NGO delegation from Sarawak visits Switzerland and Norway to meet government officials and European energy corporations’ headquarters – ABB and Norconsult to be held accountable for their Malaysia business Zurich / Switzerland, Oslo / Norway, 13 May 2014: Malaysian natives have just arrived in Europe to confront European companies and the public with the human rights abuses and environmental destruction tak ...

KUCHING, May 15, 2014: The state economy is projected to grow at 5.0 per cent this year in tandem with the expected robust domestic and external demand arising from a more positive growth in global economy. Second Minister of Finance Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh said in his winding-up speech at the DUN sitting yesterday that all sectors are expected to expand positively, with manufacturing, services and construct ...

KUCHING, May 8, 2014: Band Brassballet has 11 members from Hamburg, Germany, and they are ready to give the ultimate festival experience at Borneo Jazz 2014. The festival also welcomes England’s new jazz superstar Anthony Strong as one of the awaited performers on stage this year. Brassballet, the band from Hamburg combines brass playing with funky dance moves which are both aurally and visually stunning. T ...

KUCHING, May 6, 2014: The Sarawak Legislative Assembly has unanimously voted in favour of a resolution to request the Federal Government for an increase in the oil royalty from 5% to 20%. A motion on the increase was originally tabled by Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Kota Sentosa) but an amended motion, which included seeking more development grants from the Federal Government aside from the royalty, was subsequent ...

KUCHING, Mar 18, 2014: U Mobile Sdn Bhd (U Mobile) launched its first Kuching Service Centre yesterday which is in line with its East Malaysian expansion strategy. According to Wong Heang Tuck, chief operating officer and acting chief executive officer of U Mobile, East Malaysia is a market with great potential for the group to expand its reach of high-quality services, having seen an increasing adoption an ...

Mar 16, 2014: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) and Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Sarawak Chapter have introduced new travel packages to attract more tourists. The new packages included in the latest “Kayo-Kayo Sarawak Packages” were launched at the Matta fair at Putra World Trade Centre yesterday. The new packages ranged from Sarawak Malay Heritage Village tour in Kuching to the Melanau ...

  Five nomination forms taken as of yesterday – 3 by Barisan Nasional and 2 by individuals MUKAH: There is a high possibility that the Balingian by-election will see a three-cornered fight between BN, PKR and an independent candidate. A state Election Commission (EC) spokesman said five nomination forms had been purchased as of yesterday – three by BN and two by individuals. “The possibility of a three ...

KUCHING, Mar 14, 2014: The state got itself a new tourism product when the Paradesa Borneo ‘Sight, Sound and Taste of Authentic Sarawak’ programme was launched yesterday. The programme enables tourists to cycle from one Kuching attraction to another, including the city centre and the local Malay villages located nearby. According to Assistant Tourism Minister Datuk Talip Zulpilip, the package is a healthy a ...

KUCHING, Mar 14, 2014: Union of Sarawak School Bus Associations (USSBA) is still waiting for a reply from Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (LPKP) on their request for a fare increase. Its president, Sawoi Anee, said there had been no news from LPKP since the association submitted the request on Jan 17 this year. “We have not heard anything (from LPKP) about our request to increase the fare which we submi ...

LIMBANG, Mar 14, 2014: Sarawak Museum Department and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) have collaboratively through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme improved the image of Limbang Museum and consequently brought a positive impact to the local community. Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said the CSR programme by SEB or any other company would ...