Surfing our tropical forests with ‘Indiana Jones’

 The danger of adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort. – Paulo Coelho, Brazilian lyricist and novelist Kapit is a not only a wonderland of green but also the playground of 4-wheel drive vehicles in Sarawak’s vast network of logging tracks. It is the “gateway” to East Kalimantan’s new capital of Nusantara […]

Sri Aman to benefit from Indonesian capital move

PUSA: The Sri Aman Development Agency (SADA) is looking for new opportunities to benefit communities in the division with the relocation of Indonesia’s capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan. Sada chairman Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said Sarawak including SADA must be prepared for the impending development. “My main concern through SADA at the moment […]

Sarawak will be major economic, political force

KUCHING: The establishment of Indonesia’s capital in West Kalimantan will be a golden opportunity to boost the economy of both Bornean states especially Sarawak, said political analyst Dick Lembang Dugun. He said this when commenting on a recent statement by Tawfik Ismail, a former Sungai Benut MP during an online forum, that Sarawak was likely […]

Good economic, security prospects for Sarawak with relocation of Indonesian capital

KUCHING: The relocation of the Indonesian capital to Kalimantan promises good economic and security prospects for Sarawak, said political analyst Dr Lee Kuok Tiung. He said this when commenting on recent views expressed by Tawfik Ismail, former Sungai Benut MP during an online forum. Tawfik had pointed out that a shift in political and economic […]