Road construction expected done within six months

BINTULU: The ongoing road construction at Rumah Taa, Nanga Seda Kakus, Tatau is now at 40 per cent completion, and expected to be fully completed within six months. According to a report by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), the road covers a distance of 5.8km and is fully funded via forest concession fund in 2021. […]

UNDP delegation gets to know Sarawak’s 2030 goals

KUCHING: A delegation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Len Talif Salleh recently. The delegation comprised UNDP assistant administrator and director of the Regional Bureau For Asia-Pacific and United Nations (UN) assistant secretary-general Kanni Wignaraja. The courtesy call was part […]

British High Commissioner visits state’s biodiversity centre

KUCHING: Delegates from the British High Commission, Kuala Lumpur have made a working visit to Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) as part of their official trip to Sarawak yesterday. British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay MVO was accompanied by staff, Climate Change advisor Khairun Nisa Zabidi and Climate Diplomacy advisor Nicholas Chan. They were welcomed […]

Ministry to ensure Miri port achieves mission

KUCHING: The Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development (MIPD) will support Miri Port Authority (MPA) in achieving its vision and mission to be the catalyst for economic development in the northern region of Sarawak. Deputy Minister Datuk Majang Renggi assured this during a working visit to MPA. “Ports play a very important role in the […]

PM to address homeowners woes

KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri has agreed to address issues faced by homeowners in Kampung Tunku, Jalan Astana in Petra Jaya whose houses have been damaged in the process of constructing a sewer system in the area. Senior Works Minister and Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, revealed this in a Facebook […]

Minister visits Tebedu Community Internet Centre

SERIAN: Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa today (Oct 23) paid a working visit to the Tebedu Community Internet Centre and officiated at the Malaysian Family Youth Package (Pakej Remaja Keluarga Malaysia) for students studying at various universities and educational institutions. “The Malaysian Family Youth Package is a new prepaid package to help teenagers and […]

Prime Minister on two-day working visit

KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman arrived at the Kuching International Airport here this morning for a two-day working visit to Sarawak. The aircraft carrying the prime minister’s delegation touched down at 9.37am. Among those at the airport to receive them were Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and his […]

Four agencies brief Abang Johari on border issues

LUBOK ANTU: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg was briefed by four agencies during his inaugural visit to Lubok Antu-Nanga Badau Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Security Complex (CIQSC) today. Arriving at 10.30am, he was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing; State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion; […]

Federal Rural Development minister visits Lawas

LAWAS: Federal Minister of Rural Development (KPLB), Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad led his delegation for a work visit here since last Saturday (March 27). On the first day, he visited the Bead Handicraft Centre in Long Tuma where he was briefed on the process of making ceramic beads and subsequently approved the allocation to […]

Fostering ties between polytechnics

MUKAH: Eleven staff members from Politeknik Metro Betong Sarawak (PMBS) paid a working visit to Politeknik Mukah (PMU) here on Wednesday. PMU in a statement today, said the delegation was led by PMBS deputy director Yap Teck Chuan. The purpose of the visit was to gain exposure to PMU’s management and administration system concerning its […]