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Najib: BN agenda to bring changes to all races

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | February 12, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUCHING, 12 Feb 2009: Efforts to bring development to all races in the country, which has become the agenda of the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, is an ongoing process which has no end, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.  He said all ethnic groups, including the Bidayuh in Sarawak, were invited to be […]

Landslide cuts off major Sarawak road link

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | January 21, 2009 Leave a Comment

MIRI, 21 Jan 2009: A landslide today cut off the road link between Bintulu and Tatau as well as Miri, Mukah and Sibu, causing hundreds of vehicles to be stranded near Tatau, about 50km from Bintulu. No one was injured in the landslide, which occurred at 5.10am at Km45 of the Bintulu-Tatau Road, said Tatau […]

KT outcome not benchmark for S’wak polls

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | January 19, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUCHING, 19 Jan 2009: The outcome of the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, which saw PAS wresting the seat from the Barisan Nasional (BN), should not be used as a benchmark in any election, including the state election due in 2011, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said today. Taib, who is also Sarawak BN […]

Trans-Borneo Highway hit by landslide

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | January 16, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUCHING, 16 Jan 2009: The Trans-Borneo Highway that connects the north and south of Sarawak was made impassable to traffic after being hit by a landslide at KM135 of the Jalan Sibu-Bintulu stretch at about 1pm today. A Mukah police district spokesman contacted by Bernama said the incident happened near Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Arip, Mukah […]

Floods in Sarawak may worsen

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | January 12, 2009 Leave a Comment

KUCHING, 12 Jan 2009: Floods in Sarawak may worsen today if rain continues to fall in the upper reaches of Sungai Sarawak and coincides with the high tide occurring at about 7pm, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam said. He said if the situation prevailed, more areas would be inundated, especially […]

JAC will not affect S’wak constitutional rights

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | December 17, 2008 Leave a Comment

KUCHING, 17 Dec 2008: The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bill will not erode Sarawak’s constitutional rights in appointing judges as its current judiciary system on the appointment of judges will be maintained after the bill is passed. Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had assured him […]

S’wak to form own conclusions about JAC Bill

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | December 16, 2008 Leave a Comment

KOTA SAMARAHAN, 16 Dec 2008: Sarawak will not quickly jump to conclusion that the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bill will erode the constitutional rights of the state as claimed. Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said the present lively debate on the JAC Bill by various quarters should be viewed positively although he had […]

Sarawak’s renewed political hopes

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | December 16, 2008 2 Comments

Illustration of Dayak people, dated 1864 (Public domain; source: Wikipedia.org) SARAWAK’S Dayaks seldom feature with any significance in the national imagination of Malaysia, and certainly do not make headlines in the national media. This reflects the political marginalisation of the Dayaks in their home state.  The Dayaks collectively make up nearly half the state’s population, […]

Yoga ruled ‘haram’ for Muslims in Sarawak

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | December 9, 2008 Leave a Comment

KUCHING, 9 Dec 2008: Sarawak has ruled that yoga is “haram” (forbidden) for Muslims in the state in line with the fatwa (edict) issued by the National Fatwa Council on yoga exercise last month. Assistant Minister (Islamic Affairs) in the Chief Minister’s Office, Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman, said the decision on the fatwa was made […]

S’wak govt to convince Penan nomads to resettle

[get_post_meta single=1 key="byline"] | December 5, 2008 Leave a Comment

KUCHING, 5 Dec 2008: The Sarawak Government will convince 308 Penan nomads at nine areas in Belaga, Murum and Sungai Plieran that a programme to resettle them was to improve their livelihood. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu said the resettlement was set to be implemented by next year, once a proposal on its […]

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