KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Ibrahim Baki was officially sworn in as Deputy Minister for Utility (Sarawak Energy Berhad and PETROS) today. The oath-taking ceremony was held before Sarawak Governor Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar at the Astana, witnessed by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan
BAU: A newly completed 400-meter access road to Kampung Jagoi Gunung is set to enhance connectivity for hikers and visitors to Bung Jagoi. The project, funded under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) with an allocation of RM140,000, aims to enhance accessibility and boost tourism in the area. Transport Deputy Minister
BAU: A bypass will be constructed in Serikin to divert traffic away from the village once the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security Complex (ICQS) is completed in the next two years. Deputy Minister of Transport Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said the Serikin ICQS project, set to be tendered this year,
BAU: A total of 55 houses in Kampung Serikin now have treated water access after a 1.4-kilometer sub-main pipe was installed under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP). Deputy Minister of Transport Datuk Henry Harry Jinep noted that the village, being large and densely populated, had many houses located far from
SRI AMAN: A 75-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a road accident involving a Toyota Hilux at KM 64, Jalan Sri Aman-Kuching, near Sungai Tenggang, at around 1.14 pm yesterday (Mar 13). Sri Aman police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said Jimmy Nyaring was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from
KUCHING: A local man was slapped with a hefty RM150,000 fine yesterday (Mar 13) after he was caught with 16,000 liters of diesel without a licence at an industrial storage facility in Batu Kitang. In a statement, the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Sarawak said it
TEBEDU: The RM50 million Tebedu Economic and Cultural Hub project is set to begin in 2026, and poised to transform the ‘Pearl City’ into a thriving economic and cultural centre. Tebedu assemblyman, Dr Simon Sinang Bada, said the project will be overseen by the Greater Kuching Coordinated Development Agency (GKCDA)
SERIAN: The Serian divisional mosque will take centre stage as the host of the 2025 state-level Nuzul Al-Quran celebration next Monday (Mar 17), marking a momentous occasion with the unveiling of its new name. Telecommunications and Utility Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said Head of State Tun Pehin
KUCHING: A government backbencher on Tuesday brushed aside opposition DAP’s willingness to work with the state government to push for a 30 per cent stake in Petronas, calling it a distraction. In dismissing it as rhetoric, Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap called attention to ongoing efforts by Gabungan Parti Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak should benefit from Petroliam Nasional Berhad’s (Petronas) future success through annual dividend payouts if the state secures a 30 per cent stake in the national oil company, says Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen. He asserted that the proposal, which he first raised in Parliament
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