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SARAWAK

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Sarawakians insulted by claim of widespread incest among Penans

MIRI: Community leaders and state politicians express their disgust over a recent media report on the Penan community practising incestuous relationship, describing it as an insult to the community and Sarawak.

Board agrees to waive two conditions for hybrid bus permit

KUCHING: Sarawak could be “two-thirds” of the way to securing the 200 hybrid buses which are being stored at a port in Shanghai.

China varsity expected to branch out to Sarawak

KUCHING: A Chinese institution of higher learning will be set up here if everything goes as planned.

Apologise or be sued, Pade warns newspaper

KUCHING: Peoples Association for Development and Education of Penan Sarawak (Pade) has demanded for a public apology from a national Malay tabloid for what it described as unethical and uncivilised report on the community or it will sue the newspaper.

Reporting in bad taste

Incest story takes many state leaders by surprise; local rep says Long Baram non-existent

State DAP condemns Perkasa’s mock funeral act

SIBU: The Sarawak DAP has strongly condemned the Malay rights pressure group, Perkasa, whose members staged a “mock funeral” in front of the Lim Guang Eng’s residence in Pinhorn Road, Penang last Thursday.

Foreign experts to train personnel on natural disaster response

KUCHING: The Civil Defence Department will engage experts from overseas to train its personnel, particularly on response to natural disaster situations.

Assemblyman concerned about involvement of ‘imports’ in camp-out

KUCHING: Balai Ringin assembly-man Snowdan Lawan has voiced his concern that some of those who were camping outside Wisma Pelita were not from Kampung Melikin.

NCR land with overlapping claims should go to Bumiputra Court, Dewan told

KUCHING: Overlapping claims of NCR land in Beting Maro, which has been issued with provisional lease, should be brought to and settled in the Bumiputra Court.

Bukit Assek’s motion for Cabinet ministers’ salary cut dismissed

KUCHING: A motion by Wong Ho Leng (DAP-Bukit Assek) to deduct the state Cabinet ministers’ salary by RM100 per month with immediate effect was dismissed during the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting yesterday.

All six motions from DAP dismissed within 50 minutes

KUCHING: Six motions, believed to be the most ever proposed at a single State Legislative Assembly sitting, were all binned in under 50 minutes.

SCORE will offer 600,000 jobs by 2030, says Tengah

KUCHING: An estimated 600,000 new jobs would be created by the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) by 2030, says Second Resource Planning and Environment Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.