Author: Natasha Jee

30 cases of stateless kids reported monthly

KUCHING: About 30 cases of children without birth certificates are reported in Sarawak each month. Welfare, Community Well-Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah (pic) said these were children born in Sarawak  to parents who were not married or foreign mothers. “In order not to subject

It was just a suggestion, says Baru

KUCHING: It was just a suggestion for the state government to use excess fund from the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris) for the maintenance of state roads. This was clarified by Works Minister Baru Bian after being criticised by former Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof who said that

A picture of perfect harmony, S’wak style

KUCHING: A Christian girl’s wedding photographs with her six Muslims bridesmaids went viral in social media recently. The Christian couple had their wedding at one of the churches here and the girl’s bridesmaids were mostly from Peninsular Malaysia. It is indeed one of a kind and definitely portrayed the true

Silat exponents told to go digital

KUCHING: Silat practitioners should adopt digital technology to promote and study the wisdom of the traditional martial art. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said practitioners could promote and develop silat not only for self-defence but also to promote its culture, values, wisdom and harmony worldwide. He said

Abang Jo gets the thumbs-up for his firm stand

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is wise and brave to stand firm on Sarawak rights. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos was commenting on Johari’s announcement of the outcome of the inaugural meeting of the Special Cabinet Committee to review the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) on Dec

Star supports state tax on petroleum and petro-products

KUCHING: President of State Reform Party Sarawak (Star) Lina Soo (pic) is supporting the Sarawak government’s resolve to carry on with its 5% sales tax on for-export petroleum and petroleum products, and its proposal to the federal government to lower the 38% Petroleum Income Tax. Soo was referring to an

SGH kept busy with arrival of 20 babies

KUCHING: The storks were kept busy on New Year’s Day. Two babies, one of them a girl, were among the first to arrive in 2019. They were born after midnight at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here. The healthy Bidayuh baby girl was born at 12.13am, weighing 2.79kg. A Dusun baby

No more political nonsense: Abdullah

KUCHING: In this New Year, it is hoped that there will be less political nonsense and clumsiness among politicians and high-level leaders on both sides. Chief Minister’s Office (Corporate Affairs) Assistant Minister Abdullah Saidol, said that people’s expectation are reasonable, that is, they want to be assured that the nation

Uggah focuses on agricultural transformation

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas (pic) said beginning today (Jan 1) his duty would be to put greater effort into transforming the state’s agricultural sector. He said for this year, the state has allocated RM355 million, and modern programmes and projects had been identified to boost

State funds village’s RM850k flood project

KUCHING: A flood mitigation project at Kampung Sinar Budi Baru, Jalan Desa Wira is expected to be completed by end of January next year. A political secretary to the Chief Minister Tan Kai said the project cost RM850,000, and the fund was a special allocation from the Sarawak government. “The