Sarawakians’ wishes for 2021

BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI, DUWIN UDIH & MARGARET RINGGIT KUCHING: This year has been a long and challenging period because of the Covid-19 pandemic which has brought major economic destruction and despair to the whole world. In Malaysia, for Dec 28 alone, 1,594 Covid-19 cases were reported, bringing the total tally of confirmed cases to […]

Challenging years for educators

KUCHING: It has been a particularly challenging year for all educators nationwide following the Covid-19 pandemic crisis and the movement control order (MCO). However, Sarawak Teachers’ Union president Macky Joseph opined that this is not a reason to forget the all-important Teacher’s Day celebration for all educators in the country. He said in conjunction with […]

Petronas expects a challenging year as Q1 profit falls

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), which yesterday reported a 68 per cent year-on-year decline in first-quarter (Q1) profit, sees a very challenging outlook for the rest of this year, with economic activities expected to only recover gradually in the second half of 2020. President and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin said industry players, including […]