Cut foreign labour dependency with mechanisation
BINTULU: Oil palm industry players have been urged to increase machinery use to reduce the continued dependence on foreign workers which could affect the sector in the long term. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Willie Mongin said the oil palm plantation industry is a sub-sector that is heavily dependent on foreign labour […]
Willie an ordinary member in PBB
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth chief Miro Simuh said Datuk Willie Mongin who has been accepted into PBB is an ordinary member of the party. He said as confirmed by party president Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg the party accepted Willie, who is Puncak Borneo MP, without commitments and conditions. […]
Ensure GPS wins all three Bidayuh seats
SERIAN: Serian MP Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem has appealed to voters to deliver the three Bidayuh-majority parliamentary seats to Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). The three seats are Serian, Mas Gading and Puncak Borneo. Except for the Serian seat, the other two were won by the opposition in […]
Puncak Borneo MP playing waiting game
KUCHING: Datuk Willie Mongin may not be making his move to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) until a decision is finalised by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) on whether or not to accept his application to join the party, opines Professor James Chin. Prof Chin, an expert in Asian studies at the University of Tasmania in […]
Palm oil prices will go back up, says Willie
By Neville Timothy Sanders and Jacinta Jolene PADAWAN: Palm oil prices may have gone down of late but Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin feels this will not be the case for long. “Part of the reasons why this happened is because Indonesia has allowed the export of palm oil to other […]
Bidayuh Mystique Festival on July 29-31
By Neville Timothy Sanders and Jacintha Jolene PADAWAN: A Bidayuh Mystique Festival will be held for the first time to showcase Bidayuh culture, art and cuisine. Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Datuk Willie Mongin said Bidayuh culture, art and cuisine may be at risk of being forgotten over the years. “That’s the purpose of […]
Villagers thank Willie for donation of sacrificial buffaloes
PUNCAK BORNEO: Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin brought joy to residents of nine villages in the Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency in conjunction with Hari Raya Qurban celebration yesterday (July 11). Willie visited Kampung Jawa Gunda and Kampung Lintang Baharu at Jalan Kuching-Serian and joined residents of the two Muslim villages […]
Make no mistake, Puncak Borneo is a PBB seat
KUCHING: The word has gone out to Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin loud and clear. That Puncak Borneo is a Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) seat and that there are capable PBB members who could represent the party in the 15th General Election (GE15). In declaring this, PBB vice president Datuk Roland Sagah stressed […]
Willie: Cocoa industry needs to be further enhanced
SIMUNJAN: The cocoa agri-commodity industry in Sarawak needs to be further strengthened and enhanced, and not just focusing on cocoa bean processing, says Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Willie Mongin. Speaking while officiating at the opening ceremony of the Mini Cocoa Processing Centre and Jalan Ladang in conjunction with the #KeluargaMalaysia 2022 Agri-commodity […]
Puncak Borneo MP continues to assist his constituents
KUCHING: Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin continues to help Puncak Borneo folk, this time, presenting a cheque for RM20,000 to Kg Sapit Youth Bureau. The money is to be used to build public toilets and upgrade the tourist attractions in the village. He also approved an allocation amounting to RM20,000 to build a new […]
