MBKS to enforce ‘no straw, no polystyrene containers’ policy effective Jan next year

KUCHING: The Kuching City South Municipal Council (MBKS) will be implementing the “No Polystyrene” policy in all coffee shops, eateries and restaurants in the city effective January next year. Kuching City South Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said this in his speech at dialogue on no plastic straw and styrofoam containers with representatives from the […]

State rejects conditional MCO

It’s status quo for Sarawak KUCHING: Sarawak will not implement conditional movement control order (CMCO) on Monday, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the state decided to maintain the status quo first and that directives under MCO 1, 2 and 3 would stay for the time being. Uggah added Sarawak […]

Creating environmental awareness

SAMARAHAN: The Department of Environment (DOE) and Tun Abdul Razak Teacher Education Institute (IPGKTAR) yesterday inked a strategic Certificate of Collaboration (COC) to implement environmental awareness programme in the institute. IPGKTAR director Anis Alisya Abdullah signed for the institute while the DOE was represented by its director Hamzah Mohamad. The institute becomes the 15th organisation […]

Sarawak Public Transportation Committee coming

Committee to help plan and implement public transportation system KUCHING: The State Ministry of Transport will officially form the Sarawak Public Transportation Committee in early 2020. Its minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the committee would seek the views and obtain feedback from various transportation stakeholders, which would be useful in its planning and implementation […]