Head of State completes his Covid-19 vaccination

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud completed two doses of Covid-19 vaccine at Normah Medical Centre last Saturday (June 12). Taib, on his official Instagram account, said that his first dose of the vaccine was received on May 17. “Alhamdulillah, I have finally received my second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine […]

Birthday greetings pour in from state leaders

KUCHING: Today marks the 85th birthday of Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. Born on May 21, 1936, the prominent leader has had decades’ worth of political experience, earning him the respect and reverence of many. Various state leaders and non-governmental organisations have shared their well-wishes in conjunction with the Head of […]

Taib receives visitors from LTH

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Datuk Patinggi Toh Puan Ragad Kurdi Taib received a courtesy visit from the regional manager, Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH) Sabah and Sarawak Datin Nurlaila Said and state director Amat Kassim Pait today (Apr 15). The courtesy visit was to brief the Head […]

Delegation invites Taib to Tilawah Al-Quran contest

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a visit from the 2021 Sarawak Tilawah Al-Quran committee, led by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi today. The delegation included Sarawak Islamic Council president Datuk Misnu Taha, state mufti Datu Kipli Yassin and […]

117 receive awards from Head of State

KUCHING: A total of 117 persons received state awards and medals from Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in an investiture ceremony held at the Dewan Besar Astana Negeri here today. Leading the group of recipients were Ngab Dollah Salam, Jetli Jelian, Jimmy Ngindang Bau and Lau Kiing Sieng who were conferred […]

Muhyiddin pays courtesy call on Taib

KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today paid a courtesy call on the Head of State Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud at his official residence in Jalan Bako here. Muhyiddin arrived at about 3.10 pm, accompanied by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. The prime minister […]

101 receive state awards, medals from Taib

KUCHING: A total of 101 recipients were conferred state awards and medals by Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in an investiture ceremony at the Dewan Besar Astana Negeri here yesterday. The ceremony commenced with the conferment of the Darjah Johan Bintang Sarawak (JBS) on Bukit Goram state assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat […]

98 receive state awards from Taib

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud conferred Sarawak state awards on 98 recipients during an investiture ceremony at Dewan Besar Astana Negeri here on Wednesday (Nov 4). The ceremony commenced with the awarding of the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam, Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti (PPB) to two recipients, namely assistant director in the Administrative […]

Courtesy calls on Taib

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received two courtesy calls from two institutes of higher education at his official residence in Demak Jaya today. The first visit was from Politeknik Mukah. Its delegation comprised director, Dullah Muluk deputy director (Academic), Mohd Sani Said and deputy director (Academic Support), Iskandar Reduan. The […]

98 receive awards, medals from Taib

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today presented state awards and medals to 98 recipients at the Dewan Besar Astana Negeri here. The ceremony began with the presentation of the Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti (PPB) to 34 persons led by Syariah Judge of the Sarawak Syariah High Court of the Northern Zone […]