Creative culture in today’s civil service
KUCHING: The civil service needs to cultivate innovation and creativity comprehensively through the generation of new ideas. In line with this, the Innovative and Creative Group Convention (KIK) was organised as one of the efforts to continue to nurture the culture of creativity and innovation to the federal civil service in Sarawak. Sarawak Federal Secretary […]
Concurring with ‘silly and stupid’ measure comment
KUCHING: Those in the civil service should be encouraged to learn and raise their standards of English in order to have world class civil servants apart from the use of Bahasa Malaysia. In saying this, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin pointed out that we are now living in a globalised world and an […]
Penalty for using English myopic!
KUCHING: The importance and effectiveness of the English language should not be underestimated, said Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. The Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister was reacting to Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali’s recent statement that the Public Service Department (JPA) should consider punitive measures to enforce the use […]
Panel to look into racial imbalance
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has been urged to set up a Cabinet Committee to look into the racial imbalance in the Sarawak and Federal Civil Services. This was the motion passed during Sarawak United People’s Party’s (SUPP) 25th Triennial Delegates Conference 2022 held at the party’s headquarters today. SUPP president Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui […]
Free sago industry of bureaucracy, says Soon Koh
KUCHING: A self-regulation approach which is more ‘pragmatic’ rather than too much government regulation has been proposed to ensure the success of the sago industry. Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh (PBS-Bawang Asan) said self-regulation was more flexible and less costly. “Afterall, the industry players know themselves better and have greater experience and efficiency, rather than […]
Move to curb graft in state civil service
KUCHING: A system to prevent corruption in the state civil service – the Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS) – is being introduced this year. State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion said ABMS was an internal control system of an organisation to detect, prevent, operate, enforce, evaluate and improve anti-corruption management more effectively. ABMS outlines various policies […]
CM launches action plan to steer growth
KUCHING: The Sarawak Government is confident it will be able to deliver the development objectives of the Post Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030 through its Action and Implementation Plan (AIP) for the PCDS 2030, which was launched on Monday (Feb 7). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said this was because […]
Govt can depend on civil service to deliver: Jaul
KUCHING: The Sarawak government can rely on its civil service to propel the state’s economic growth. The civil service will continue to support the state’s policy of developing high quality and environmentally sustainable public infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and other sectors which are crucial for economic growth. State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion said that […]
Need for innovative civil service going forward
KUCHING: Innovation and creativity are very important in improving the performance of the civil service, said State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion. Explaining, he said the implementation of Post Covid-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS) strategies would be driven by innovation and concrete data. “This strategy will also bring the people of Sarawak to experience rapid […]
‘Signing Off’ ceremony for Shahabuddin
KUCHING: Sarawak Federal Secretary (SUP), Datuk Mohd Shahabuddin Omar on Wednesday officiated at the ‘Signing Off’ ceremony as a symbolic gimmick before he retires from the civil service on April 3. The ceremony was held at Level 17 of the Sarawak Federal Secretary’s Office, Sultan Iskandar Building. Shahabuddin had previously served in the state for […]
