Expedite market access involving smallholders
KUCHING: Those responsible for the sustainability agenda in the palm oil industry are asked to speed up market access for palm oil products, especially involving smallholders in Sarawak. In stating this, Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development (M-FICORD) Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said this action was important where the produce from […]
Expedite vaccination for adolescents
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) have been urged to expedite the Covid-19 vaccination process for adolescent children. In making this call, Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said that while he is glad that vaccination among adolescents has started in Sarawak, it has to be expedited in order […]
Finance Ministry to expedite BPN 2.0 payments starting Jan 21
KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry will expedite the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional Phase 2 (BPN 2.0) payments totalling RM2.38 billion to the 11.06 million eligible recipients, who comprise 10.6 million BPN recipients and about 460,000 new recipients. Its minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, said payments to the B40 and M40 groups would be credited […]
Expedite new pension implementation
LAHAD DATU: The Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has urged the government to expedite the implementation of the new pension system for civil servants. Cuepacs president Adnan Mat said this was because it had already been 18 years since the current system was initiated. “The government should have […]
SMA urged to expedite internet connectivity
MUKAH: A state assemblyman wants Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) to quickly establish internet connectivity as the state government had allocated RM1 billion for the purpose. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said he and Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi approached SMA in early 2019 concerning Internet access problems in their respective constituencies. “Several state assemblymen have also […]
