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Sarawak to set up bio-industrial park in Kota Samarahan
KUCHING: Sarawak will set up its first Bio-Industrial Park in the Kota Samarahan division, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said. He said Sarawak hopes to attract more foreign investors by producing commercially viable bio-related products. “I see
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2,500 veterans at 21st Asia Master Athletics Championship
KUCHING: A total of 2,500 athletes, aged 35 and above, from 29 countries are taking part in the 21st Asia Master Athletics Championship (AMAC) 2019 here. Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the athletes are a
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Dr Jamilah: No deaths from H1N1 in Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has denied rumours that there were three deaths in the Sarawak General Hospital recently from influenza, H1N1 as claimed in a viral message on the social media. Its director Dr Jamilah Hashim said investigations found that
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Sarawak: To study possibility of producing cooking gas from sago palm waste
MUKAH: The Sarawak government has requested that researchers at Craun Research Sdn Bhd conduct further studies on the possibility ‘rumbia’ (palm which produces sago) biomass could produce cooking gas for the people in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun
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Trans Borneo Expressway project an economic catalyst for Sabah, Sarawak
KOTA KINABALU: The 165-kilometre long Trans Borneo Expressway project linking Sabah and Sarawak to East Kalimantan will spur economic growth in both states. Works Minister Baru Bian said among the key components of the project were the RM600 million package
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State elections: Heightened fears for Sarawak PH after Tg Piai mauling
KUCHING: The state Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen is concerned that what had happened in the Tanjung Piai by-election would be reflected in the coming state election due in 2021. He said in a statement yesterday that it not only
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Spartan Race returns to Sarawak next year
KUCHING: Spartan Race, which made its debut in Sarawak last month, will return to the state twice next year. State Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the races are scheduled to be held
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Sarawak to table state budget on Nov 8
KUCHING: The Sarawak state legislative assembly’s second sitting, starting Nov 8, will see the tabling of the state’s budget supply bills by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar said there were
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Sabah, Sarawak on 2020 LTdL route
PUTRAJAYA: The prestigious Asian cycling tour race, Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL), will return to Sabah and Sarawak after 23 years in its 25th edition with a new racing status, Professional Series (ProSeries) introduced by the International Cycling Union (UCI).
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Sarawak’s Sri Aman API hits ‘hazardous’ level
KUCHING: Air pollution in Sri Aman has breached the red zone on the Air Pollutant Index (API) with readings shooting up overnight to 365 as at 8am today. The Department of Environment’s (DOE) hourly monitoring statistics of air quality shows
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