Daro assemblyman expresses confidence in sovereign fund board members

KUCHING: Members of the the Board of Guardians of the Sarawak Sovereign Wealth Future Fund can draw on their proven and vast experience to efficiently manage the fund in the face of global challenges, said Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad. He said the extensive experience of the board members is crucial to ensure that the fund […]

PRS Youth chief supports appointment of Sarawak rep

KUCHING: The appointment of representatives or members in the lnland Revenue Board (IRB) for Sarawak and Sabah is fair, said Datuk Snowdan Lawan. The state Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts said that Sarawak should have liberty and power to appoint their representatives as board members of IRB. Snowdan, who is also […]

State library board members call on Abang Johari

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday received a courtesy call from members of the Sarawak State Library’s board of management at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia in Petra Jaya. The delegation was led by board chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo. The visit which lasted about 30 minutes was […]

Suarah Petroleum Group holds fifth AGM

MIRI: Suarah Petroleum Group (SPG) held its fifth annual general meeting (AGM) today at Grand Palace Hotel here. The AGM was also telecasted via Zoom to enable members from outside Miri to participate. An election of new board members for the 2020/2021 period was held and Abang Iskandar Abang Muas was elected as president. Hamim […]

Sarawakian Ibrahim Baki among three appointed to Petronas board

KUCHING: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has appointed corporate figure and PBB supreme council member Datuk Ibrahim Baki as one of three new board members. In a statement issued on Wednesday (Aug 19), Petronas said the other new board members are former Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim, and businessman Datuk Razali Mohd Yusof. […]

Sime Darby appoints Samsudin Osman as chairman

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd (SDB) has announced the appointment of its non-independent non-executive director Tan Sri Samsudin Osman, as chairman, effective immediately. In a statement today, it said this followed Samsudin’s previous appointment as the company’s acting chairman in June 2020. Samsudin, 73, is Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s nominee director and served as SDB’s board […]

Workshop to help cooperatives

MUKAH: Ten cooperative board members from Politeknik Mukah (PMU) attended a strategic development plan workshop at a leading hotel here recently. The two-day (July 6-7) programme was organised by the Malaysian Cooperatives Institute (IKM) Sarawak Zone, an agency under the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives. The organiser’s spokesman said the main purpose of workshop […]