KUCHING: The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia is targeting the National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP) to achieve a minimal 500 Mbps in all premises in state capitals and selected high-impact areas by the year 2021.Its minister, Gobind Singh Deo said by 2023, the ministry targeted that 98 per cent of other populated areas will have access with an average speed of 30Mbps.

KUCHING: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) adminisration is determined to restore the status of Sarawak and Sabah as equal partners to Peninsular Malaysia in the Federation.

KUCHING: The Federal Government has not received feedback from the Sarawak state government on the issue over People’s Housing Project (PPR) units being sold at much higher prices than in the Peninsula.

KUCHING: The Malaysian Bumiputera Contractors Association, Sarawak (PKBM) believes the construction of the Sarawak stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway is still behind schedule unlike claimed by the project delivery partner (PDP) Lebuh Raya Borneo Utara Bhd (LBU).

KUCHING: Datu Junaidi Reduan was sworn in as the new Mayor of Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) before Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg at the DBKU headquarters here Thursday.

KUCHING: Four ports under the authority of the State government are in the plans for upgrading, to be equipped with modern technology to boost the import and export industry in the state, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. .

KUCHING: The Sarawak state government has never failed to support any entity that wants to promote Sarawak and the latest being Produksi Seni 2020, which is producing a flick titled ‘Sumpahan Jerunei’ (Curse of the Jerunei) that revolves around the history of the Melanau people.

KUCHING: Sarawak is the best example of a state in Malaysia not playing up issues on race and religion, said the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religion), Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof (pic).

KUCHING: Two state assemblymen Thursday took their oath of office as a Sarawak minister and an assistant minister.

KUCHING: Sarawak has imposed a prohibition on the cross-border movement of dogs, especially along the Sarawak border with Indonesia’s Kalimantan.