Telang Usan rep lists 68 villages in need of Internet access
MIRI: The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the importance of being digitally connected. Demand for Internet access and fast bandwidth is increasing. Without access or low speed, folk in rural areas, especially students and teachers, are struggling to keep up. Recently, the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) agreed in principle to […]
Women’s bureau agent of unity, transformation
PAKAN: The women’s bureau can play an important role, especially in longhouses and rural villages, in uniting the community, says Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom. The bureau, he added, could help the Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) to administer longhouses and villages, especially in organising community-based activities and programmes. “Women today are […]
