Call for students, teachers to wear sportswear lauded

BY GABRIEL LIHAN & JAMES WONG KUCHING: Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government, Michael Tiang has agreed that students and teachers should wear appropriate sports attire instead of school uniform during the current hot spell. In stating this, he said that the decision made by the Education Ministry was a positive one […]

Jalan Oya expansion project delayed

SIBU: The Phase 1 Jalan Oya Expansion Works is 14.1 per cent behind schedule due to internal issues of the contractor, said Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Michael Tiang Ming Tee. He said, in a statement, yesterday that the progress of the work on the RM30 million project had slowed down […]

Sovereign fund will pave way for free education

SIBU: Free education for all citizens in the state is expected to become a reality with the establishment of a sovereign fund in Sarawak. The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government is expected to present a new Bill for its establishment the State Legislative Assembly sitting this November. According to Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing, […]

Sarawak govt committed to resolving Borneo Samariang Resort City issue

KUCHING: The Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government has assured that the Sarawak government is committed to solving the troubled Borneo Samariang Resort City (BSRC) project. Deputy Minister Michael Tiang said the government was diligently engaging with the affected house buyers and working with the relevant parties on how best to solve the […]