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‘Raikan Kebanggaan Sabah & Sarawak’ with Carlsberg

KUCHING: Carlsberg Malaysia celebrates the pride of Sarawak’s heritage, traditions and natural wonders in conjunction with the exuberant Gawai Festival. Carlsberg Smooth Draught stepped up its game with a three-day Gawai event to celebrate the launch of its ‘Raikan Kebanggaan Sabah & Sarawak’ promotion, which is only available in Borneo.

No room for bickering over candidates

BAU: All members of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) must abide by decisions made by the top leadership and stand together to support candidates picked to contest in the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15). “The moment a candidate is named to represent GPS in the general election, everyone must work together

Many still waiting for special aid

Quite a number of the applicants have yet to receive aid under last year’s one-off Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package (BKSS) 7.0 last year, said Violet Yong Wui Wui (DAP-Pending). “Around August last year, the Premier announced the special one-off financial assistance of RM10,000 to active registered businesses. “He announced

Express boat operators urged to apply for diesel subsidy

EXPRESS boat owners and operators are urged to submit applications to get diesel subsidy and flexibility for the usage of skid tanks from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumers Affairs (KPDNHEP) to lower operation costs. “The subsidised diesel will help to lower the cost of operations, and this indirectly

State urged to offer lower LPG cylinder price

VIOLET Yong Wui Wui (DAP-Pending) urged the Sarawak government to use the revenue from the oil and gas resources as well as the five per cent sales tax imposed on petroleum products to further subsidise and lower the price of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders sold through Petros. “Before the

State government urged to make ART project’s details public

THE Sarawak government should not put billions of ringgit of taxpayers’ money into the Sarawak Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) Project until it provides a full and frank disclosure of the project and conduct proper and feasible studies. Violet Yong Wui Wui (DAP-Pending) stated this during her debate, urging the state

Why the high assessment rates?

IF the PR1MA Bintawa Riverfront housing scheme is considered an “affordable housing scheme” why the excessive assessment rates? Violet Yong Wui Wui (DAP-Pending) urged the local council in question, Kuching South City Council (MBKS), to immediately review and lower the assessment rates for the housing scheme. “This has defeated the

Villagers’ quick action saves students from fire

SARIKEI: Quick action by villagers saved students when a school hostel here caught fire early this morning. There were 12 boys and 17 girls staying at the hostel when the incident happened but they were safely evacuated. According to the State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba), the fire happened

Man found dead in street

MIRI: A man was found dead in a street here. He was believed to have fallen down from a building and police have classified the case as sudden death report (SDR). Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, when met by reporters, said that investigations were ongoing.  “Initial investigation showed there were no criminal

Four, who admit to taking drugs, arrested

BAU: Four men were apprehended by the district police after they admitted to taking drugs and substances. An official statement from Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said a team from the Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division arrested the four men. The suspects were acting suspiciously while the team was  patrolling at