Author: Stephen Puah

Bobby William now PBDSB president

SIBU: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) yesterday elected Bobby William as its new president at its Triennial Delegates Conference (TDC). The post was vacant after the death of former president Cobbold John Lusoi on March 8 due to heart complications. PBDSB was formed in 2013 and Cobbold elected as

Village hosts ‘A Day With the Community’

KUCHING: Habitat For Indigenous And Urban Programme (Hidup) and the women’s bureau of Kampung Patung are jointly organising “A Day With the Community” programme at Kampung Patung, Siburan on May 19. Hidup president George Young Si-Ricord Junior said there would be health screening by the National Population and Family Development

5070 Sarawakian newborn babies have registered for EFS

BAU: Five thousand and seventy Sarawakian newborn babies have registered for the Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS), an initiative launched by the state government. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg announced the incentive last year. The EFS incentive of RM1,000 is given to each newborns whose parents are of

Monthly welfare assistance recipients in Sarawak up

BAU: The monthly welfare assistance recipients in Sarawak have increased from 57,047 in 2017 to 57,588 in 2018. Up to April this year, there are 56,096 monthly welfare assistance recipients, said State Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Child Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She attributed the jump in

School success depends on leadership: Dr Shahri

SRI AMAN: The success of a school depends on the quality of its leadership, said Tokoh Kepimpinan Pendidikan Negeri Sarawak 2019 award recipient, Associate Professor Dr Shahri Abdul Rahman. “If a school headmaster or principal is not proactive, the school will also not be active. It begins with the headmaster

Disappointing year, says Minos

KUCHING: It is a very disappointing one year, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos when asked on Pakatan Harapan (PH) one year in office. He said that PH had openly promised many things to Malaysians in the last general election such as reducing the cost of living, better quality of

PH govt has failed just like BN

KUCHING: Just like Barisan Nasional (BN), the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government has failed to honour the Borneonisation policy whereby all high positions in the federal department and agencies in the state were supposed to be given to Sarawakians. Secretary of the MA63 Monitor, a sub-committee in Sarawak Peoples Aspiration Association

Bidayuh youths — target of drug traffickers

KUCHING: Drug traffickers are targeting Bidayuh youths, warns Transportation Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil. Dr Jerip, whose state seat of Mambong lies in the Bidayuh heartland, said signs are that drug traffickers have been active in the Bidayuh areas of Serian, Bau, Padawan and Penrissen. “And these drug peddlers

Jerip wants to make Puncak Borneo a coffee-producing area

KUCHING: Transportation Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil urged land owners in the Mambong constituency to take up the various government land development programmes. Jerip, who is also Mambong assemblyman said land owners in his constituency should grab the various land development programmes and projects planned by the state government

Increase in dengue cases worrying, says health officer

KUCHING: Kuching District recorded a drastic increase in dengue fever cases in the first four months of the year. Kuching Division health officer Dr Azlee Ayub said from January to April, 159 cases were reported compared to only 11 last year during the same period. No deaths have been reported