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Sarawak keen to work with Singapore to enhance education

KUCHING: Sarawak’s Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development is keen, and ready, to work with Singapore’s Ministry of Education to enhance the quality of education here. This was discussed during minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn’s working visit to Singapore and over a dinner hosted by Singapore’s Minister of Education, Chan Chung Sing. Joining […]

Ministry seeks formal arrangements to develop talent

KUCHING: The Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) wants to start institutionalising the engagement and collaboration mechanism with all industry players and training institutions to develop human talent in Sarawak. Minister, Datuk Roland Sagah said with the effort, institutions in the state will constantly get updated information on skill set requirements from the […]

Rep visits project site

SIMANGGANG: Work is in progress to upgrade 800 metres of Jalan Komuniti at Kampung Tekalong/Siga, Jalan Paip here. The RM200,000 Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) project is being carried out at the request of the villagers who wanted a better road to facilitate their agricultural activities. Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis yesterday (Oct […]

Papaya can yield lucrative earnings

KUCHING: Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis recently visited a papaya plantation owned by Lau Pung Chee located in Entulang Pra, Sri Aman. Lau, who has spent many years as a local fruit grower, briefed Harden on papaya cultivation and its commercial potential in the state, saying that he viewed the fruit market […]

Sri Aman Waterfront almost ready

SIMANGGANG: The nearly completed Sri Aman Waterfront project is much anticipated not only by the residents but also the state. With 85 percent of its structure erected, the project exhibits clear signs of improvement that will soon benefit the Simanggang folk. Once complete, a new phase of socioeconomic growth will allow residents to generate and […]

Harden presents KGC, assistance to recipients

SIMANGGANG: Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing Datuk Francis Harden Hollis presented the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) and sticker to six recipients from Simanggang and Lubok Antu on Sunday. Harden also presented death compassionate assistance (BIK) to six recipients and the kidney disease assistance to five beneficiaries at the presentation ceremony. “We would like to thank […]

Sri Aman to get Sarawak Women and Family Department

SIMANGGANG: The establishment of the Sarawak Women and Family Department will boost the socio-economic development of women and families in Sri Aman. The soon-to-be-established department in Sri Aman is one of the state government agencies under the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK). The department aims to produce a society […]

Rumah Seri Kenangan Sibu targets completion by Sept

SIBU: The construction of Rumah Seri Kenangan (RSK) Sibu, which was delayed due to the movement control order (MCO), is expected to be completed before the end of September this year. The construction of the home, worth RM15.8 million, started on January 2, 2019 and was expected to be completed by January 1 this year. […]

Second Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre opens on Wednesday

SIMANGGANG: The second Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre of the Sri Aman Hospital at Taman Harmoni Community Hall is set to open on Wednesday (June 23). A representative of the Public Works Department (JKR), Sri Aman Division, Nurul Ain Razali handed over the keys symbolically to the chairman of the hall management committee, Ahmad […]

Donations to PKRCs welcome

SIMANGGANG: Donations to the Covid-19 Quarantine and Low Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) here are very much welcome but they must go through the right channels, said Datuk Francis Harden Hollis. The minister in charge of the Sri Aman Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) said he was very thankful for the two water dispensers donated by […]