PM orders authorities to probe those responsible for country’s losses due to corruption
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ordered the authorities, including the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), to investigate the parties responsible for the losses incurred by the country due to corruption. He said apart from MACC, other agencies were instructed, including the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), and the Police Commercial Investigation […]
Tiong calls for face detection tech for all foreign visitors at KLIA
KUCHING: The facial recognition system similar to the one used by the Immigration Department should be extended to all international visitors, Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said. He also suggested that airport authorities place staff who are multilingual to assist foreign tourists who are not proficient in English. […]
State govt urged to solve manpower shortage in Meradong RTP projects
THE Sarawak government has been urged to act in overcoming the issue of manpower shortage in implementing Rural Transformation Projects (RTPs) in the Meradong constituency. Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing (GPS-Meradong) explained that the projects had suffered a bit as far as implementation is concerned. He stated that it was mainly due to the lack of […]
MP calls for timely, effective action to prevent croc attacks
KUCHING: Proactive and holistic measures should be taken by the relevant authorities to prevent further crocodile attacks in Sarawak. Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, who said this, was responding to two recent incidents in which a five-year-old boy and a 56-year-old man were attacked in Kampung Nyabut, Telaga Air and Sungai Ahong, Kampung Kangka, […]
Authorities asked to explain
KUCHING: The authorities have been urged to explain why a family of five, who showed symptoms and tested positive for Covid-19, was not taken immediately to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) for treatment. Sarawak For Sarawakians (S4S) spokesperson Tan Kok Chiang said one of the family members informed him when they called the hospital, the response […]
