Malaysia – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has committed to develop specialty hospitals and satellite units in Sarawak as part of its election program in order to prioritize healthcare and welfare in the state. Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng, MP for Miri, said in a statement that Sarawak’s health system is in critical state and that special appropriations are required. If …

Malaysia – Chief Minister Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is convinced that the public is capable of evaluating all the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) administration has accomplished so far and electing them for the next five years. The head of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), who is running for the Gedong seat in the 12th state election, said …

Malaysia – The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) or People’s Justice Party has selected another candidate to run in the coming 12th Sarawak state election, increasing the total number of candidates to 28. According to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Hapeni Fadil would be running for the Simunjan state seat as a result of demands coming from the residents and non-governmental organizations for him …

Malaysia – Sarawak has the choice of using either English or Bahasa Melayu in official occasions. Thus, language preference is irrelevant, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Parliament) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. According to a press release published recently in Kuala Lumpur, the Santubong MP highlighted that Sarawak has the option of using either …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh, head of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB), chastised state DAP leader Chong Chieng Jen from exalting himself and calling officials who defected parties as “frogs.” According to him, if Chong is so adamant, he should also criticize his own father, for defecting from the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) to join the DAP, a Malayan-based …

The Immigration Department in Sabah and Sarawak issued a total of 37 and 1,137 falsified security stickers in 2019 and 2017, respectively, the Auditor-General (A-G) revealed in the second series of its 2019 report which was recently published. Following the delay since March caused by the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, the report was eventually presented in Parliament. The A-G said that …

Sarawak DAP questions the state government if its plan to purchase Covid-19 vaccines for the people of Sarawak was going forward. Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen said that since February, the state government has been speaking about procuring the Covid-19 vaccines and its own. However, there was still no progress since then. In a statement, he said that three …

According to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, the upcoming state election can remain on standby until the Covid-19 situation is put under control. He highlighted that the infections are on the rise and that Sarawak is putting all of its efforts in order to curb the spread of the virus while implementing the immunization program for the …

According to the ConocoPhillips Sarawak Ltd, all of the workers that are on board at the jack-up drilling rig Naga 7 have been now rescued. In a press statement issued today by the ConocoPhillips Sarawak Ltd about the marine incident that has transpired on Monday, May 3, 2021, at around 2:45 pm, they stated that the said incident happened when …

Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail will only allow 10 percent of the entire state police force to go on a festive break during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri. As journalists gathered at the state police headquarters, Aidi stated that police operations will be carried out, as usual, to look after the wellbeing of the people and safeguard the public during …