Sarawak short of 3,385 teachers
KUCHING: As of April this year, Sarawak short of a total of 3,385 teachers — 1,545 in secondary schools and 1,840 in primary schools. To address this issue, the state Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research (MESTR) together with the State Education Department (JPNS) had engaged with local Teacher Training Institutes (IPGs) to come […]
Better to be safe than sorry
KUCHING: Although the lack of foreign workers may delay development projects in Sarawak, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said that some sacrifices had to be made for the time being in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that the lack of foreign workers certainly was a problem in […]
More manpower for research, development, engineering
LAND AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT LAWAS: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has approved additional manpower for Sarawak Land and Survey Department’s (JTS) research and development (R&D) and engineering branches. He said that he very much believed in R&D, adding that holistic research was required to bring about development. “With regard to land management, […]
No changes too thorny for the King of Fruits
Traders move to Shopee to reach consumers KUCHING: With Malaysia experiencing high rainfalls and farms lacking manpower support due to the conditional movement control order (CMCO), the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) expects a lower-than-normal yield at below 300,000 metric tonnes this durian season. This, in addition to the prohibition of communal activities like squatting […]
