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PARLIAMENT | The notion that there are growing voices from Sabah and Sarawak for secession away from Malaysia is just a “perception”, Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Wan Jaafar said today: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/281386 “There are only a few of them doing this. That’s not many. It’s not tr …

Three killed in coal mine blast in Sarawak The three who had died were identified as an Indonesian, a North Korean and a Myanmar. Three killed in coal mine blast in Sarawak

Almost 60,000 customers in Sarawak will join the 70,000 that are already eligible for the federal government’s RM20 subsidy. Sarawak reduces electricity tariffswww.kinibiz.comChief Minister Adenan Satem today announced that the state government will revise downward electricity tariffs for all domest …

Sarawak reduces electricity tariffs Effective next year, 130,000 low income customers to get a zero monthly bill, said CM Adenan Satem. Sarawak reduces electricity tariffs

Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem has been urged to investigate claims made in the book ‘Money Logging’ as part as his stance against corruption in the timber industry. PKR Sarawak chief Baru Bian said that an impartial probe on the evidences provided in the book by Swiss author Lukas Straumann is …

KUCHING, Nov 18 (Bernama) — The Sarawak cabinet’s solidarity would remain intact despite attempts by the opposition to disrupt it over the issue of integrity pledge which they had been playing up, Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem said on Tuesday. He said while his ministers and assist …

Sarawak chief minister Adenan Satem issued a stern warning at a gathering of timber tycoons today, telling them "not to mess with him". Adenan, who was appointed as the new chief minister in March, was quoted in The Star Online to have issued this warning in asking the big six timber tycoo …

Home Ministry declares Sapa an illegal organisation Sarawak Association For Peoples' Aspiration organistion has been outlawed. Home Ministry declares Sapa an illegal organisation

KUCHING, Nov 13 (Bernama) — The Sarawak government has implemented a policy of controlling the prices of low-cost and low-medium cost houses built by private developers. State Assistant Housing Minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the measure was one of five concerted efforts in tack …

Deputy Sarawak Chief Minister Alfred Jabu Anak Numpang, who is also the minister for rural development, should be disciplined and held responsible if it is true that six out of eight rural growth centres under his ministry have failed. "The authorities should examine why these centres are a fai …

PSC criticised for discriminating rural people SARAWAK ASSEMBLY Why is Public Service Commission advertising vacancies online only? PSC criticised for discriminating rural people

KUCHING, Nov 11 (Bernama) — The Sarawak Legislative Assembly on Tuesday elected Datuk Lihan Jok as senator for another term beginning Dec 7 this year. Lihan, a Kayan from Long Bedian, Ulu Sungai Apoh in Baram was first elected senator on Dec 7, 2011. His name was proposed by Deputy Chief Minis …

KUCHING, Nov 10 (Bernama) — Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem on Monday tabled a RM6.36 billion budget for 2015, where RM4.55 billion or 71 per cent has been proposed for development and RM1.81 billion as operating expenditure. Adenan, who is also the State Finance Minister, said the …

Sarawak PAS has launched a broadside on DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng for accusing the Islamic party and its president Abdul Hadi Awang of sabotaging Pakatan Rakyat. State PAS information Chief Abusiraj Almuner said that Lim was turning a blind eye to Sarawak DAP's transgressions. He said …

A Sarawak NGO has lodged several police reports against state governor Abdul Taib Mahmud after the release of a new book that made corruption allegations against him. Gerakan Anak Sarawak (Gasak) said it had lodged 13 police and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) reports against Taib, who w …