MP delighted that Serian folk getting vaccine booster

SERIAN: Serian MP Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem is proud and happy that the people of Serian have complied with the government’s directive to receive the Covid-19 vaccine and booster in order to achieve herd immunity and curb the spread of the virus. “This morning, while I was having breakfast at a coffee shop at […]

Bayoi’s demise a great loss for Serian

KUCHING: The demise of Datuk Frederick Bayoi Manggie is a great loss for the Serian community, said Serian MP Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem. He described the late Bayoi, former Kedup assemblyman, as friendly and down-to-earth person during his lifetime. “He’s very close to me and of course, I will miss him. In fact, the […]

Local products have potential in overseas market

KUCHING: Recently, it was highlighted by the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to East Asia Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem that local tuak (rice wine) makers should try and market their products to Japan, especially since the Olympics Games will be held there next year. Riot was informed by Japan’s Ambassador to Malaysia Hiroshi Oka that […]

SUPP shortlists candidates for four seats

SERIAN: The Bumiputera Bureau of the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has shortlisted candidates for all four predominantly Bumiputera state seats which the party had staked claims on. Aside from Datuk Francis Harden, who is currently the incumbent for Simanggang seat, the bureau had also singled out Niponi Undek to defend the Opar seat. For […]

Serian ILP at 12.06 per cent completion

KUALA LUMPUR: Construction work on the proposed Serian Industrial Training Institute (ILP) in Sarawak resumed on May 12 this year and the project has now reached 12.06 per cent of completion, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan said the project, located on a 22.9-hectare site, had fallen behind […]