Solo Borneo mart fulfils cravings of Borneons in peninsula
KUALA LUMPUR: Apart from missing their families back home, the Sabahans and Sarawakians residing in the peninsula also crave for their local food and products that are synonymous with the Borneo states. Due to the long distance, coupled with costly flight fare most of the people from the Land Below the Wind and the Land […]
Govt activates rubber production incentive in Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for February 2021 has been activated in Sabah and Sarawak, said the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB). It said the activation was due to the average farm-level rubber price in February 2021 for cup lump or scrap rubber being at RM2.60 per kilogramme (kg) in the peninsula, RM2.35 per […]
Petronas announces gas discovery in Baram exploration well
KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has announced a gas discovery from Dokong-1 wildcat exploration well in Block SK417 Production Sharing Contract (PSC), located in the shallow waters of Baram Province, approximately 90 kilometres off the coast of Sarawak. Petronas’ unit, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd has a 20 per cent participating interest in Block SK417 […]
Sarawak needs more scientists
KUCHING: Dr Lulie Melling is the director of Tropical Peat Research Laboratory (TPRL) Unit in the Chief Minister’s Department of Sarawak. Now the unit has evolved into a full-fledged Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (Tropi) with its own self-contained complex. The unit’s mission is to develop scientific, technical knowledge and understanding for the responsible management […]
Negeri Sembilan and Sarawak records highest infectivity rate
KUALA LUMPUR: Negeri Sembilan and Sarawak recorded the highest daily Covid-19 infectivity rate in the country, at 1.06 respectively as of Wednesday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Based on the infographic shared on his Twitter account, Penang came next at 0.99, followed by Kelantan and Melaka (0.96), while Selangor, Perak and Kedah recorded […]
Sarawak fascinates Tengku Mahkota Johor
KUCHING: The Crown Prince of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has shared that besides Johor, his favourite state is Sarawak. The prince, popularly referred to as TMJ (Tengku Mahkota Johor) said this in an “Ask Me A Question” post he created recently on his official Instagram page, where one netizen asked the prince the question. […]
Face-to-face session only for major exam candidates
KUCHING: The reopening of schools for face-to-face session in Sarawak will only apply to students who will sit for major examinations. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was referring to the operation of educational institutions under the Ministry of Education (MOE) in areas under the movement control order (MCO) and […]
Abang Johari walks the talk
Since becoming the state’s sixth chief minister on Jan 13, 2017 he has made great strides in his four-year journey, fulfilling many of his pledges, proving his critics and dissidents wrong.
Dawn of a new era
ON January 13, 2017 Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg became the sixth Chief Minister of Sarawak and the leader of Malaysia’s largest state. Having studied at both St Thomas and St Joseph’s in Kuching, the soft-spoken Abang Jo, as he is fondly called, was never one to crave for power, let alone fame and […]
Abg Johari makes great strides in four years
By Sarah Hafizah Chandra, Duwin Udih & Margaret Ringgit AS a visionary and a pragmatic leader, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has shown that inclusivity is the key when it comes to the development of Sarawak. Under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government, the dream to make Sarawak a developed and high-income […]
