Return Sarawak rights: Abang Johari
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has reiterated that all of its state rights which have been eroded, either intentionally or unintentionally, must be returned. In making this call, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg stressed that after 58 years of the formation of Malaysia, what should have been under the jurisdiction of the state […]
Ranum called to return to GPS
SERIAN: Will Opar assemblyman Datuk Ranum Mina, a member of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) return and join the other Bidayuh assemblymen of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to capture all eight Bidayuh-majority seats in coming the 12th state election? Ranum left Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) to join PSB, which was then known as United People’s […]
‘Student bubble’ to enable foreign students to return
KUCHING: Sarawak may consider the implementation of a ‘student bubble’ here which would allow international students to enter the state to resume their tertiary education in a face-to-face manner. “Yes, why not? In the next two years, the Covid-19 pandemic will hopefully be solved with the new vaccine and quarantines may no longer be applicable […]
Malaysia has received over RM2.67 billion of 1MDB monies to-date
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has received $620 million ($1 = RM4.32) or RM2.6784 billion to-date from the United States since the 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s asset recovery efforts were initiated in June 2018, Minister of Finance Tengku Datuk Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said today. Among the funds were $57 million from the proceeds of the settlement with Red Granite Pictures […]
NGO urges government to improve existing environment policies
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision by the Environment Ministry under the leadership of minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man to continue the initiatives implemented by the previous government is welcomed by non-governmental organisations. Director of non-governmental organisation Treat Every Environment Special (TrEES), Leela Panikkar, said existing policies, especially the repatriation of all illegal plastic waste to their home country, […]
More Bersatu MPs may return to PH
PETALING JAYA: More Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) members of Parliament are expected to return to Pakatan Harapan (PH) after Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was nominated as the coalition’s prime minister candidate. Amanah deputy president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said he did not rule out the possibility but it was up to the former Bersatu chairman and those who […]
Grand homecoming for Niah Cave human remains
KUCHING: Ancient human skeletons, discovered in Niah Caves, Miri and believed to be more than 40,000 years old, will return to Sarawak on March 1 from University of Florida, United States. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said he and ten other delegates from his ministry, Sarawak government, Sarawak Museum Department […]
