Qualifying for Paris Olympics, my number one priority -Azeem
KUALA LUMPUR: National sprint champion Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi has made the Paris Olympics 2024 as his biggest target this year, to realise his dream of making a debut at the world’s prestigious sports games. The student of Auburn University in Alabama, United States (US), who created a sensation at the 2022 Under-20 World Athletics […]
Gerawat allays fears over O&G job recruitment
MIRI: Sarawakians will be given priority in taking up jobs as the oil and gas industry rebounds post-Covid-19 in the state. The state government will in this instance only accede to requests to hire those from outside Sarawak, including expatriates, if it is convinced locals are not qualified for certain jobs, both offshore and onshore. […]
Prioritise drainage system over new MPP building: Chong
KUCHING: Chong Chieng Jen today told Dr Sim Kui Hian and Lo Khere Chiang to shelve the planning of a new Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) building in Semenggok. Instead, the Stampin Member of Parliament (MP) said that the allocation and the people’s money are better put to better use by improving the existing drainage system. […]
Priority given to professionals who can contribute to Sarawak
FOREIGN professionals and expatriates working in Sarawak no longer need to renew their work permits every year. Deputy Minister in the Premier of Sarawak’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring), Datuk Gerawat Gala said this following the Sarawak government’s relaxation of the validity period of the permit to five years directly. “The recommendations that have […]
Sikie: Education remains one of state govt’s priorities
BINTULU: Education development is one of the priorities of the Sarawak government under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), stresses Minister in the Premier’s Department, Datuk John Sikie Tayai. “Education is one way for society to change and boost its socioeconomic wellbeing. “We must ensure that our children get a good education, and that is not the […]
Joining BN now PBM’s priority
KUCHING: Parti Bangsa Malaysia’s (PBM) priority now is to get the party to be part of Barisan Nasional (BN). In saying this, its president Larry Sng said that as far as seats were concerned, they would be discussed later on. “This goes for all the seats,” he told New Sarawak Tribune when contacted yesterday (June […]
PM promises Sabah, Sarawak given priority
KUCHING: The federal government is committed to resolve issues involving claims by Sarawak and Sabah based on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). This would include basic infrastructure, gas and electricity regulation, digitalisation and security, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri when tabling the motion on the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025) at the Dewan Rakyat […]
Put priority to restoring health, economic and social crisis
KUCHING: The new federal Cabinet must prioritise the restoration of the health, economic and social crisis in the country. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam said this is important to restore the people’s confidence in the government. “For me, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob should think of a new identity or something more powerful […]
Give priority to rural schools with low enrolment
KUCHNG: Rural schools in the state, especially those with low enrolment, should be given priority when it comes to budget allocation, said Layar state assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu. He said this was to ensure that the students concerned were not left behind in their studies and teachers had the same teaching aids as those in […]
Senior citizens must get priority
KUCHING: A woman politician has suggested that senior citizens and people with disabilities (PwDs) be prioritised for walk-in vaccinations. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women’s chief Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie said the walk-in vaccination concept and its mechanics should be considered to speed up the vaccination process. She was responding to former MP Julian Tan’s […]
