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 […]
Formation of sovereign wealth fund; Sarawak to engage Norway
KUCHING: Sarawak will engage with Norway in an earnest effort towards the successful formation and management of its own sovereign wealth fund. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global was formed to ensure responsible and long-term management of revenue from Norway’s oil and gas resources. It was […]
Turning S’wak into an investment hub
SINGAPORE: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has ambitious plans to ramp up infrastructure development in Sarawak and turn it into an investment hub for green energy and emerging technologies by 2030, according to news reports by Singaporean daily, The Straits Times. In a recent interview, he said that Singapore had made […]
Sustainable Sarawak Blueprint a strategic move to drive growth
KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak state government’s plan to develop the Sustainable Sarawak Blueprint is a strategic move to drive growth, said RAM Holdings Bhd (RAM). Group chief executive officer and executive director, Chris Lee said Sarawak’s pioneering move will fit into the sustainable finance thrust which is being rapidly adopted by the Malaysian banking sector and […]
Education Ministry urged to address teachers retiring early issue promptly, especially in Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) has urged the Education Ministry to look into the issues of teachers retiring early as well as teacher shortage in the country, especially Sarawak. STU president Adam Parkash Abdullah said the union was indeed very concerned with these issues, affecting the teachers nationwide. He believed that most of the […]
Talks between DAP and PSB; nothing to get excited about
KUCHING: The talks between Sarawak DAP and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) is merely ‘beginning of the show’ and it doesn’t guarantee a fruitful outcome. Political analyst Professor James Chin from the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute said it was something expected after the disastrous opposition outing in the Sarawak state election in December last year. […]
