InTEX22 translating research into innovative and creative output
KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), along with Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC), Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Swinburne), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus (UPM) and Curtin-University Malaysia (Curtin) organised the Innovation Technology Exposition 2022 (InTEX22). InTEX22 is part of Unimas’ ongoing research and innovation initiatives; and serves as a platform […]
Sarawak wants to collaborate with Australia in biopharmaceutical R&D
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has invited Australia to collaborate in the fields of biopharmaceutical research and development (R&D), education, tourism, and agriculture. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said currently the volume of trade between Sarawak and Australia was still small and there was still a lot of room to be explored […]
Late DCM Wong honoured with medical research chair
SIBU: The state government has allocated RM2 million for the establishment of the ‘Dr Wong Soon Kai Chair in Medical Device Technology’ in an effort to enhance research and development (R&D) at University Technology Sarawak (UTS). “Dr Wong Soon Kai was a pioneer in the medical field so we want to honour his contribution to […]
Developing Sarawak’s forest plantation: Global help in R&D welcomed
KUCHING: Sarawak’s utmost agenda in industrial forest plantation development should be on testing alternative species and regimes, pest and disease resistance, and with short and long rotation for different wood quality and timber products as well as the restoration of degraded land. In saying this, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg emphasised that […]
R&D collaboration with international researchers vital for Sarawak’s plantation development
KUCHING: Research and development (R&D) collaboration with international organisations has been identified as an important factor to strengthen plantation development in Sarawak. Prof Dr Wickneswari Ratnam said the Sarawak government had embarked on industrial forest plantations (IFPs) since 1997 to reduce pressure on natural forests and to ensure sustainable supply of raw materials for the […]
Pepper farmers to benefit from innovative initiatives
KUCHING: Innovative support poles for pepper vines and the introduction of new pepper varieties will benefit pepper farmers. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industry and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin said these innovation and initiatives would help farmers to grow pepper according to their financial capability. He said this at a press conference after officiating at the […]
Intellectual Property (IP) rights: Study aid for higher degrees
KUCHING: The state government is willing to sponsor scholarships for civil servants who are interested in furthering their studies in Intellectual Property (IP) rights, which is an important component of research and development (R&D). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said he had requested the State Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to send their lawyers […]
Sarawak mulls central body to manage innovation R&D
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has expressed his strong agreement and support for Sarawak State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion’s proposal for the state to have a central body which will be responsible towards managing and driving research and development (R&D) for innovative products and solutions. He said this would allow […]
Boosting Sarawak pepper through R&D
KUCHING: The National Pepper Industry Expansion and Development Centre is important for the advancement of pepper development. Federal Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said no industry would ever be able to develop if there is no research and development (R&D) done. “With the completion of the centre, we will […]
Sarawak’s own infectious disease centre soon
KUCHING: The Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre will be built in the Kuching-Samarahan corridor. Its construction is expected to commence immediately in view of the urgency for the centre to be operational by 2024. Expected to be sited adjacent to the Sarawak Heart Centre, it is to ensure synergy between the two agencies and to provide […]
