Sarawak’s PCDS2030 drives prosperity forward

KUCHING: The Sarawak Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS) outlines initiatives in six economic sectors: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Tourism, Forestry, Mining, and Services. These initiatives aim to drive Sarawak towards a prosperous future. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg urged Sarawakians to embrace global challenges and prioritize the need for Sarawak to adapt, […]

Sarawak Skills inks pacts with strategic partners

KUCHING: As part of its ongoing initiatives to contribute to the transformation of Sarawak’s six key economic sectors (main engines of growth), the Sarawak Skills Group of Learning Institutions (Sarawak Skills) recently formalised its collaborations with various strategic partners through an exchange of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). Held on December 14, 2022 at the Sarawak […]

Digital technology driven economic sectors

KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak is committed to empowering new economic sectors driven by digital technology, data and innovation. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said through the Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030), the main focus is to reorganise and diversify the economy into high-value downstream industries driven by data and innovation. He […]

MP acknowledges Chinese role in developing Samarahan

SAMARAHAN: The Chinese community plays significant roles in helping to develop the state, especially in the economic sector, said Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang. She said this when receiving a visit from a delegation of Chinese community leaders at her office here which was shared by her Parliamentary Service Centre’s Facebook page on Wednesday (Jan […]

Incubator to assist youth SMEs

KUCHING: An incubator will be built in Satok constituency to assist youths who are starting their Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).  Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki said the proposed incubator is in line with his focus on building more human capital and economic sectors in the area. “Since it is hard for the youths or […]

Time for economic sectors to reopen

KUCHING: If hospitals are not overwhelmed and the healthcare system can cope with low admission rates, it is time for the government to ease the lockdown to allow more economic activities to operate so that more livelihoods can be saved, said Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. Sim, who is Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association […]

Towards a thriving society by 2030

In his speech when launching the Post Covid-19 Development Strategy 2030 on Thursday, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari shared the state government’s plans and strategies towards becoming a developed and high-income state by 2030 after the state has overcome the coronavirus pandemic. Today we present you part one of his speech. Part two will […]

Sarawak opens economic, industrial sectors in NRP Phase Two

KUCHING: Sarawak opens its economic and industrial sectors as the state moves into Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) beginning Wednesday (July 14). “Operation of all economic and industrial sectors and other permitted activities will begin from 6am until 10pm and services such as electronic and gadget shops, printing shop, clothing shops, car […]

Phase 4 of immunisation programme for manufacturing sector to begin June 16

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Program Imunisasi Industri Covid19 Kerjasama Awam-Swasta (Pikas) for the manufacturing sector will be launched as Phase 4 of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), beginning on June 16. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said Pikas will be implemented with on-site vaccinations at designated factories and industrial locations. Pikas has […]

Reopening of more economic sectors reduces national losses to RM300 mln a day

KUALA LUMPUR: The reopening of more economic sectors under the second phase of the movement control order (MCO 2.0) has succeeded in reducing the country’s losses to RM300 million a day compared to RM2.4 billion a day during the MCO 1.0. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the MCO 2.0 allowed more […]