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The Borneo Post
February 21, 2018
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee and Sarawak State Health Department are urged to step up their efforts in containing rabies in Sarawak and to improve medical facilities to combat rabies and other infectious diseases. In making the call, Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee HowÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
February 21, 2018
BINTULU: Locals were treated by Naim Group of Companies to a host of fun activities in celebration of the Chinese New Year recently. Held at Naim Bintulu Paragon's Street Mall — Sarawak's largest street mall — the events commenced with a lion dance followed by a showcase of talents, courtesy of theÃÂ ...
The Malaysian Insight
February 21, 2018
THE two Sarawak footballers who were released unconditionally today at the end of their six-day remand period for alleged match fixing are not off the hook just yet. They could face new scrutiny from their employers, the Football Association of Sarawak (FAS). State Sports Minister Abdul Karim HamzahÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
February 21, 2018
KUCHING: The vision of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to further develop Sarawak should be supported as his initiatives are implemented for the good of the people, said prominent Chinese community leader Dato Richard Wee. He said the chief minster's initiatives to set upÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
February 20, 2018
According to PH Sarawak chairman special assistant Abdul Aziz Isa, who is also the state Democratic Action Party (DAP) Socialist Youth (DAPSY) publicity secretary, Youth members of the DAP, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) in the state are all in high spirits – indicatingÃÂ ...
The Star Online
February 19, 2018
KOTA KINABALU: A 27-year-old woman is in double trouble after she was arrested for allegedly offering RM1,200 to a policeman to close an eye over a drunk driving offence. The Sarawakian woman, who operates a shop at a mall here, was ordered to be remanded for four days by Magistrate Afiq AgoesÃÂ ...
The Star Online
February 19, 2018
MIRI: The Year of the Dog made a fierce entry with three fires reported around the region. Three triple-storey shoplots in Lawas town in northern Sarawak went up in flames at about 10pm on Saturday night. In Bintangor town in central Sarawak, a block with four triple-storeys shops was also destroyed in aÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
February 4, 2018
Among the recipients were the Serian chapters of Persatuan Perkumpulan Wanita Sarawak (PPWS), Sarakup Indu Dayak and Perkim. Each received RM20, 000. Meanwhile, shouts of 'Hidup Datuk Seri! Hidup Riot!' reverberated through the village hall as close to 1,500 women punched the air in a show ofÃÂ ...
Malay Mail
February 4, 2018
The highest number of flood victims was recorded in Samarahan, with 542 people from 155 families at seven relief centres. - Bernama file picKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — A total of 1,273 victims from 322 families were housed in 14 flood relief centres in Sarawak as of 9pm tonight. A spokesman for theÃÂ ...
The Star Online
February 4, 2018
KUCHING: All dogs in Sarawak will be vaccinated against rabies as the state declared another round of war to curb the spread of the disease. “I have given instructions that all dogs, within affected and non-affected areas, must be vaccinated,” Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said.
The Borneo Post
February 3, 2018
State health director Dr Jamilah Hashim said the first dose of the vaccine would be given to infants at nine months, while the second dose at 21 months. “The vaccine is given to infants in Sarawak because JE is endemic only in Sarawak,” she said when contacted by The Borneo Post yesterday. She saidÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
February 3, 2018
Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU), through its Facebook page 'Pan Borneo Highway Sarawak', constantly updates users of the latest situation at the road stretch. It was earlier reported that motorists were stranded this morning after the route was inundated with two feet of water following heavyÃÂ ...
Malay Mail
February 3, 2018
Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah (second from right) watches state Veterinary Services Department director Dr Adrian Susin vaccinate a dog February 3, 2018. — Picture by Sulok TawieKUCHING, Feb 3 — The Sarawak government has directed the state veterinary servicesÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
February 2, 2018
KUCHING: Twelve pre-schools throughout Sarawak have been selected for the 'Bersih awal, Bersih akhir' (BaBa) pilot project to inculcate good habits and values on young children through cleaning classrooms and schools. Minister of Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and ChildhoodÃÂ ...
The Star Online
February 2, 2018
KOTA KINABALU: MASwings is adding to the Chinese New Year cheer by offering promotions from as low as RM158 for one-way tickets on all its regional flights within Sabah and Sarawak. Bookings for MASwings' Chinese New Year Specials is open from now till Feb 28, for travel between Feb 4 andÃÂ ...
