Minister welcomes feedback on food security
KUCHING: Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu welcomes the suggestions made by Deputy Minister of Transport (Road and Aviation) Datuk Dr Jerip Susil to address food security issues. In a Facebook post, Mohamad said that the issue was discussed during a courtesy call from Dr Jerip and his delegation at the […]
Starting school at 8 am not MoE’s priority for now
KUALA LUMPUR: The issue of starting school sessions in the peninsula at 8 am is not the ministry’s priority for now. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the MoE took note of the views of various parties but needed to take into account the feedback of parents and all stakeholders in the education sector regarding the […]
Dec 18’s fine with us
KUCHING: Most Sarawakians are of the view that the polling date set by the Election Committee (EC) is suitable for the 12th state election (PRN12) to proceed. Yesterday (Nov 24), EC Chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh announced that the nomination date is on Dec 6 and the polling date will be on Dec 18. Sarawakians […]
Parents, teachers welcome reopening of schools
KUCHING: Parents and teachers welcome the announcement by the Education Ministry (MoE) that schools in the country will reopen in March next year. The MoE announced on Nov 15 that the academic calendar for the 2022/2023 school session for states in Group A would be from March 21, 2022 to March 11, 2023. For schools […]
Looking forward to the 12th state election
KUCHING: Many members of the public are looking forward to the 12th Sarawak state election following the decision of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to lift Sarawak’s Proclamation of Emergency. On Wednesday (Nov 3), His Majesty granted his consent to lift the Proclamation of Emergency for Sarawak, which went […]
Mixed feelings about nation’s second capital proposal
KUCHING: Several members of the public here have voiced mixed feelings about the suggestion to establish Kuching as the nation’s second capital. On Wednesday (Oct 20), Sarawak Perikatan Nasional chairman Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian suggested that Kuching be made Malaysia’s second capital, given that Borneo would feature prominently in the Asean region, especially when […]
Kuching North City Hall: Making Kuching beautiful, environmentally sustainable
KUCHING: The Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) is committed in making Kuching beautiful and more environmentally sustainable city. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi stressed that projects and plans to beautify the city reflected the city hall’s efforts to continue the work towards such objectives. […]
New MySejahtera features very convenient, useful
BY UMIE SYAZWANIE MOHD MEMBERS of the public are delighted with the updated location tracking smart app MySejahtera application that makes it easier for users to access the status displays for risk level and vaccination status. The improvements include check in and check out features that will ease data collection for contract tracing. The new […]
Public happy with 14-day quarantine exception
BY RACHEL MINA KUCHING: The general public voiced their agreement with the decision of the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to ease the quarantine requirements upon arrival in Sarawak from other parts of Malaysia. The decision, which took effect on Sept 16, was taken in light of the state’s increasing vaccination rate. According to […]
Citizenship Ruling: Court decision gets the thumbs-up
KUCHING: The public praised the Kuala Lumpur High Court on its recent decision declaring that children born abroad to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreigners are entitled by operation of law to be citizens of Malaysia. According to counsel Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar on Thursday, Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir ruled that Part II […]
