Modernising the rural economy to achieve developed status by 2030
Commentary:
By Peter Sibon
ADVANCING the Sarawak rural to narrow the economic and development gap with the urban areas is one of the most challenging task of the present...
A louder call for self-governance
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
There were two Sarawak Independence Day rallies here in Kuching today (July 22, 2019), apart from the state-level Sarawak Day Celebration held...
Longhouse fire: Are we fighting a losing battle?
Commentary:
By Nancy Nais
THE Sarawak Fire and Rescue (Bomba) Department recorded an alarming 24 cases of longhouse fire last year, literally every month, with an average...
Soon Koh taking a step back only to move two steps forward?
By Lian Cheng
ANYONE watching the video of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh announcing his stepping down from the cabinet...
‘Thank you, Abang Bomba’
Commentary
By Nancy Nais
THEY could not break fast ('berbuka puasa') in the comfort of their homes with their families.
Instead, they sacrificed such solace...
Abang Jo’s mysterious “termites”
Commentary
By Lian Cheng
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chairman Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg delivered a very interesting “termite” speech during the launch of Marudi...
Year-ender: Events that grabbed eyeballs in Sarawak in 2018
By Lian Cheng and Karen Bong
Video by Nigel Bolly
THERE is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens. The...
A post-Christmas ‘conservative’ thought
By Lian Cheng
I can still remember vividly my flight back to Kuching from New Zealand via Singapore two years ago. A British woman seated...
The four pillars
Commentary
By Peter Sibon
WITH the increasing awareness among Sarawakians for greater autonomy as spelt out under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), it is inevitable that...
PDP in a perculiar spot
Commentary:
By Peter Sibon
RECENTLY, Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) announced its new line-up, where deputy president Datuk Nelson Balang Rining and secretary-general Datuk Anthony Nogeh Gumbek...
