Government gives land to Hua Zong
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has approved more than an acre of land for the Sarawak Federation of Chinese Association (Hua Zong) to set up its own headquarters here. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the federation has already received a letter of offer on the land from the Land […]
Dewan Rakyat approves Supply Bill 2021 for PM’s Dept at committee stage
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat today approved the 2021 Supply Bill for the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) at committee stage through block voting. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun when announcing the voting results said a total of 105 MPs supported the Bill, 95 opposed it while 20 MPs were not present. The block […]
Government cannot pay salaries of frontliners, civil servants if 2021 Budget not approved
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will not be able to carry out its commitments including paying the salaries of civil servants and assistance for frontliners in the war against Covid-19 if the 2021 Budget is not approved by the Dewan Rakyat. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said however, he was optimistic that […]
Longer jail term, stiffer fines, lower alcohol limit
Senate passes Road Transport (Amendment) Bill 2020 KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Negara today passed the Road Transport (Amendment) Bill 2020 to improve the level of road safety and ensure the welfare and well-being of Malaysians. The Bill tabled by Deputy Transport Minister Hasbi Habibollah was approved with the support of the majority of the Senate […]
RM900k rebuilding loan approved for longhouse
SIBU: The Ministry of Housing and Local Government has approved a rebuilding loan amounting to RM900,000 for 30 family units of Rumah Entering Usah longhouse here. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan Branch said it had a role in this success. Senator Robert Lau visited the site today (August 22) to perform an earth-breaking […]
Restriction movement gets green light
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has approved the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) request to impose restrictions on movement between Zone 1 and Zone 2 which will come into effect starting August 1, announced Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. State Health Department (JKNS) director Dr Chin Zin Hing said that this […]
SOP for parliament sitting approved
KUALA LUMPUR: The meeting of the Special Ministerial Committee on the movement control order (MCO) has approved the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Parliament sitting, taking into account the new normal in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said among the SOPs were the use of […]
77 projects in Sarikei approved
SARIKEI: Seventy-seven projects worth RM773 million have been approved under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) for Sarikei Division. According to a press statement from the Chief Minister’s Office, they comprised 33 projects worth RM493 million and 44 projects worth RM280 million. These projects are in various stages of implementation, and focus on rural infrastructure to […]
College granted RM350,000 to build surau
KUCHING: The state government has allocated a grant of RM350,000 to Kuching Vocational College for building its Surau Al-Azhar. The grant was approved by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and the cheque was presented by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan at his office in Wisma Sumber Alam to […]
Sarawak State Assembly passes Supplementary Supply Bills
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed two Supplementary Supply Bills involving a total of RM681,491,777 for expenditures that were not covered in the state’s budget for 2020. The Bills, tabled by state Deputy Chief Minister I and Second Finance Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, were the Supplementary Supply (2019) Bill 2020 […]
