Sarawak mulls central body to manage innovation R&D
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has expressed his strong agreement and support for Sarawak State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion’s proposal for the state to have a central body which will be responsible towards managing and driving research and development (R&D) for innovative products and solutions. He said this would allow […]
Solutions that cross global frontiers
By Dr Lidyana Rosla For the first time, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) hosted a fully online Global Problem-Based Learning (gPBL) — the Old Kuching Smart Heritage (OKSHE)-Unimas-Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) gPBL 2021 themed ‘Solutions that Cross Frontiers: The Sustainable Story of the Perahu Tambang’. Originally, gPBL is an annual international student mobility programme between […]
Civil servants urged to be creative and innovative
BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: Civil servants today need to be creative, innovative and critical in finding solutions to serve the public. Sarawak Federal Secretary Mohd Shahabuddin Omar urged civil servants to equip themselves with skills, find opportunities to explore new things and to be aggressive in learning and improving towards excellence. He said this during […]
Focus on developing Sarawak
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government is focussed on developing Sarawak and finding solutions to challenges caused by Covid-19 rather than delving on petty politics. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the Covid-19 pandemic has affected lives and the economy worldwide. In such challenging times, politicians must spend their time to […]
Focus on crises, not politics
KUCHING: The government must take on the wheel to manage the nation in facing the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis. Senior Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said those who dwell on politics should stop the routine at this moment. “This is a time for us to work and deliberate on how to handle the […]
