(from left) Len, Awangku Merali and representatives from other co-organising agencies of Tegas Youth Forum posing next to a banner to promote the event. — Photo by Muhammad Rais Sanusi KUCHING: The government will be holding a series of Tegas Youth Forums across the state to gather input from youths and then formulate a policy to empower them to become movers and shakers in the state’s development. The four-part series, to be held from this month till November, is organised by the Sarawak Bumiputera Trust Fund (Tegas) in collaboration with the Workforce Development Unit of the Chief Minister’s Office. Tegas chairman, Datu Len Talif Salleh, who is also Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Promotion of Technical Education), said the forum ...

Morshidi (third left) and Pickenhagen hold up the concession agreement for Samalaju IWMS. From left are Talat, Ismawi and Wee. KUCHING: The state will soon see the addition of an integrated waste management system (IWMS) at Samalaju Industrial Park (SIP), Bintulu. The project will be undertaken by Trienekens (Samalaju) Sdn Bhd, which was recently awarded a 35-year concession agreement to implement an IWMS for SIP. “As part of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) development initiatives, the SIP in Bintulu was earmarked as a major growth node for heavy and energy-intensive industries. “Recognising the importance of having a waste management system of international standards in place to cater to these upcoming industries, the state government commissioned ...

Abdul Hakim (second right) and Kim (second left) exchanging the MoUs, witnessed by Wong (centre), Jeon (left) and Napsiah (right). KUCHING: The availability of industrialisation programmes at higher learning institutions in the state will contribute towards producing quality human capital for Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE). With SCORE attracting around RM25 billion of investments to date, Local Government and Community Development Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh said an estimated 1.3 million people with academic or technical qualifications would be needed to meet the demand of the industries by 2030. “It is the intention of the state government to have greater manpower supply and human resource development and through industrialisation programmes, ...

Taib presenting the award to Europe region recipient Kontturi. Also seen (from left) are Thompson, Baharuddin and Fatimah. — Photos by Chimon Upon Taib (centre) with recipients and representatives of the 2015 TVET Leader’s Award. The Head of State is flanked by Baharuddin (on his right) and Fatimah. KUCHING: The state, through its Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) initiative, will be able to make that quantum leap to produce the desired skilled manpower for industries. In saying this in his speech read out by Welfare, Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Fatimah Abdullah at the World TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training) Conference 2015 gala dinner on Tuesday, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem pointed ...

KUCHING: Sarawak Skills Development Centre (PPKS) has produced more than 45,000 graduates the past two decades, with 70 per cent of them employed within six months after graduation. Its chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Aziz Hussain, who disclosed this, said PPKS had been in the business of providing technical vocationaleducation and training (TVET) to meet the state government’s goal of producing more skilled and semi-skilled workers. “PPKS is now on its way to become one of the leaders in innovation for technical training and education in tandem with the National Education Blueprint towards attaining 35 per cent technical workers by the year 2020,” he said at the World TVET Conference 2015 at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) yesterday. The three-day conference, ...

Awang Tengah (fourth right) together with UKM vice-chancellor Prof Datin Noor Aziah Awal (second right), Julaihi (fifth right) and other alumni members cutting a cake to symbolise the launch of the dinner. KUCHING: Alumni in the state are urged to be more proactive towards their former schools or universities as their influence could play a vital role to further develop and shape their former educational platform. According to Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, educational institutions are the most instrumental platform for the nation to produce graduates who will shape our nation’s economic, political and development landscape. “We (alumni) are now in a better position to make changes by putting our influence ...

KUCHING: The state will continue to focus on research and development (R&D) to ensure that the intervention of science, technology and innovation (STI) will benefit the rural and urban economies. This is so considering that R&D can help in finding solutions to improve the quality of life for the marginalised communities, says Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem. “We have seen the benefits of successful STI interventions in the rural and urban economies in developed countries which we also like to see happening in Sarawak. “A well-developed mission-oriented R&D will help to address the socio-economic imbalances between the rural and urban areas in the state,” he said when officiating at the closing of the Global R&D Leaders and ...

Adenan (seated, centre) with (from right) Baya, Rafidah, Awang Tengah, Jabu, Dr Ali and Morshidi with other board members of Recoda after the meeting earlier this week. KUCHING: The approved projects across the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) have been receiving investments totalling RM32 billion. This was among the points highlighted during the sixth board of directors’ meeting of the Regional Corridor Development Authority (Recoda) recently. The investment update was presented by State Planning Unit (Chief Minister’s Department) director Datu Haji Ismawi Ismuni, in his capacity as a board member of Recoda – the leading agency as far as SCORE development goes. The Tuesday conference was overseen by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri ...

KUCHING: State power company Sarawak Energy is offering 50 scholarships this year to high performing students. Sarawak Energy launched the external scholarship programme in 2014. According to Sarawak Energy’s vice-president for People and Leadership Development, Siti Aisah Adenan, young Sarawakians who have done well academically in school and are active in extra-curricular activities are encouraged to apply. “Last year, when we first introduced the external scholarship programme, we received over a hundred applicants and upon selection, 30 were granted scholarships totalling RM1.35million. “Sarawak Energy will provide funds for tuition and examination fees for tertiary level scholars in various technical and non-technical disciplines at recognised ...

Workers loading huge water mains as part of the RM1 billion water treatment project in Tanjung Manis. Central Oil Distribution Terminal at Tanjung Manis. One of the two ship-building companies has moved its shipbuilding facilities to Tanjung Manis. The RM1 billion water treatment plant in Tanjung Manis is expected to be completed end of the year. TANJUNG MANIS: The state government is fast tracking the implementation of ‘prerequisite infrastructure’ such as water, electricity and telecommunication to woo investors to Tanjung Manis. Belawai assemblyman Datu Len Talif Salleh said currently power supplies to Tanjung Manis had reached 400MW, and the telecommunication infrastructure was now being implemented using fibre optics to cater for high-speed ...