open market to […]
Abd Karim on real intention of amendment
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has slammed the opposition for using the recent amendment to the State of Sarawak (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to mislead the public and make the state government look bad. He wondered if certain parties felt threatened or they just simply cannot believe what has […]
‘Leila and Putri’ story is rubbish, says Soo
KUCHING: The recent amendment to the Sarawak Constitution will not allow non-Sarawakians to be elected as State Legislative Assembly (DUN) members. Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo said the ‘Leila and Putri’ story told by Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh was irrelevant. “If we apply the original Article […]
