MIRI: A total of 592 registered voters in Kampung Long Naah, Baram turned up on Today (Nov 21) at the polling centre in SK Long Naah to cast their ballots following the resumption of voting for the Baram parliamentary constituency. Voting was suspended last Saturday (Nov 19) by the Election
LETTER Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad stated that small farms will be managed by farm managers — just like the oil palm estates — to be viable and efficient. He said that small farmers need not be totally dependent on oil palm or rubber for livelihoods if they
I refer to the recent statement by Tun Daim Zainuddin that Malaysia should replace the New Economic Policy (NEP), adopted in 1971 which is based on race, with a new one based on needs. PKR chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had also mooted the same idea. In fact, all Malaysians
LETTER Much had been said over the recent spats between the state government and the finance ministry over the funding for the repairs of dilapidated schools in Sarawak. The finance minister wants the state to pay in advance the amount to be made available to repair the schools of around
It is most heartening to note that the education ministry will be providing free education to those most in need next year, as reported recently in the press. Among these recipients of free education in our public universities are those with disabilities and those who are receiving zakat. This is
A recent statement from the Human Resources Minister on a proposal to bring African workers to Malaysia for the oil palm industry generated much opposition which caused the minister to admit that the proposal would no longer be entertained. Malaysia is facing shortage of workers not only in the oil
Thousands of people from all walks of life thronged the Raya Open House of the Sarawak government during the recent Hari Raya Aidilfithri celebrations at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching where the Chief Minister and his Cabinet members welcomed them to the celebration. This open house celebration has been the
Letter to The Editor The recent announcement by the Minister of Welfare, Community Well-Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development that the state Cabinet had approved the setting up of a one-stop centre for children with special needs to cater for needy families with intellectually-challenged children is most timely. Datuk Seri
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