Malaysia needs more engineers to help with sustainable development goals
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs more engineers to help the country achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) and build a sustainable future, the Science, Technology, and Innovation Ministry said. According to the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), 187,900 engineers officially registered in the country last year, while the ratio of engineers to the […]
PWD shifts gear on electric vehicle usage
By Annabell Naja Tommy & Fasiha Khushiri KUCHING: Efforts are being stepped up to achieve the government’s target of electric vehicle usage of at least 50 per cent in the civil service by the year 2025. The Public Works Department, in this instance, is at the forefront of this drive with the first Electric Vehicle […]
Maintain good name of engineering profession, Fadillah urges
KUCHING: Engineering Consultant Practitioners (ECP) have been urged to continue to provide the best and professional services to customers and the public in Sarawak. Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that adherence to the code of professional ethics as set out in the Registration of Engineers Regulations 1990 must be upheld at all […]
Secretariat set to strengthen ties between state engineers and BEM
KUCHING: The Public Works Department (JKR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) on Monday (April 18). According to Sarawak Public Communications Unit, the MoU would allow, assist and support BEM to establish and operate its secretariat office at the Sarawak JKR headquarters at Wisma Saberkas here as well […]
Unifor lauded for active roles
DALAT: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has been commended for its active roles in helping non-Muslim bodies in the state carry out their plans and activities. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said prior to the establishment of Unifor, the funds required for such purposes were mostly […]
Sarawakians accept religious harmony
MIRI: Assistant Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting asserted that the word ‘acceptance’ best describes religious harmony in Sarawak. “People of various religions in the State are getting along with one another despites the differences in their beliefs, and this is something that we must not take for granted ,but to uphold […]
Two churches receive grants from Unifor
BINTULU: Borneo Evangelical Mission (BEM) Church Rumah Gelayan and BEM Church Kelompok Kampung Senep in Tubau here recently received grants from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) amounting to RM180,000. The cheques were presented to the churches today (Sept 30) by Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chuk Pai Ugon. BEM Church Rumah Gelayan and BEM Church Kelompok Kampung […]
BEM Morsjaya church premises sanitised
MIRI: A group of firemen of Miri central fire station on Thursday carried out sanitisation work on Borneo Evangelical Mission (BEM) Morsjaya church, here. According to Penghulu Randi Elon, who is in-charge of the church’s property and development, the team arrived around 9am to carry out the sanitisation work on the first and second floors […]
