‘Budget 2017 to focus more on infrastructure, amenities’ Adenan says of Budget 2017
THE State Budget 2017 places greater emphasis on developing necessary infrastructure and amenities such as roads, drainage, telecommunication, electricity and…
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State revenue in 2017 projected to total RM5.321 bln
THE state’s revenue is projected to total RM5.321 billion next year with tax revenue accounting for RM1.2 billion with non-tax…
Chiew hopes passing of Bill will spur state’s economy
CHIEW Chiu Sing (DAP-Tanjung Batu) hopes the passing of the Distribution of Gas Bill, 2016 would spur the state’s economy…
Rep hopes Bill will address urban-rural gas price gap
A BARISAN Nasional (BN) backbencher expressed the hope that the issue of cooking gas being sold at higher prices in…
Uggah: Government confident of eradicating hardcore poverty in Sarawak by 2018
THE state government is optimistic that it can eradicate hardcore poverty in the state through its ‘Income Diversity Programme’ by…
Set up state gas companies to reclaim rights over resources, proposes Pending assemblywoman
PENDING assemblywoman Violet Yong has proposed the seting up of state-based companies to explore and extract natural gas from gas…
Tourism Ministry allocated RM44m for next year
THE Tourism Ministry has been allocated RM44 million under the 2017 state budget to boost the state’s tourism industry. Deputy…
A-G’s Report chides testing of equipment at aquatic centre
KUCHING: The Auditor-General’s Report 2015 Series 2 revealed that despite the satisfactory implementation of the Aquatic Centre project at the…