Replacement programmes to be introduced
INCULCATING SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM KOTA BHARU: The government will introduce a programme aimed at inculcating the spirit of patriotism among Malaysians to replace the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) and the National Civics Bureau (BTN), which were abolished by the previous government. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Yusof […]
Sovereignty of native courts
We are tired of environmentalists, anthropologists, church-related organisations, and other specialists speaking for us and using us for their self-interest. Please respect our self-determination to make our own decisions. – Tasha Yawanawa, chief of the Nixiwaka Yawanawa Tribe,Brazil By Navin-Chandra Naidu BY NAVIN-CHANDRA NAIDU The time is nigh for Sarawak’s native court to address and […]
State Secretary: Courses, training help push organisations forward
KUCHING: Organising courses and training programmes is imperative to ensure that an organisation remain relevant in facing global challenges as well as to increase the knowledge and skills of staff, says State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion. For instance, he elaborated, the course done by Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (Tropi) that focused on five […]
Uggah: Sarawak ready to face Covid-19 threat
KUCHING: Sarawak’s health machinery is fully geared to tackle the threat of the novel coronavirus Covid-19. Facilities, strategies, logistics, doctors, nurses and other health workers have been put in place to combat any possible transmission. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said additional thermal scanners at Kuching International Airport, Sibu, Bintulu […]
Training programme for election observers soon
KUCHING: Since the next state election is expected to be held soon, Persatuan Pemangkin Daya Masyarakat (Rise of Sarawak Efforts or Rose) will hold a training programme for election observers in collaboration with Akademi Pilihan Raya. In a statement issued yesterday, Rose stated that it was its intention to recruit and train volunteer election observers […]
