Author: Robert Kenneth

Crocs’ fate in the balance

KUCHING: Coaches and players of Sarawak football team will know their fate by next week. Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) president Datuk Posa Majais said the fate of the coaches, players and team officials would be discussed at the special exco meeting. Posa said at the meeting the exco members will

Merpati FC receive RM5,000 as champs

SRI AMAN: Merpati FC emerged as champions of the Sri Aman Football League to win the Datuk Francis Harden Trophy after they thrashed Rimong Crocs United 9-0 in the final on Monday. The team captained by Awang Sifullah Awang Yaman collected 15 points and were unbeaten in their five matches

UN findings on poverty inaccurate

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said the findings by a United Nations (UN) analysis on poverty in Sarawak, and later quoted as the source by local analysis in the state, is inaccurate. He said if the methodology used and the ability of the researchers including the

Sarawakian Fenny is Malaysian Ambassador-Designate to Peru

  KUCHING: Sri Aman-born Fenny Nuli has been appointed Ambassador-Designate of Malaysia to Peru. She received her Letter of Credence from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at a ceremony held at Istana Negara yesterday. Fenny Nuli said she is excited and can’t wait to start

Get your project signboards right

KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian said it is a policy for agencies under his ministry to insist that all project sites have signboards showing what the projects are, the owners of the projects, the contractors, consultants etc. He said the signboards must also have other

Roads key to tackling poverty

KUCHING: Poverty in the state can only be tackled or reduced when there is road accessibility to remote areas. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said before serious discussion could take place on how to tackle poverty in Sarawak, there was a need to create accessibility to

Village mismanagement, chaos in the making

KUCHING: Imagine a village being managed by both the federal government’s Village Community Management Council (Majlis Pengurusan Komuniti Kampung — MPKK) and the state government’s Village Security and Development Committee (Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung — JKKK). Right off the bat, the situation would give rise to at least four

Clan united by music

KUCHING: It was a night to remember for several members of the Biperoh community who converged on the Whitedove Cafe, Kampung Giam,Borneo Heights Road for the Biperoh Legend reunion on Saturday. The event enabled those from the Bidayuh Biperoh community living in several villages along the Borneo Heights Road to

A promise deliberately broken

KUCHING: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has deliberately broken its promise in failing to give 20 per cent oil and gas royalty to Sarawak. Political commentator Datuk Peter Minos said PH Sarawak can kiss goodbye to their promise after Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had asserted that the federal government could

Make Sungai Sarawak Kiri Geo Park

KUCHING: The Biperoh community in Penrissen area has been urged to be proactive and work closely with the government to make the area economically vibrant. Community leader penghulu Richard Deho also said the village headmen (ketua kampung) should work closely with their state assemblyman for the constituency (Datuk Dr Jerip