Bernama staff to participate in National Day parade
KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time ever, the National Day parade will feature the participation of the Creative Industry and Broadcasting Contingent, which is made up of various agencies and local media companies. Twenty employees from the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) will also be part of the contingent to enliven the celebration and make […]
Women participation in economic development vital
BY ALEXANDRA LORNA, NATASHA JEE & JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Women should be involved in developing the economy of the country, said Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said that in Malaysia, the women population is 15.4 million which accounts for 47.7 per cent of the entire Malaysian population. “There […]
School holiday event attracts over 200
KUCHING: Activities held during a programme to coincide with the first term school holiday held by the Sarawak State Library at the Children Infotech Room from June 4 until June 12 were successfully concluded. This was a full physical participation by children after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme attracted over […]
Women hold 38.2 per cent of decision-making posts in public sector in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Women hold 38.2 percent of decision-making posts in the public sector by filling most of the Premier Grade C and above posts in 2020, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff. She said this was based on statistics by the Public Service Department (JPA) in 2020. In […]
Undi18 signals more participation in nation-building
KUCHING: The implementation of Undi18, expected by July this year, shows that democracy is very much alive in Malaysia, says Datuk Snowdan Lawan. The Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief added that youths would surely look forward to more participation in nation building. Snowdan was commenting on the recent announcement by Minister in the Prime […]
Give bumiputeras a share of the pie as well
KUCHING: Bumiputera contractors must be given a chance when it comes to awarding contracts for government projects, said Infrastructure and Ports Development Assistant Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi. He said while the policy is to ensure a participation of 30 percent of bumiputera contractors in government projects, this was not fully enforced by government agencies. “We […]
SMEs participate in business productivity programme
LUNDU: Twenty selected small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the state participated in a ‘Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pemacu Organisasi‘ (CEO Driver of The Organisation) programme held at Sematan Palm Beach Resort here. The two-day programme which started on Thursday was one of the components in management system development project for companies under the productivity […]
Join Rabies Awareness Short Video Competition
KUCHING: Sarawakians are invited to participate in the State Level Rabies Awareness Short Video Competition 2020. According to the State Information Department, entry to the competition is free and it offers lucrative prizes of RM5000, RM3000 and RM2000 to the first, second, third place winners respectively. The competition also offers RM1,000 to four consolation winners […]
SMK Dalat students take part
ONLINE WORLD POETRY RECITAL DALAT: Ten students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Dalat were among the 870 participants from various countries participating in the online World Poetry Recital 2020 themed “Suaramu Ke Riba Alam” last Sunday (July 19) from 10am to 10pm. They were Sharifah Farrah Izzati Wan Ibrahim, Andrea Kamil, Jash Shereen Zaini, Patricia […]
Youth participation in cooperatives crucial
KUCHING: The participation of more youths in co-operative societies will help strengthen the cooperative movement, said Malaysia Cooperative Societies Commission (SKM) executive chairman Datuk Nordin Salleh. He added that the cooperative industry wanted to give special emphasis on youth because apart from the fact that they are going to be the future leaders, youth have […]
