Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

Sugar AP holders finally revealed

KUCHING: The Approved Permit (AP) holders for the import of sugar in Sarawak have been revealed after five months and 13 press statements.   Since June this year, political secretary to the Chief Minister, Tan Kai has been requesting the Federal Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Chong

Amendment gives ‘force of law’ to NTD

BAU: The amendment to the Sarawak Land Code (SLC) Ordinance last year gave Native Territorial Domain (NTD) a force of law to protect the proprietary (ownership) rights of Sarawakians. Deputy State Attorney-General Saferi Ali said that the Federal Court’s decision in the case of Tuai Rumah Sandah Ak Tabau in

New policy on houseless lots

KUCHING: The new policy of Land and Survey Department allows it to issue land titles to owners whose land lots are without houses yet. However, this is only applicable provided that the particular lot is in between measured lots. The department’s deputy director (Management) Awang Zamhari Awang Mahmood said this

‘Sitok Kuching’ launched

KUCHING: A family-oriented marketplace ‘Sitok Kuching’ at Kuching Waterfront was officially launched last Friday and will open today from 4pm until late night. According to the State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the event is a good platform for those with particular talents, especially in

Keep out of other’s business

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leaders never bring party flags to and give political speeches at schools, said Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong. He was responding to Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen’s allegation that the GPS lawmakers had done so when

State govt now applying for permits

Building of five residential international schools   KUCHING: Sarawak government is currently in the midst of applying for licences for the building of five residential international schools through a company named Sanjung Sdn Bhd, which is fully owned by Yayasan Sarawak. The identified locations for the schools are in Miri,

Take land back

But pay for it, former owners told KUCHING: The Sarawak government will return a 40-acre land in Kampung Seroban to its former owners — but only if the latter pay for it. The land was acquired by the federal government through the state government in 2005 for the construction of

STU thanks state for giving RM500

KUCHING: The recently announced financial assistance of RM500 for federal civil servants in Sarawak by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is the first of its kind. Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) hoped that this would continue while applauding the state government for extending its generosity towards federal civil

It will rain until March

KUCHING: The northeast monsoon (NEM) which began last Oct 24 is expected to go on until March next year. So from now till then, the country is expected to receive four to six episodes of heavy rainfall. During the early phase, which is until early next month, heavy rainfalls are

Free school bus service starts early next year

KUCHING: The free school bus service will be implemented either in April or May next year, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. At first, the service will be implemented in Kuching as a pilot initiative before being extended to Miri, Sibu and Bintulu. “The relevant authorities are