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Naming scholarship after Pandelela

KUCHING: Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has welcomed a proposal to name a scholarship after Sarawakian national diving queen Pandelela Rinong. The Youth and Sports Minister was responding to a suggestion by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. “I see it as a good initiative. We will look into this,” […]

OCM not keen on moving SEA Games to 2022

BY VIKNESWARAN RAMAN KUALA LUMPUR: Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria is not very keen regarding the proposal to postpone this year’s 31st edition of the SEA Games to next year. He said this was because many major multi-sport Games would be held next year, including the Beijing Winter Olympic […]

Financial aid for cancer patients proposed

KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development is thinking of providing financial aid to cancer patients seeking treatment at the hospitals in the state. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah revealed that the ministry was working on the proposal which would be brought to the Sarawak Cabinet for consideration very […]

Proposed hawker centre in Miri forwarded to CM

MIRI: A proposal for an Integrated Hawker Centre at Taman Tunku here will be brought forward to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development Sarawak. This was disclosed by Lambir assemblyman Ripin Lamat after visiting an area for unregistered hawker stalls opposite Boulevard Trading today. Ripin said the […]

Proposal to have moral rehab centre in state

KUCHING: The state will propose a plan to the federal government to establish moral rehabilitation centre (PPA) in Sarawak, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The state currently does not have PPA and there are only four in the Peninsular. “This establishment will solely focus on those who are heavily […]

SMC submits proposal for markets’ reopening

SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will submit a proposal to the Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to consider the reopening of the Sibu Night Market and the Sibu Weekend Market in the near future. Once the proposal is accepted, SDDMC will extend the request to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to decide […]

Abdul Karim welcomes FAS’ proposal

KUCHING: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has welcomed the Football Association of Sarawak’s (FAS) proposal for a state government subsidiary to take over the management of Sarawak United’s administration. He said this was a good proposal but it needed to be scrutinised in depth as it involved subsidiaries under the state […]

Bersih 2.0’s proposal needs proper study

KUCHING: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections’ (Bersih 2.0) proposal to split Malaysia’s electoral management body into three commissions with different jurisdictions and autonomies would require proper and careful studies first, says political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. He said the current government must have a say in this as it would be the one […]

Two fire stations to be proposed soon

SIBURAN: Two Class E fire stations will be proposed soon in the areas of Teng Bukap, Padawan and Kampung Krokong, Bau. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Willie Mongin said this at the press conference after Fire Safety Awareness Programme in conjunction with Christmas celebration and appreciation to Bomba frontliners at Siburan fire station, […]

Proposal to redefine elderly declined

PUTRAJAYA: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun has clarified that the proposal to redefine senior citizens in the country as those from the age of 60 to 65 was merely a proposal which she had not approved. Therefore, she urged all quarters to stop causing confusion and politicising the matter […]