KUCHING: The Bakun hydro dam lake will be turned into a water sports centre of excellence for Sarawak. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said Bakun Dam would take on greater roles besides power generation. He said the reservoir which would soon be connected to the rest
KUCHING: It seems that Sarawakians have given up on Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister Chong Chieng Jen due to his unfulfilled promises. The promises made before the 14th general election remain until today like ongoing irritants for Sarawakians in general and supporters of Pakatan Harapan (PH) in particular.
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing said it appears that Putrajaya will not give up its fight in eroding Sarawak’s rights. He said several Pakatan Harapan (PH) Members of Parliament (MPs) during a parliamentary debate last year ridiculed Sarawak’s immigration autonomy. “They complained how cumbersome and ridiculous
KUCHING: A plan to form a new coalition government known as Pakatan Nasional (PN) did not materialise because it was leaked publicly prematurely, said a political analyst at the Department of Sociology, University of Malaya, Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi. Awang Azman said the revelation by Datuk Lokman
No to plastic straws KUCHING: It is an excellent initiative, one that all should emulate. This was the immediate response from the vice-chairperson of Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Kuching Mukvinder Kaur Sandhu, who is also the chief operating officer of UCSI University Sarawak Campus, when she was asked to
BAU: First term Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said he is confident of retaining the seat for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the 12th state election. Harry, who is Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) vice-president, said with his continuous work in serving his constituents, he has been receiving increasing
KUCHING: Political analyst at the Department of Sociology, University of Malaya, Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi, said March this year would be the best time to hold the state election. “However, it is understood that the chief minister will be away overseas for official duties at that time.
KUCHING: Chinese tourists will be able to return to Sarawak by June if the 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) could be addressed soon. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the coronavirus outbreak was affecting tourist arrivals to the state because the government had stopped issuing
KUCHING: Tarat constituency has the potential to become the state’s main producer and exporter of durian fruits, said its assemblyman Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. The assistant minister of Native Land Development is actively encouraging his constituents to plant more durian trees. “My focus now is to turn Tarat into
KUCHING: Native Land Development Assistant Minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said his Tarat constituency has received a lot of development projects, especially in the last three years. He said allocations from the state government had helped a lot in the implementation of these projects. According to Roland, each year
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