More than 1 mln hectares of NRC land surveyed
APPROXIMATELY 1,031,712 hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land have been measured while 794,503 hectares have been gazetted as Bumiputera Communal Reserve (Agriculture) under Section 6 of the State Land Code as of April this year. Second Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the state government […]
Not time yet to reopen borders, says activist
KUCHING: Social activist Voon Shiak Ni is not thrilled about the country reopening its international borders about now. In responding to the National Recovery Council’s (NRC) proposal to fully reopen the country’s borders as early as March 1 and the mandatory quarantine to be lifted for all travellers heading to Malaysia, she said the timing […]
Abdul Karim agrees with proposal to reopen borders
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah agrees with the National Recovery Council’s (NRC) proposal to open the country’s borders in stages as soon as possible. The Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister hoped that the government would consider this matter. “We have gone through two years of lockdown and our life is […]
Entrepreneurs support move to reopen borders in states
KUCHING: The state’s business community supports the National Recovery Council’s (NRC) suggestion that the country’s borders should be reopened but says it should be done in stages. Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) Datuk Jonathan Chai Voon Tok agreed with the move to set a timeline for the reopening of the borders to restore economic activities. “This […]
Vital to reopen borders soonest, say travel and tour agents
KUCHING: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Sarawak Chapter says it is vital to reopen the country’s borders as soon as possible. Agreeing with the National Recovery Council’s (NRC) suggestion to reopen borders in stages, Sarawak Matta chairman Oscar Choo said setting up a definite timeline would give business owners something to […]
12MP initiatives must be fair to all
KUALA LUMPUR: The 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) initiatives and strategies should be concerned about and sensitive to the issue of distribution to ensure the wealth, growth and opportunities can be enjoyed by all groups. When debating on the 12MP in the Dewan Rakyat today, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Bersatu-Pagoh) said inclusive development should be the […]
Employers Federation hopes National Recovery Council includes private employers’ views
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) hopes to participate in the National Recovery Council (NRC) to ensure that the views and proposals of private sector employers are clearly reflected. In a statement today, president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the MEF, being the largest private sector employer representative in Malaysia, is looking […]
National Recovery Council should not involve politicians
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) chairman, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the National Recovery Council (NRC) should be a body without the involvement of politicians. The former prime minister said it should instead be filled with only professionals, those conversant in handling pandemics, epidemics and diseases. “Politicians basically do not understand medicine. I […]
Resilience College calls on Harden
KUCHING: Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis received a courtesy call from a delegation from the National Resilience College (NRC) 2020 of the National Centre for Defence Studies (NCDS) today. The purpose of the visit was to understand how Sarawak achieved unity among itsvarious multicultural and multi-ethnic people. “Since Sarawak is the model […]