The Star Online
February 2, 2018
“Many of Sarawak's arts and crafts are unique and based on age-old fables. “They are inspired by the beauty and bounty of Sarawak, our homeland,” Lee when opening the centre . Among the many things to look out for is bead work by Orang Ulu women. It is fashioned into necklaces, rings, bracelets,ÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
January 28, 2018
KUCHING: Four-time world champion Shalin Zulkipli has commended Amateur (Tenpin) Bowling Association of Sarawak (Abas) for taking the initiative to organise the second phase of the Tenpin Bowling Teachers Instructors Course at Megalanes Sarawak, Batu Kawa from Jan 25-27. The first femaleÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
January 28, 2018
“Sarawak (BN) needs to win big in GE14 – the state secured the second largest number of seats, after Umno, in the last general election,” he spoke at a PBB Youth event in the civic centre here yesterday, where Limbang MP Hasbi Habibollah, assemblymen Paulus Palu Gumbang (Batu Danau) and RipinÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
January 28, 2018
So a collapse of harmony becomes apparent. “But in Sarawak where the various ethnic groups have lived together since time immemorial, we have inherited the time-honoured legacy of peace and harmony passed down by our ancestors. And to ensure continued concord and kinship, we will continue toÃÂ ...
Malay Mail
January 28, 2018
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. — Picture by Sulok TawieKUCHING, Jan 27 — The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly will hold a special sitting on Tuesday next week in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the legislative body, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar DouglasÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
January 28, 2018
KUCHING: Three men were injured after they were shot by a male suspect armed with a shotgun at a restaurant at Kuching City Mall Commercial Centre here early today. Sarawak CID chief Datuk Dev Kumar said, in the incident after midnight, a male suspect fired a shot into the restaurant wounding threeÃÂ ...
The Star Online
January 28, 2018
MIRI: Riverine villagers in Beluru district in northern Sarawak are fleeing their homes after the crocodile-infested Sungai Bakong burst its banks. Torrential rain over the past two days has caused the river to swell and overflow into a village located in the vicinity of SK Cina Bakong, raising a fear of crocodileÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
January 27, 2018
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg today launched Mydin Petra Jaya, the third Mydin hypermarket in Sarawak. He believed that Mydin Petra Jaya will emerge as an ideal shopping destination for people in the area besides offering a rich variety of products for the locals.
The Borneo Post
January 27, 2018
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who officiated at the launch of the hypermarket near Vista Tunku in Petra Jaya here yesterday, said the third of this famous retail chain in Sarawak would be offering shoppers quality products at reasonable prices, enabling them to spend within theirÃÂ ...
The Edge Markets MY
January 27, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): Sarawak has been questioning whether the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) — the law that created Petroliam Nasional Bhd, Malaysia's only Fortune 500 company and vested with the nation's oil and gas wealth — is still relevant today. The question hinges on the state ofÃÂ ...
The Star Online
January 27, 2018
KUCHING: A new case of rabies has been detected, raising the total number of cases in Sarawak to seven so far. The infected person is a 59-year-old man from Jalan Batu Kawa-Matang, Kuching. According to the state Health Department, lab results on Friday (Jan 26) revealed the man tested positive forÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
January 20, 2018
“Being the largest party in Barisan Nasional (BN) Sarawak, PBB has provided leadership to BN Sarawak, kept the peace, stability and inter-racial harmony and brought progress and development to the state,” he stressed. He pointed out that PBB could not repeatedly tell Umno not to enter Sarawak, if theÃÂ ...
The Malaysian Insight
January 20, 2018
SARAWAK Pakatan Harapan's aim of winning 10 extra parliamentary seats in the 14th general election is merely a dream, say analysts. Sarawak PH leader Chong Chieng Jen today announced the opposition coalition would contest all 31 seats, with the allocation remaining the same as the last election.
The Malaysian Insight
January 20, 2018
THE newly formed Barisan Nasional women's youth wing, Azalea, will make Sarawak among its first destinations to build up the coalition's grassroots machinery in the run-up to the 14th general election. "I'm gladdened by the representatives sent from all over, nationwide. Today, we have representativesÃÂ ...
