KUCHING: Kuching City South Council (MBKS) supports microchip implants into licensed dog and sees it as a way to curb the growth of stray population. MBKS Mayor Datuk James Chan said the microchips would also monitor irresponsible pet owners. “Under the Local Authorities (Dog Licencing and Control) By-Laws 2018, the
KUCHING: State Reform Party Sarawak (STAR) is placing its trust in the government through the Malaysian Embassy in Cambodia to bring home 44 Sarawakians safely. Its president Lina Soo said the matter involved G2G (government to government) and only the Malaysian government can negotiate with its Cambodian counterpart. “No political
KUCHING: With the collection of the five per cent sales tax on exported petroleum products, it is believed the revenue will be used to carry out more road and drainage-related infrastructure in Sarawak. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said it is hoped that more allocation will be
KUCHING: No license has been issued to the captors who have kept two long-tailed macaques in a residential area in Taman Tunku, Miri here recently, which meant that they have been kept illegally. A joint press statement by the Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) and Sarawak Forestry Corporation Sdn Bhd (SFCSB)
KUCHING: The Semenyih by-election set for March 2 may go Barisan National’s way if BN’s victory in the Cameron Highland by-election can be taken as a yardstick. Kapit assemblyman Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said that if the Semenyih seat was won by BN, then it showed that the people there
Lost rights will be lost forever if Sarawakians are disunited, warns CM KUCHING: Sarawak’s lost rights as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and the Federal Constitution will not ever be returned if the people are not united. On the other hand, those lost rights could soon be regained if
KUCHING: Despite challenges faced in the national and global economies, Sarawak’s economy is estimated to grow at 5.0 per cent in 2019 compared to 4.6 per cent in 2018. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg revealed this in his Chinese New Year message yesterday. He said he was
KUCHING: The historical Niah Cave in Miri will have better facilities including buggy transport and tracks for tourists. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said such facilities would definitely attract both local and foreign tourists to the historical site. “I have already instructed Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and
Our main goal is to connect Kuching with strategic regional destinations: CM KUCHING: The Sarawak government is seriously looking into its own airline because it wants to have more direct flights into the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said yesterday more direct flights would attract more
KUCHING: The Kuching-Shenzhen direct flight is expected to be suspended for a while beginning this month. AirAsia Board of Director Datuk Aziz Bakar said the suspension was due to route rationalisation. He said the suspension of the direct flight had nothing to do with politics, but must be looked from
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