SPANS delegation pays courtesy call on Abang Johari

KUCHING: Sarawak State Public Service Commission (SPANS) is looking forward to working with the state civil servants to further improve the governance of the Sarawak Civil Service (SCS) in line with Post COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030. This was among the matters discussed during a courtesy call by SPANS on the Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan […]

Abang Johari briefed on immigration control situation

KUCHING: Newly appointed deputy director-general (Control) of the Malaysian Immigration Department, Datuk Ken Leben paid a courtesy call on Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg today. Ken, who is the first Sarawakian appointed to the position, is the former state immigration director since 2016. According to a news report by Sarawak Public […]

New Shell Malaysia chairwoman calls on Premier

KUCHING: Premier of Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg recently received a courtesy call from the new chairwoman of Shell Malaysia, Siti Hurarairah at his office in Petra Jaya, here. During the visit, Siti stated to Abang Johari on Shell’s business and operations in Malaysia that were in recent time had seen […]

Ministry receives bronze award for integrity and governance

KUCHING: The Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Sarawak has received the bronze award for Integrity, Governance and Anti-Corruption Awards (AIGA) 2022. The permanent secretary for the Ministry, Datuk Antonio Kahti Galis presented the award to its minister Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian during a courtesy call recently. “Of the […]

Courtesy call on SFC

KUCHING: A team from YTL Corporation Berhad (YTL) paid a courtesy visit to Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), today. According to a Facebook post, the team from YTL, led by its executive director of sustainability Ralph Dixon and accompanied by its executives Prasna Nair Sreedharan and Chua Wai Min, paid a courtesy visit on SFC’s chief […]

Stateless persons issue: Nasution gets involved

KUCHING: The issue of stateless citizens in Sarawak will soon be resolved as the Home Affairs Minister will be directly be involved in approving applications, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah assured today. Fatimah, the Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s involvement will guarantee quick approval of the […]

ACCCIS raises several issues with Premier, pleased with feedback

KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has been invited to launch the 77th Annual General Meeting of Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM), which will be held at Pullman Hotel here on July 8. ACCCIS president Datuk Tan Jit Kee led a delegation on Monday (Jan 9) […]

Abang Johari briefed on NAGA’s operations

KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy call from Naim Gamuda (NAGA) JV Sdn Bhd recently. The delegation, which was headed by NAIM Holdings Berhad chairman Datuk Amar Abdul Hamed Sepawi, provided an overview of NAGA’s business operations and updated Abang Johari on its current projects, namely the Pan […]

Belief in Sarawak fitting

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. – Rabindranath Tagore, Indian poet Just this week, newly appointed federal ministers from Sarawak paid a courtesy call on Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. This was revealed by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof who spoke […]

MA63 issue agenda of meeting with premier

KUCHING: Four out of the five federal ministers from Sarawak paid a courtesy call on Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg here today. They are Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, Minister of Works Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, Minister of Women Development, Family and Community Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri and […]