Malay Mail
January 20, 2018
PPBM president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (in red) and other PH leaders at the launch of election manifesto in Sibu, January 20, 2018. — Picture courtesy of Bong Kuet Vui SIBU, Jan 20 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) will restore Sarawak's territorial integrity if it wins the 14th general election, its leaders saidÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
January 19, 2018
“Sarawak will not have any problem,” he said. Asfia's remark was in response to the announcement by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that all BN candidates for the 14th general election (GE14) would undergo integrity screening. The deputy premier said notwithstanding goodÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
January 19, 2018
MIRI: Chief Justice Tun Md Raus Sharif has set a June deadline for the disposal of all pending cases as far back as 2016 under the Court of Appeal in Sabah and Sarawak. He said 90 per cent of the 660 pending cases under the Court of Appeal of both states, including in the Federal Court, were dated lessÃÂ ...
The Star Online
January 19, 2018
SIBU: Corporations and NGOs in Sarawak should complement the state government in helping the poor. Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family, and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah made the call at a seminar organised by the SMK MethodistÃÂ ...
The Star Online
January 17, 2018
With both Barisan and Pakatan battling internal issues, I hope that in Sarawak, the politicking will not go overboard. Politicians in the state must not use race or religion when campaigning — they should never be politicised in Sarawak. While politicians from the peninsula have the democratic right to comeÃÂ ...
The Star Online
December 31, 1999
MIRI: Three schools in interior northern Sarawak could not operate Monday morning because of floods. SK Kuala Bok, SK Ranggong and SK Sg Bong of the Marudi district had to shut down after recording floodwaters as high as 2-4ft inside their buildings. Classes could not start and about 200 plus studentsÃÂ ...
The Star Online
December 31, 1999
SIBU: An organiser of the Sarawak for Sarawakians (S4S) gathering walked out of the Sessions Court a free man after he was discharged and acquitted for an offence under the Communications and Multimedia Act. Justice Caroline Bee Jackson Majanil in her ruling on Monday said she had to release theÃÂ ...
The Borneo Post
October 25, 2017
On the petrol stations in Tanjung Manis and Stapang, Smart Sarawak panel member Datuk Syamsul Azam Mohamad said the two stations are ...
malaysiandigest.com
October 25, 2017
THE Sarawak government has been praised for its success in establishing a strong foundation to support a robust innovation ecosystem ...
The Borneo Post
October 25, 2017
KUCHING: Despite missing the services of two key players Derrick Tsai and Crystal Tiong, Sarawak produced its best ever performance in the ...
The Borneo Post
October 25, 2017
MIRI: A total of 17 illegal logging cases were reported in Miri, Limbang, Lawas, Niah, Bakong, and Baram from January to September this year.
Daily Express
October 25, 2017
He said the company also planned to explore a digital warehouse management system to further enhance the e-fulfillment services in Sarawak ...
Malay Mail Online
October 24, 2017
KUCHING, Oct 24 — The Sarawak government should only engage qualified local contractors to undertake the renovation and repair works on ...
The Star Online
October 24, 2017
State CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Dev Kumar said the police and local council had to take action against these businesses after they ...
The Borneo Post
October 24, 2017
KUCHING: There is a need for Sarawak to have its own version of Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) in the near future. Minister of International ...
The Star Online
October 24, 2017
MIRI: Sarawak local councils and cops are all out to stop the scourge of illicit gambling across the state. Some 234 premises and clubs across ...
Free Malaysia Today
October 23, 2017
PETALING JAYA: A Sarawak assistant minister wants to revive the practice of hiring foreigners to teach English in the state, The Borneo Post ...
malaysiandigest.com
October 20, 2017
KUCHING -- Upgrading and building of new school infrastructure in Sarawak will begin next year, probably in February or March, said ...
The Borneo Post
October 20, 2017
KUCHING: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research will conduct a three-day Sarawak English Language Education ...
New Straits Times Online
October 20, 2017
Three people including a Year 6 pupil have been reported missing and feared drowned in two separate incidents today. NSTP file pic. By ADIBÂ ...
New Straits Times Online
October 20, 2017
SIBU: The number of stem cell donors in Sarawak is still relatively low, the Sarawak Children's Cancer Society (SCCR) has warned.
