Premier gets update on teacher housing project from cooperative
KUCHING: Koperasi Guru Bumiputera Sarawak Berhad or Kobagus paid a courtesy call on Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia here yesterday. The delegation was led by chairman Mohamad Mortadza Manirang. According to Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Mortadza said the purpose of the visit was […]
Head of State receives courtesy calls
KUCHING: Head of state Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received two courtesy calls in Demak Jaya, here yesterday. According to Information Department (Japen) statement, the first courtesy call was from committee members of the Forum Remaja Piala Pusingan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak 2022 led by the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Sarawak […]
Sarawak-China Friendships Association calls on China’s Consul General
KUCHING: The Sarawak-China Friendships Association made a courtesy call on the People’s Republic of China’s Consul General in Kuching Xing Weiping this morning. Such a visit was done for the purpose to enhance the relationship between the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Kuching and Sarawak-China Friendships Association. Leading the delegation was […]
Mavcom delegation briefs transport minister on several matters
KUCHING: Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) executive chairman Datuk Seri Saripuddin Kassim together with the director of Aviation Development and two other senior managers paid a courtesy call on Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, the Minister for Transport. The delegation also gave a briefing to him and ministry permanent secretary and officers of the ministry’s Aviation […]
Sarawak records low recidivism rate for three consecutive years
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded the lowest rate of recidivism in Malaysia — and possibly the world — since 2008, says Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. According to the Minister for Women, Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development, this year’s rate was 98 persons per 100,000 citizens. Fatimah added that this record had been going on for three […]
Prisons delegation led by new director calls on minister
KUCHING: A delegation led by newly elected Sarawak Prisons director Andri Ridzwan paid a courtesy call on Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. Among others, Fatimah was briefed on, and invited to, the prisoner release on licence or Pelepasan Banduan Secara Lesen (PBSL) event at Dewan Kelab Melayu Kampung […]
Ragad receives courtesy call
KUCHING: Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib, the wife of Sarawak Head of State received a courtesy call from Sabah Head of State’s wife, Toh Puan Norlidah R.M. Jasni at her residence in Demak Jaya here today. The cordial courtesy call was in conjunction with Norlidah’s official three-day visit to Sarawak until Friday. Also […]
Empowering women in Borneo
KUCHING: Women, Early Childhood, and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is looking forward to a collaboration with Sabah Women Affairs Council (MPWS) through its secretariat, Sabah Women Affairs Department, to fight for women’s empowerment in Borneo. She said that her ministry, Women and Family Department of Sarawak and Sarawak Social Welfare Department […]
Awang Tengah receives courtesy call
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan received a courtesy call from the secretary general of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali, today. According to a press statement, an hour-long discussion related to industrial development such as the allocation for the construction of an industrial park as […]
Wives of Pahang YBs make reciprocal visit
KUCHING: Members of Ahli Persatuan Amal Isteri-Isteri Wakil Rakyat Negeri Pahang (TERATAI) paid a courtesy call to the state’s Association of Ministers’ Wives and Wives of Assistant Ministers (SABATI) here yesterday. The visit with Persatuan Suri Dan Anggota Wanita Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia (PUSPANITA) Pahang Branch was led by TERATAI president Datin Seri Datuk Burhah Mohammed. […]
