Unite to curb Covid-19
KUCHING: The primary mission now is to curb the spread of Covid-19 — not arguing whether the Parliament session should reconvene, said Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. He also said that politicians should not berate political opponents by bringing up unnecessary issues. “The idea of reconvening Parliament as proposed by politicians from both […]
NGO to work with pro-govt parties
KUCHING: Penggerak Komuniti Negara (PKN) Wilayah Sarawak will aid pro-government parties into their programmes to strengthen the state and federal political standings. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin hopes that PKN will work closely together with the pro-government parties in supporting the current state government. “By supporting the government, it means that PKN […]
Work together to counter Opposition
SIMANGGANG: Members of the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) branch here have been urged to cooperate with each other and with Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) component parties in the coming 12th state election. Simanggang SUPP chairman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said the Opposition’s ideology, attacks and tactics needed to be analysed and countered. “The Opposition […]
Work hand in hand with government
KUCHING: Sarawakians have been told to do their part and give their full cooperation, to overcome the Covid-19 situation in the state that has worsened over the past two weeks. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the public needed to work together with the state government to combat the […]
Work in tandem with development strategies
BY INDUN SILONG KUCHING: Youths must strive to work in tandem with the development strategies of the state government to ensure that Sarawak achieves developed status by 2030. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this is because the youth play an important role in determining the future of Sarawak. […]
Difficult to hold state polls but Sarawak has no choice
KUCHING: Holding the 12th state election under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) might be difficult but there is no other choice as the state government’s term of office expires in June this year. In saying this, Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip explained that the SOPs must be strictly […]
Component parties must work together
MIRI: The component parties of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) must continue working together, especially when facing the coming 12th state election, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. “This is our responsibility to ensure a victory (in the state election). And every component party is part and parcel of the struggle and […]
Working hand-in-hand to address digital technology issues
KUCHING: Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) Group has been working hand-in-hand with Bintulu Port Authority to address digital technology challenges and sustainability issues. The group’s chief executive officer Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah said the collaboration entailed a series of engagements and sharing of resources between both the port operator and port authority to map out […]
PBB vice-president lauds PN presidential council
KUCHING: The setting up of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) presidential council is a good move, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “It (presidential council) is a good move. There is no charter or agreement being signed. But it is a presidential council where once in a while the party […]
Churches in Sibu given grants from Unifor
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has channelled grants worth RM580,000 to four churches in Sibu. The recipients were BEM Bethel Church, Teku; Iban Methodist Church, Jalan Fong Ming; St John Church, Jalan Datuk Haji Openg; and St Mary’s Church, Jalan Awang Ramli Amit. Present to handover the grants to the churches was Local […]
