Voting process for Youth Parliament reps to be revamped

KUALA LUMPUR: The voting process for representatives of the Youth Parliament will undergo a major revamp next year, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. He said this was after the Ministry of Youth and Sports agreed to hand over the project to Parliament to manage. “The Youth Parliament will be used as an […]

Sri Aman MP supports call to revamp recruitment system

KUCHING: Sri Aman Member of Parliament has expressed her full support on revamping the Sarawak civil service recruitment system that is gaining support from various stakeholders. Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie agreed with Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi ‘s statement yesterday on revamping of the recruitment system for meritocracy […]

Aim to be the best in Malaysia – we can!

Our civil service is going through enormous and essential reforms to ensure Sarawak is a developed state with the highest standard of good governance and integrity by 2030. – Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, Premier Today’s topic will be on the Malaysian civil service. No, don’t get me wrong; I am not […]

Nancy aims ministry facelift to provide better services

KUCHING: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri is determined to revamp her ministry. This is her aim in her first hundred days in office. The Santubong Member of Parliament noted that the period is very important for her to be a catalyst in providing the best service for the people. “Transforming […]

Uggah advises Rajang Port Authority to revamp

SIBU: The Rajang Port Authority (RPA) needs to explore any means to improve itself, including acquiring new technologies. Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development (MIPD) Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this when attending a briefing on RPA’s development, problems and achievements during a visit to its main office here on Friday (Jan 21). He […]

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives to revamp palm kernel oil futures contract

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd (BMD) is undertaking a revamp of the new crude palm kernel oil futures (FPKO) contract which will be applied across five areas of enhancements, chief executive officer Samuel Ho said. The five areas are contract grade, traceability document requirements, delivery points, daily price limits, and speculative position limits. “The […]

Call to revamp timber industry

SIBU: The Sarawak government will study existing policies on the timber industry should there be a need to revamp the timber industry. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this after Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) secretary-general Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi made a call to the state government to relook and revamp the […]

Revamp timber policy to benefit ordinary people

SIBU: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) secretary-general Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi has proposed for a revamp of the state’s timber policy. Nanta who is also Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs commented that the current policy only benefited the rich. He made the suggestion at the PBB Central Zone convention held at Kingwood Hotel […]

Astro revamps channel numbers on April 1

KUCHING: Astro will be reorganising its channel numbers on April 1 to provide its customers with a better viewing experience on all platforms including Astro GO and NJOI. The more 100 HD channels will be moved to higher positions for easier and quicker access, it said in a media statement issued yesterday. An easy way to find the […]

No reshuffle in PDRM

PORT KLANG: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will not undergo any major revamp following the change of Federal Government, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. This, he said, was because PDRM was an agency established to protect the country, not to serve any political party. As such, he stressed, the security force would continue […]