Betong aims for cleaner environment and economic prosperity

KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has expressed his vision for Betong town to lead the nation in cleanliness while fostering economic growth through strategic initiatives. He said that Betong is poised to be a more progressive, prosperous division in the years ahead through the Post Covid-19 Development Strategy ( PCDS) 2030 and […]

Housing developers given three months to follow SOP 

SIBU: Local housing developers are given three months to adhere to the standard operating procedure (SOP) for a cleaner environment, said Chieng Jin Ek. The Bukit Assek assemblyman said that the decision was met following a meeting that was convened due to several complaints by the public who have been affected by dusty roads during […]

Keeping clean begins with you

SIBU: You can bring about a cleaner environment by first cleaning your own house compound. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Chairman, Clarence Ting, made the point when officiating at the ‘Gotong Royong Mega 1.0 Perangi Aedes 2022’ at Kampung Bahagia Jaya Teku on Sunday. According to Ting whenever people gather and conduct gotong royong it is […]

Energy fundamentals – quo vadis?

Recently, during an interview in connection with Davos 2022, Petronas’ Tengku Muhammad Taufik told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick, “With so much gas being removed from the system, not being available to Europe, so [many] barrels now making its way through different routes – the challenge of ensuring energy security has now taken its position again, front […]

Making sense in a world full of uncertainties

Uncertainty is the only certainty there is. ― John Allen Paulos, mathematician If there is one word that describes the times we are in, it has to be ‘uncertainty’. Lots of it. We’ll all agree that what has happened in the recent past, especially the last two and half years, has injected an overdose of this ingredient […]