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Bill set to strengthen STIDC’s roles and functions

THE Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) (Amendment) Bill 2022 will be able to strengthen the corporation’s roles and functions to achieve the goals set under the Post Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030. Abdul Yakub Arbi (GPS-Balingian) said the Bill was timely and would be an effective enabler to achieve the target by introducing laws […]

Bill empowers STIDC in regulating timber industry

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA and ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Bill Industry Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022 will strengthen STIDC in regulating the industry, said Datuk Len Talif Salleh. The Deputy Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment said this will bolster the downstream industry in line with the function of STIDC to […]

Amendment to Ordinance introduces timber industry licence

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA and ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022 was unanimously passed on the third day of the 19th State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting. The Bill was tabled by Deputy Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh and was debated by six […]

Bill timely for survival of timber operators

KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is appropriate and timely as the timber industry needs to be more orderly and every industry player must operate within the law. Minister in the Premier’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip expressed his support for the bill today in the August House. “This […]

Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022 passed in DUN

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022 has been unanimously passed at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting here today, after debated by six state assemblymen. Deputy Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh, who tabled the Bill said it […]

STIDC (Amendment) Bill to enhance enforcement power

BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is seeking to enhance the enforcement powers under the STIDC Ordinance. Deputy Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the Bill provides steep penalties for those who are found guilty for […]

Discussion session on R&D with Plantation Industries held

KUCHING: A discussion session on Research and Development (R&D) with Plantation Industries was organised by Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) here recently. The session was chaired director of Forests Datuk Hamden Mohammad. Representatives from Sarawak Timber Association (STA), Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) and members from the Licence for Planted Forests (LPFs) also participated in […]

Tanjung Manis gets RM83m administrative centre

MUKAH: The 16-storey Tanjung Manis Administrative Building will commence operations next year as a one stop centre to serve both the public and investors. Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the RM83 million administration centre will house government departments and agencies. “This includes the District Office, Customs Department, […]

Pusaka Capital acquires Bintulu LPG terminal

KUCHING: Pusaka Capital Group marked another milestones in its oil and gas business when its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pusaka Integrated Resources Sdn Bhd, acquired the Bintulu Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Terminal from Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) Dagangan Berhad (PDB). The group’s chairman Datuk Naroden Majais said as an investment arm for Sarawak Timber Development Corporation (STIDC), […]

Thumbs up to bamboo bikes from Sarawak

‘Life is like a bicycle, you need to keep moving lest you lose balance’ – Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist. Friends, have you ever heard of bamboo bicycles? Do you have one? Do you know that Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) plans to start the commercial production of made-in-Sarawak bamboo bicycles in January next […]