Social Work Day explores societal solutions via dialogue
SIBU: In a fervent celebration of Social Work Day 2024, the Methodist Pilley Institute (MPI) played host to a dynamic convergence of insightful seminar and an engaging social work booth exhibition, igniting a collective call to action towards a more harmonious, inclusive, and sustainable future. The event held at MPI yesterday, welcomed guests and participants […]
Premier attends dialogue with bank officials
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg attended a dialogue session with a delegation from Maybank Investment Bank and fund managers here yesterday. According to the Sarawak government Facebook page, Sarawakku, Abang Johari fielded various questions on the economy at the half-hour session moderated by Anand Pathmakanthan, regional head of Research at […]
Research centre wants dialogue to keep public well informed on palm oil
KUCHING: The continued existence of the misleading ‘No Palm Oil’ labels has prompted the Datametrics Research and Information Centre (DARE) to call for a robust and informed public dialogue on the economic and environmental impacts of palm oil production in Malaysia. The labels are still appearing across local supermarkets despite prohibitions under the Trade Descriptions […]
Clarity sought in land status dialogue
BINTULU: Residents of Kampung Kuala Segan here had a dialogue with the Bintulu Division Land and Survey Department regarding their village land status at community hall yesterday afternoon. The dialogue was conducted by the Land Administration Officer (Land) of the Land and Survey Department (LSD) Bintulu Division, Ahmad Razlan Yaiyah, and was also attended by […]
Obscene Content: KKD to hold dialogue session with platform providers
KULAI: Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) plans to hold a dialogue session with social media platform providers to discuss legal provisions related to the sharing of obscene content in this country. Its deputy minister Teo Nie Ching said the move is to ensure platform providers, including Telegram, WhatsApp and Facebook, clearly understand that the act […]
Dialogue soon to discuss licensing problems
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has been urged to solve the issue regarding the hawker licences at the Sungai Apong Market on a case to case basis. DAP Pending assemblyman Violet Yong said some of the hawkers have received a ‘notice of non-trading’ from the council recently that states the licence holder must […]
Dialogue to address cement shortage held
KUCHING: The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS), Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (SHEDA) and Sarawak Master Builders Federation (SMBF) jointly held a dialogue recently on December 15, 2022 with the representatives from CMS Cement Industry Sdn. Bhd. In a press statement here today, a spokesperson said the dialogue […]
Longhouse hosts dialogue on perimeter survey
BINTULU: The Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture And Regional Development cum Kemena assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom spent his time attending a dialogue session on perimeter survey under Section 6 and measurement under Section 18 State Land Code (KTN) of the Sungai Sekutan, Sebauh at Rumah Meikle Ding, Sekutan, recently. The dialogue session […]
Protest comes to an end
BINTULU: A dialogue session held on Friday ended a protest staged by workers of a factory in Samalaju. On Wednesday night, workers of the factory staged a protest after being confined to their dormitory quarantine facility for more than four months since January 13 this year. Following the incident, two dialogue sessions were held on […]
Hotels urged to open as quarantine centres
SIBU: Three more hotels here have agreed in principle to use their premises as quarantine centres for Covid-19 persons-under-surveillance (PUS). These hoteliers came to an agreement after a dialogue session organised by Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan chairman Senator Robert Lau and Sarawak Central Region Hotels Association at Tanah Mas Hotel today. The […]
