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Envoys call on Uggah

KUCHING: Malaysian Ambassadors to Brazil, Glorina Corina Peter Tiwet, and to the Holy See, Hendy Assan, paid a courtesy call on Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia. A statement issued yesterday (Feb 23) said the two Malaysian Ambassadors also called on several other local dignitaries. Both Ambassadors are […]

Club pays courtesy call

KUCHING: The Kuching Ho Soon Physical Culture Club has paid a courtesy visit to the consul general of The People’s Republic of China in Kuching Xing Weiping here recently. The club members’ visit to Xing Weiping was led by its chairman Then Shui Ted. Purpose of the visit is to inform the Chinese Consulate General […]

Judicial academy to be fast tracked

KUCHING: The government plans to accelerate the establishment of a judicial academy, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. “The government should not view the establishment of this academy as following other countries such as the United Kingdom, Singapore and the Philippines. “We have to see […]

Mind your language when debating

KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the Senate need to be polite every time they speak and debate despite having differences of opinion, said Senate president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim. In his inaugural address as president of the Senate, Rais said this was because the conversation of  Senate members were watched by the people and it […]