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Sarawak’s total trade soars 27.8%

KUCHING: Sarawak’s total trade for 2021 surged by 27.8 per cent, reaching RM150.9 billion as compared to RM118.1 billion in the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). In a statement today, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the trade balance also continued to record a surplus with a value […]

New agreement to replace MA63 among focus of today’s Parliament sitting

KUALA LUMPUR: A proposal for a new agreement to replace the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63) is expected to be the focus of the Parliament sitting today. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament’s official website, the question on the matter will be raised by Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman (Warisan-Sepanggar) during the Minister’s Question Time. […]

Still agitating for fairness

If the state power has been violated, then the federal agreement can be considered void by itself and Johor is no longer part of the federation. Don’t force the people of Johor to leave Malaysia. Perhaps Johor can be more developed if it stands on its own. – Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, Johor Sultan The […]

Why the quota? Recruit more teachers from Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak wants the Ministry of Education (MOE) to recruit more teachers from the state to resolve the teacher shortage issue. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen said a group of some 200 aspiring teachers from the state were dismayed when their applications for teaching positions during a recruitment drive last November were […]

Sabah and Sarawak play vital role in Malaysian politics, says analyst

KUCHING: Sabah and Sarawak play an important role in Malaysian politics, says Dr Arnold Puyok. According to the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH) deputy dean, the number of seats for the Borneo states in Parliament is quite huge in the national context. “Any entity that wishes to make a […]

Help Sarawak become a high-income region

SIBU: The people are urged to remain vigilant and to be on their best guard so that they can celebrate next year’s Gawai or all other festivities with even greater freedom and joy. The call was made by Deputy Premier of Sarawak, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in his Hari Gawai message. “Let us all […]

Integrity will make Sarawak a progressive state

KUCHING: Participants of an integrity course were on Monday told to be the catalysts towards the entrenchment of an integrity culture in the state. This will not only make Sarawak a progressive state by 2030 but will see its people practicing the principles of high integrity, said Deputy Minister in the Premier Department (Integrity and […]

Sarawak a melting pot of Keluarga Malaysia

MIRI: Sarawakians should be  proud of their diversity as it is the perfect showcase of Keluarga Malaysia. Deputy Minister in the Premier of Sarawak’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala said, the people of Sarawak enjoy the diversity of tradition despite their differences. “We are like a rainbow, there are a ton […]

Premier placing Sarawak on the world map

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. — Warren Bennis, American author It is not an easy task to uplift, rebrand or place a small part of the world on the international scene. However, this is exactly what Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has been doing recently with Sarawak. […]

Do housemen in Sarawak get bullied?

BY GABRIEL LIHAN & JASMINE BADUN KUCHING: Have there been instances of medical staff being overworked and bullied in Sarawak? New Sarawak Tribune which set out to get some answers found out that it does happen. A doctor who wished to be only known as Jackie said the issue of medical staff being overworked and […]