CM to launch post-Covid-19 development strategy
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is expected to launch the Sarawak Post-Covid-19 Development Strategy 2030 on Sarawak Day this Thursday (July 22). According to information shared by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) on Monday (July 19), Abang Johari will also be delivering a special message that day. The event, which is […]
CM cares for people’s health, safety
KUCHING: The Chief Minister and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) were all set to face the next state election as early as July last year — long before the Emergency Ordinance (EO) was promulgated in Jan this year. However, Datuk Abang Johari Tun Openg has decided not to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) then […]
CM and CP to deliberate on tighter enforcements
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg will deliberate on measures to tighten enforcements in efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in Sarawak with State Police Commissioner (CP) Datuk Aidi Ismail on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas confirmed this when speaking at a daily Covid-19 press conference here today. […]
Abang Johari proves his mettle four years leading Sarawak
By Hamdan Ismail & Ahmad Syabil Sultan Noordin Ahmad KUCHING: It was four years ago on this date that Datuk Patinggi Johari Tun Openg stepped into Astana Negeri Sarawak, which was once the official residence of his father, Tun Abang Openg Abang Sapiee, who was appointed Abang the first Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak. Dressed […]
Abang Johari walks the talk
Since becoming the state’s sixth chief minister on Jan 13, 2017 he has made great strides in his four-year journey, fulfilling many of his pledges, proving his critics and dissidents wrong.
Dawn of a new era
ON January 13, 2017 Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg became the sixth Chief Minister of Sarawak and the leader of Malaysia’s largest state. Having studied at both St Thomas and St Joseph’s in Kuching, the soft-spoken Abang Jo, as he is fondly called, was never one to crave for power, let alone fame and […]
Abg Johari makes great strides in four years
By Sarah Hafizah Chandra, Duwin Udih & Margaret Ringgit AS a visionary and a pragmatic leader, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has shown that inclusivity is the key when it comes to the development of Sarawak. Under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government, the dream to make Sarawak a developed and high-income […]
Celebratory fourth anniversary as CM
By Natasha Jee, Nur Ashikin Louis, Nur Shazreena Ali, & Clement Erik Wong TODAY, Jan 13, marks the fourth anniversary in office of the state’s sixth Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. Known as a man with a vision, during his four years in office, many development plans have been completed and being […]
Projected 2021 revenue at RM10.012 billion
THE state revenue for next year is projected at RM10.012 billion. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said RM4.742 billion or 47 percent is expected to come from tax revenue. “From this, RM3.687 billion is from the state sales tax (SST), of which RM3.034 billion will come from crude oil, liquefied natural gas […]
Sarawak projects revenue of RM10.703 billion this year
THE total state revenue for this year is projected at RM10.703 billion, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the projected sum took into account the actual revenue collection as of Oct 31, including receipt of outstanding State Sales Tax (SST) on crude oil, liquefied natural gas and other petroleum products […]
