Abang Johari (fifth right) and Uggah (third right) seen grinding paddy on a traditional paddy grinder on stage as other officials look on. The act was done to symbolically launch the Road to Maha 2018 roadshow in Lundu today. – Photo by Muhammad Rais Sanusi.   LUNDU: The Road to Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show 2018 (Maha 2018) series of roadshows kicked off in the state today. According to the roadshow series organisers, Sarawak was chosen as the first venue for the series of roadshows. The series of roadshows will be held in other states of the country after this. For the roadshow in Sarawak, Lundu Town Waterfront was chosen as the venue where the roadshow is held and the roadshow will be held here for two days – yesterday ...

Penguang (tenth left) and other distinguished guests and Baram constituents in a group photo showing their thumbs-up for the programme.     MIRI: The younger generation must not be too dependent on the government sector for jobs. Giving this advice, Assistant Minister of Local Government Datu Dr Penguang Manggil urged young jobseekers to be smart and daring to venture into the private sector to secure employment opportunities. He noted that a lot of unemployed graduates had taken courses which were not compatible with the job markets. “However, if you are smart and daring, you can venture into entrepreneurship or the private sector for employment. It would not be wise to depend solely on the government for jobs at this moment in time. Do not give up ...

Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (file photo for illustration purposes)   KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg will reveal the routes for the state’s LRT project on March 29. Speaking at the ‘Harmony Nite’ concert held at  Kota Sentosa Square tonight, Abang Johari emphasised that the state government is walking the talk when it comes to implementing projects for the people. Kota Sentosa, he revealed, will also be included in the route as a measure to tackle the issue of traffic jams in the area. “In the early days, there is no traffic jam in the 7th Mile bazaar. Due to commercial and economic growth, it is a whole different scenario now,” said Abang Johari. He also blasted the Opposition ...

  Riot sitting in the excavator giving a thumbs-up after the earth-breaking ceremony at the launching of the Industrial Training Centre at Jalan Tangga Bypass, Serian. Seen with him are Martin (centre), John (second right) and Mohd Gazali ( first right).   SERIAN: The contractor for the construction of the 33rd Industrial Training Centre (ILP)  at Jalan Tangga By-Pass here has been identified and works will start in May 2018. According to Human Resources Minister Dato Sri Richard Riot Jaem, the project costing RM260 million on a 56.76 acres of land will be a game changer for the state to produce very highly skilled human capital in the future. “The contractor is given 33 months to complete the job and by 2021, the centre ...

Chik receives a souvenir from Masing (fifth right), witnessed by others, in Kowloon, Hong Kong.   KUCHING: Corridors for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system must be carefully planned well ahead of the implementation of the project, says Minister of Infrastructure Development and Transportation Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Masing. Masing, who has been leading a state delegation since Tuesday to visit MTR (Mass Transit Railway) Corporation Hong Kong in Kowloon before proceeding to mainland China, said the mass transport planning of the Chinese city is an example for Sarawak to follow. “We may not use this now, but planning for the future is vital to avoid unnecessary protest or land blockade or increase in cost of acquiring land. We are doing that in Sarawak ...

  Participants give the thumbs-up to the programme.   MIRI: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) e-entrepreneurship programme held here recently proved a great platform to get hands-on experience and to develop knowledge and practical skills in entrepreneurship. Organised by MDEC in collaboration with Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Chamber (DUBS) Miri, the programme featured entrepreneurship workshops and talks by young aspiring entrepreneurs like Nur Rashidah Abdul Rahim from Kuala Lumpur. A participant, who wanted to be known as Rosita, told The Borneo Post the she had picked up many useful tips that could help her in her business. “Through this programme, I learned a lot of things like how to market through social media, auto-replying ...

  Manyin (front row, fifth right) and Chong (front row, fourth right) together with heads of participating agencies and IBM consultants in a group photo.     KUCHING: Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) infrastructure is the key to close the great urban and rural divide in Sarawak. In pointing this out, Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong said the ‘divide’ was not confined to socio-economic development but affected more complex measures of access today, including but not limited to digital technology, education, employment and so on. “It is very tough for Sarawak because we are taking the ambitious path in by-passing the Third Industrial Revolution (IR3.0) into Industry ...

SIBU: The government must have control over air fares to ensure airlines do not dictate the prices, said Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said this is to ensure that the poor are not burdened. “Airlines should not be allowed to dictate the ticket prices as they please according to the economic power of supply and demand. “In this regard, there must be government control over ticket prices,” he told The Borneo Post yesterday. He was commenting on Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi’s recent statement that the government was in the midst of drafting the ceiling price of airfares for domestic flights. Ab Aziz had reportedly said the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) was expected to ...

Abang Johari stressing a point on territorial water boundary by referring to the legal proviso in the Federal Constitution.   MIRI: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg said Sarawak has never consented to the amendment to the boundary of its territorial waters in Parliament. He said he stood by the Federal Constitution as the supreme law in determining the boundary of Sarawak’s territorial waters as 12 nautical miles from shore as laws passed by Parliament have no constitutional or legal effect without the consent of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. “Sarawak has the right to the established boundaries of water of 12 nautical miles. Nobody can change that as in Article 2 of the State List, you can’t change ...

Awang Tengah (front, ninth right) receives a memento from Hong Kong Land Registrar, Doris Cheung. Also seen are (from Awang Tengah’s left) Dr Sim, Len Talif and Dr Annuar.   KUCHING: Sarawak is determined to benchmark itself against other places around the world in terms of the issuance of strata titles for buildings. This matter is particularly relevant to the situation where more multiple-use and multiple types of developments are taking place across the state, which may face some constraints under the existing Strata Titles Ordinance (STO) 1995. In this regard, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan is conducting a four-day technical visit to Hong Kong, due to conclude tomorrow (March 22). His 16-member delegation includes ...