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You’re a bully, PSM tells Guan Eng
PUCHONG: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today hurled brickbats at Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng for withholding funds to repair dilapidated schools in Sarawak until the state repays its debt. In a statement today, PSM deputy chairperson S Arutchelvan said Pakatan
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Lim to Sarawak: Repay your debts and we will fund school repairs
PUTRAJAYA: The federal government will expedite the channelling of RM350 million for the first phase of the dilapidated school repair project in Sarawak as soon as the state government repays its debts of the same amount to the federal government.
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Bersatu entry into Sarawak not intended to divide its people
PUCHONG: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (PPBM) entry into Sarawak is to enable indigenous people in the state to express their wishes on the same platform with the existing Pakatan Harapan party. Sarawak Bersatu chief coordinator Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof said
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FRIM offers sustainable forestry expertise to Sarawak
KUCHING: The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) is ready to offer its expertise, services and research findings to help the Sarawak forestry industry promote sustainable use of forest resources. As a start to the initiative, FRIM sponsored a Technology
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Sarawak: To seek federal funding to train teachers
KUCHING: The state Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research will seek funding from the federal government to train almost 3,000 teachers statewide to teach English as a medium of instruction for Mathematics and Science in primary schools from January
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10,514 dogs vaccinated in Sarawak
KUCHING: Action has been taken on 4,350 stray dogs for ‘targeted removal’ and 10,514 dogs (pets) given rabies vaccination. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said as of May 3, phase one to three of the Rabies special
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Sarawak Imbroglio: Constitutional Amendment Setback
By: Piya Raj Sukhani IT HAS been almost a year since Pakatan Harapan (PH) made history with its victory at the 14th Malaysian general election (GE14) on 9 May 2018. As part of its election manifesto, PH pledged that one
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Azmin to meet Sarawak state govt on petroleum tax
KUALA LUMPUR: Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali will meet with the Sarawak state government at the end of the month for a discussion on how the state’s proposed five per cent tax on petroleum products can be
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MA63: Review will ensure Sarawak, Sabah on par with Peninsular Malaysia
KUCHING: The government’s agreement to the proposal to amend Article 1 (2) of the Federal Constitution based on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) will ensure the level of development in Sarawak and Sabah is on par with that in Peninsular
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UK styled government will make Sabah, Sarawak equal partners
KUCHING: An analyst from Universiti Malaya’s Malay Studies Academy has suggested that the Pakatan Harapan federal government to emulate the United Kingdom’s devolution of powers in a bid to make Sabah and Sarawak equal partners within the Malaysian federation. Awang
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