Author: Ma Chee Seng

Willie’s entry depends on supreme council, party chief

KUCHING: Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin’s acceptance into Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) hinges on the decision of the supreme council and party president, said Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Hamzah. “You cannot just brush him aside. He won with a 4,000-plus majority,

International beauties to place Lundu on world map

KUCHING: The Miss Tourism International 2022 World Final (MTI) in Lundu from Nov 11 to 27 will place the town in international spotlight. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this at the MTI official launching of the International Friendship Pathway  in Lundu

Bumi chambers seek clarity on 30 per cent allocation

KUCHING: Sarawak’s bumiputera business chambers want to hear more about government plans to implement the 30 per cent allocation for bumiputeras in various sectors, especially infrastructure development “This is because we feel like we are still being left behind, there are things going on in our midst that we are

Chicken, eggs and cooking oil ceiling price ends July 1

KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will stop enforcing the ceiling price control on chicken, chicken eggs and pure cooking oil beginning July 1. “The ceiling price has resulted in market and price distortion,” it said in a statement today. “With the abolition, it will ensure that the

RM3.4mil to help Sarawakian students pay PTPTN loans

KUCHING: Yayasan Sarawak has given RM3.46mil to the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) to help pay Sarawakian students’ PTPTN loans. A mock cheque handover by Yayasan director Mersal Abang Rosli to PTPTN chief executive officer Ahmad Dasuki Abdul Majid was held in conjunction with a Gawai-Raya celebration hosted by

RM55,000 to buy building materials

ENGKILILI: A total of RM55,000 has been approved for the fire victims of the Polly Sulau settlement to buy building materials after the 11-door longhouse was destroyed by a fire which claimed the life of  a child.  Engkilili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong Ngipa  presented the aid to fire victims in

Four water tanks to solve Miri’s woes

MIRI: Bintulu and Sibu are to send two water tanks each to Miri while waiting for the supply in the division here is back to normal after the interruption is resolved. The Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) is making this arrangement as Miri is facing water supply disruption that affects

Miri Airport Road partly closed June 18

MIRI: One lane of the Miri Airport Road along the Pan Borneo Highway will be closed for road users on June 18 starting at 5am and to reopen on June 19 at 7am. The Sarawak Pan Borneo Highway Unit of the Public Works Department (JKR) announced in a press release

Jazz festival exhibition to showcase rare musical instruments

KUCHING: The Borneo Jazz Festival will include the Borneo Boat Lute Revival Exhibition on June 25 and 26. The exhibition is from 11 am to 7 pm at Coco Cabana, Miri. Festival-goers and the public will get to see for themselves rare musical instruments and talk to experts. “The familiarity

COVID-19 not a barrier to donating blood

KUCHING: Blood donations to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) have gone up by about 20 per cent in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic Head of the Transfusion Services and Blood Bank Department Dr Mohammad Marin Md Zahrin said the increase occurred after the COVID-19 standard operating procedures were relaxed. “The