Author: Ma Chee Seng

SMEs expected to recover

SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) are expected to recover and continue to contribute significantly to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), exports and employment. Deputy Premier cum International Trade, Industry and Investment Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said that with the timely provision of assistance (both financial and non-financial) from

Time for another croc head count following attacks

KUCHING: A new study on the habitat of crocodiles should be conducted by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) following recent attacks that claimed two lives within two days in Kampung Kangka and Kampung Trombol. Political Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Parliament) Datuk Seri Syed Hamzah Syed Paie

TYT receives Gawai working committee

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Seri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from the 2022 Gawai Dayak celebration working committee at Demak Jaya, today. The delegation was led by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who is the minister responsible for the celebration. The visit was to

The return of vinyl records

Bandat Record Store, intrinsic to its name, is placed at the heart of Kuching’s preserved touristic area, Carpenter Street.  To put it in another way, Bandat felt more like a home than a store, catering to the public’s ears with the providence of a vintage format twist, vinyl, which livens

Proper explanation of welfare aid essential

SPAOH: Officers from the State Welfare Department are instructed to explain the different types of aid available and who are eligible to apply. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said that many longhouses, villages and settlement folks, especially those in rural areas, were still ignorant of the various welfare aid.

Police still tracking down ‘bubble foam’ suspects

KUCHING: The police are still tracking down two men in their 30s suspected of causing a ‘bubble foam’ incident at the Hornbill fountain located at the Kuching Waterfront. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that the suspects were believed to be non-locals. He said that following this matter, an investigating

Solutions for Lawas water woes

TWO proposed projects namely the new Lawas water treatment plant’s (WTP) and new Trusan WTP are expected to alleviate water shortages in Lawas. Deputy Minister of Utility and Telecommunication (Utility) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said this in response to queries from Baru Bian (PSB-Ba’Kelalan) on water shortage in Lawas

Five packages proposed for Kuching Inner Ring Road

THE upgrading of Jalan Batu Kitang towards Jalan Stephen Yong into four lanes was part of the proposed Kuching Inner Ring Road under package D. Deputy Minister for Infrastructure & Port Development (Infrastructure Development) Aidel Lariwoo (GPS-Sadong Jaya) said the design has been completed and the construction of the proposed

Providing carbon dioxide storage solutions

FOREST sustainability can meet the demands of Sarawakians without jeopardising the state’s future generations, said Datuk Huang Tiong Sii (GPS-Repok). During the DUN sitting today, Huang said he believed that with the passage of the Bill, the state’s forest carbon activities would run smoothly, providing carbon dioxide storage solutions in

Amendment allows Sarawak control over airspace

ACCORDING to sources from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), said Abdul Yakub Arbi (GPS-Balingian), a telco paid RM598.55mil to obtain a spectrum licence. Yakub opined that a brighter future would be the result of tabling of this Bill, and provides additional value to the Land Code. “The term