Definitions of state and federation needs clarification
Amendments to Federal Constitution KUCHING: The paragraph in the Federal Constitution (FC) which says the ‘State means a State of the Federation’ and ‘The Federation means the Federation established under the Federation of Malaya Agreement 1957’ needs to be urgently clarified. In pointing this out, Advocates Association of Sarawak, Miri Branch ex-chairman, David Siaw, said […]
SDMC clarifies on rejecting application four times
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) clarified that an individual’s application to enter the state was rejected four times because the applicant did not provide the required documents. In a statement on Tuesday (Sept 14), the committee said the said individual posted a complaint on social media lamenting that his application to enter Sarawak […]
Builders: so, which SOP to follow?
KUCHING: The Sarawak Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Association (SBCECA) is urging the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to provide clarification about the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for construction industry players. SBCECA chairman James Ha said construction industry players were confused as to which SOPs to follow legally during the movement control order (MCO). He […]
Upgrading of doctors’ contracts needs clarification
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said he welcomes the move by the Health Ministry to streamline the service grade for contract medical officers from grade UD41 to UD43, however, the implementation needs to be made clearer. There are pertinent questions that need to be answered by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba […]
Talib clarifies on the RTP projects
BINTULU: There is still a small group of people here who are unclear on the implementation of rural transformation programme (RTP) projects. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip in confirming this, emphasised that the group of people were relatively small. “They can refer to the Resident’s Office for information […]
No discount or reduction for Petronas
KUCHING: There was no discount or reduction given to Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) or its subsidiaries in regards to the state sales tax (SST) payment amounting to RM2.956 billion. This has been clarified by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. She said […]
Clarification on Unifor and Unifor Charitable Trust
BY TANIA LAM & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) and Unifor Charitable Trust are separate bodies providing different services. “Unifor is a unit under the Chief Minister’s department while Unifor Charitable Trust is a non-governmental organisation (NGO). Basically, Unifor is like Majlis Islam whereas Unifor Charitable Trust is like Baitumal […]
