Have clear directives for coordinator to tackle poverty
KUCHING: Appointing a coordinator to tackle poverty issues is a good idea, but there is a need for clearer picture and direction in its implementation especially in Sarawak. Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu pointed out that it can pose constraints to the state civil service if not properly implemented. “The idea is good to oversee […]
Residents from four longhouses in Ulu Spak vaccinated
BETONG: Some 100 villagers from four longhouses in Ulu Spak here finally received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit report on Monday (July 5), the villagers had their jabs at the mobile vaccination centre (PPV) at Nanga Mujau Health Clinic, and were from Rh Beti Eli, Mujau; […]
JKKKs to implement 35 RTP projects
BETONG: Thirty-five projects under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) valued at RM4.39 million will be implemented through gotong-royong (communal work) by Village Security and Security Committees (JKKKs). Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu said this was a new page in the implementation of RTP projects in Sarawak after the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government allowed JKKKs […]
Projects in pipeline for Betong
BETONG: Plans to develop the Betong-Beladin Road from Kampung Buda to the Batang Saribas ferry base as well as the proposed expansion of the Betong Rural Products Market are among the two major projects intended for the future. Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu said the initiative was put forward to ensure that Betong becomes more […]
‘It’s to save the country’
BETONG: The move to allow Gabungan Parti Sarawak MPs to join the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal Cabinet is seen as an effort to save the country. Hence, the youth wing of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), in particular, that of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), has praised the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg […]
