Ministry of Education’s directive draws strong criticism
KUCHING: The directive from the Ministry of Education (MoE) to all national schools to hold fundraisers during “Palestinian Solidarity Week” from Oct 29 to Nov 3 and to play films and songs related to humanitarian issues in Palestine has drawn strong criticism. In a press statement on Thursday (Oct 26), Publicity and Information Secretary of […]
Break away from silo mentality
KUCHING: Government agencies must break away from silo mentality by being strategically collaborative and working together actively across all sectors in order for Sarawak to achieve its aspirations by 2030. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said a classic criticism of the public sector and a key obstacle to innovation was the siloed […]
Standing up to stigma against HIV
KUCHING: The Sarawak AIDS Concern Society (SACS) has received public criticism for being portrayed as supporting the sex industry due to an edited article by a news portal. In a statement, executive committee (Exco) members of SACS stated that the article omitted the important work done by SACS in reducing the transmission of sexually transmitted […]
