Skilled Bumiputera workforce rising
KUCHING: The federal government is taking steps to empower the Bumiputera workforce and improve their lives, according to Deputy Minister of Economy, Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. During the Document Exchange Ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Bumiputera Education Leadership Foundation (YPPB) and Collaborating Partners in Sarawak at TEGAS Digital Village today, Hanifah […]
PBB plays role as catalyst of improvement
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) plays an important role as a catalyst to improve the livelihood of the Bumiputera. In stating this, Sarikei MP Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said the political party, which is part of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition is capable of looking after the fate of Bumiputera in the field […]
Bumiputera kids in Chinese schools increasing
KUCHING: It should be noted that there’s an increasing trend among Bumiputera parents to send their children to Chinese schools. Thirty-nine-year-old mother of two, Katy Hank, wants her kids to study at Chinese schools to learn Mandarin as their second language. She said her children, Brian Bato Lo and Calvin Killah Lo, aged 12 and 10 […]
Of mixed marriages and recognition of native status
KUCHING: It is a fact of life in Sarawak that there are many mixed marriages between the natives and non-natives (Bumiputera and non-Bumiputera). The downside has been that children in such marriages have, for a long time, not been recognised as natives, and thus denied certain privileges including inheriting their native customary land. To be […]
Bumiputera Agenda targets clearer in 12MP
KUALA LUMPUR: The Bumiputera Agenda included in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) tabled yesterday has clearer targets that involve the contributions of the Bumiputera Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) senior fellow, Ahmad Yazid Othman said. He said the initiative was also in line with the aspiration stated in the 2030 Shared […]
12MP sets strategic direction based on Malaysian Family spirit
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today tabled the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025) which aims to restore the momentum of economic growth and achieve long-term development goals, as the country faces challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. He said the 12MP, with the objective of ‘A Prosperous, Inclusive, Sustainable Malaysia’, is not just […]
RM300 Pemerkasa subsidy for households to buy smartphones
KUALA LUMPUR: To reduce the digital gap, the government has enhanced by RM300 the subsidy for buying smart phones for B40 households with school-going children under the Prihatin Network Programme, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said the allocation for the Prihatin Network Programme has been increased to RM2 billion, and it would […]
More bumiputeras enrolled in Chinese schools
KUCHING: There is an increasing trend of bumiputera parents sending their children to Chinese schools, said Datuk Richard Wee. The chairman of the Board of Management Committee for Kuching Chung Hua Middle School (CHMS) No.1, 3 and 4 said from the more than 60,000 students enrolled in the 222 aided Chinese primary schools, bumiputeras make […]
Everyone chips in for good cause
SIBU: Bumiputeras here have been praised for generously donating to the SM Citizen Middle School, a Chinese school, at Jalan Kong Yit Khim which collapsed last month. “This reflects the values of Sarawakians. Everyone regardless of race and religion comes together to help ease the burden. “We are very impressed with the Bumiputera community, especially […]
Give bumiputeras a share of the pie as well
KUCHING: Bumiputera contractors must be given a chance when it comes to awarding contracts for government projects, said Infrastructure and Ports Development Assistant Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi. He said while the policy is to ensure a participation of 30 percent of bumiputera contractors in government projects, this was not fully enforced by government agencies. “We […]
