Author: Allan Jay

Locals desire more varieties of fast food restaurants

KUCHING: Fast food restaurants, whether foreign or domestic, have always been a part of the daily lives of urban people, but in this city, there are not many to choose from compared to other cities such as Kuala Lumpur and Penang. Currently, there’s McDonald’s the number one fast food restaurant

Help make city beautiful and safe, public urged

KUCHING: To achieve Kuching city’s status of being clean, beautiful, safe, smart, and sustainable, it has to be done with the help of the public, said Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) mayor Datuk Abang Abdul Wahap Abang Julai. He said that smart and sustainable are the two elements added in

New DBKU building to facilitate town hall sessions

KUCHING: The new Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) building will facilitate a town hall council whereby Kuchingites can address their issues to the mayor. “If the community have issues, they wish to present to the mayor, they can do so as in our new building at Jalan Depo which is

Putrajaya decides who should get citizenship: Fatimah

The approval of citizenship for stateless children comes under the jurisdiction of the federal government. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Children Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this in response to Datuk Tiong Thai King (PSB-Dudong) who had asked whether the state government had the authority to approve

Sares will continue for eight villages

Sarawak government is to carry on with its Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme (Sares) for the benefit of eight villages and longhouses. Rural Electricity Assistant minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi (GPS-Pantai Damai) said this in respond to Rolland Duat Jubin (GPS-Meluan) in the August House yesterday. Abdul Rahman said

Call to relocate ‘Youth Night Market’ to new location

  An appeal to Sarawak government to allocate funds for a new centre with complete facilities and with the relocation of the ‘Youth Night Market’ at Metrocity to a new location near the area. Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman (GPS-Tupong) said in a press conference at the DUN yesterday that the night

Set up fund for youth entrepreneurs: Fazzrudin

A special fund for youth to venture into business was proposed. Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman (GPS-Tupong) made this request in a motion of thanks to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud’s speech. He said that GPS government through the leadership of the Chief Minister aimed to

Unanimous approval by DUN

Comprehensive amendment proposes to restore the status of Sarawak as a partner equal KUCHING: A motion which proposed a comprehensive amendment to the Federal Constitution upon conclusion of discussions on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) with the Federal government, was unanimously approved by the State Legislative Assembly (DUN)yesterday. The motion

Huang, Gira, Ting support motion to amend Federal Constitution

Three more assemblymen spoke in support of the motion to amend the Federal Constitution introduced by Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring Assistant Minister Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. Datuk Sri Huang Tiong Sii, Repok assemblyman, said the firmness of the approach this time had the support and blessing of

Kubah National Park a frog heaven

KUCHING: Kubah National Park is a frog heaven, said Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton. He revealed this while officiating at the closing of the eighth International Bornean Frog Race 2019. The race organised by SFC and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) attracted more than 100 local