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Health D-G calls for delivery strategy improvements

LIMBANG: The Ministry of Health (MoH) needs to strengthen the health delivery strategy in this district, said the Director-General of Health. Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this is because the state’s geography makes it challenging to reach all areas by road. “Apart from that, I hope the management will optimise existing resources and expertise […]

Rep calls for fairer Budget 2023

MIRI: Sarawak should be given a fairer allocation in Budget 2023 which will be tabled on October 7, said Sibuti Member of Parliament Lukanisman Awang Sauni. This, he said, is to ensure inclusivity in development. “The Budget must include comprehensive strategy to provide better facilities in the rural areas such as schools, health clinics and […]

Five-pronged push to get tourism going again

BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS A FIVE-PRONGED strategy will be implemented by the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts to revive the tourism, creative and performing arts industry post Covid-19. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting said the first plan involved short term  programmes such as “Kempen Sia Sitok Sarawak”, “Kempen Sia Sitok Sarawak […]

National Recovery Plan was not implemented hastily

KUANTAN: The National Recovery Plan tabled by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin last Tuesday, was not drafted or implemented hastily, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. Instead, he said the plan, comprising four phases from June to the end of this year, was carefully planned as an extension of various programmes implemented […]

Vision, strategy and execution key to anti-graft plan success

KUCHING: Strategy, vision and execution are vital in ensuring the success of the Organisational Anti-Corruption Plan for Kuching Division Administration (OACP-RBK), stresses Datuk Amar Jaul Samion. The State Secretary was speaking during the soft launching of the OACP-RBK here on Thursday (April 15). “I would like to stress that the document is not for decoration. […]

E-commerce initiative essential

KUCHING: E-commerce makes a lot of things easy, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi. “It has come to a point where we are promoting this new strategy – ease of doing business,” he said during a ‘pocket talk’ session with franchise industry players at Wisma Sugarbun here on Friday. Nanta […]

Tabung Haji’s investment restructuring strategy bears fruit

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the flagging world economy and an ongoing trade war, the investment restructuring strategy adopted by Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) since last year has saved the institution from being badly impacted. TH group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Nik Mohd Hasyudeen Yusoff said more than half of TH’s assets had been invested […]