Ensuring top-class sport programmes
MIRI: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the Sarawak government’s priorities were to provide and upgrade sporting facilities to ensure that the state continued to have top-class sport programmes. Met at the Miri Go-Kart Club’d gathering at Miri Go-Kart Track in Permyjaya on Sunday (Aug 30), the minister said sporting events […]
A reason for villagers to cheer
LIMBANG: Villagers from Kampung Seberang Kedai will soon be connected with a new road to Bukit Lubok here once its construction is complete in early 2022. According to Regional Corridor Development Authority (RCDA) in a Facebook post on Monday, with machineries and manpower already been deployed to the site, construction work on this 3.7km road […]
Rural towns to have them too
SRI AMAN: More industrial parks will be developed in rural towns throughout the state, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He explained that the move was aimed at providing organised and conducive sites for local businessmen to expand their potentials. It was also a strategic approach by the state government to […]
RM50 mln for micro credit scheme
MIRI: The state government has approved an allocation of RM50 million for the Sarawak Micro Credit Scheme to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to help cushion the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said that applications for the loan are still being entertained. The state government […]
307 micro credit applications for RM12.42 mln received
KUCHING: The Sarawak Micro Credit Scheme (SKMS) under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid Package has received 307 applications with total loan and financing valued at about RM12.42 million so far, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said. “Agrobank has received a total of 254 applications, with total financing loans of RM10.24 mln while Sarawak […]
STIDC, STA donate PPE to frontliners
KUCHING: Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) and Sarawak Timber Association (STA) have donated RM2 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) sets to frontliners. Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said this is an effort to support the state government in combating Covid-19. “Everyone has a role and it is hoped that more […]
RM5.1 bln spent on basic amenity projects
SIBU: The state government has to spend a total of RM5.1 billion on basic amenity projects which were scrapped by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government when it was in power for 22 months. This included RM2.8 bln for water and RM2.3bln for rural electrification projects. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan explained […]
‘Reject inconsistent PH leaders’
LAWAS: Members of Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) were taken to task for being inconsistent in their decision making. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said Sarawakians would not want to be led by leaders who are inconsistent and indecisive. “When Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) did not support the proposed amendment to Article […]
