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SIBU: The Education Ministry must bring its policies in step with the new normal so that this year will not be a waste of school time unlike 2020, says Tan Sri James Masing.

KUCHING, June 5 — Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing is still mourning the demise of his younger brother Jantai Masing, 68, who died due to Covid-19 at the Kapit Hospital on May 31, just a day before the Dayaks in the state ushered in the Gawai celebration. According to him,...

KUCHING: More low-risk quarantine and treatment centres (PKRC) should be set up in Sarawak's Kapit division to ease the burden on health facilities, says Tan Sri James Masing.

(From left) Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, Parti Rakyat Sarawak president Tan Sri James Masing, Sarawak United Peoples Party president Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian and Progressive Democratic Party president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing at the virtual audience with the King. KUCHING: Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and other Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) leaders have been granted an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Riayatud...

The launch of mobile banking services will provide Sarawak’s rural population with easier access to banking facilities. -Starpic KUCHING: Rural folk in Sarawak will have easier access to banking services following the launch of a mobile bank initiative by the state government. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the initiative involved four banks - Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), Bank Rakyat, AgroBank and RHB Bank. He said BSN would serve rural settlements in Sebauh and Su...

Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021 06:01 PM MYT BY SULOK TAWIE Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing said the state government would not do away with the cabotage policy. — Picture by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUCHING, April 28 — Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing today maintained that the state government will not, for now, do away with the cabotage policy that bans foreign-owne...

Thursday, 08 Apr 2021 08:30 AM MYT BY SULOK TAWIE Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing (seated, centre) helps young residents of Long Singut apply for Malaysian identity documents April 8, 2021. — Picture courtesy of Tan Sri Dr James Masing Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUCHING, April 8 — Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing today expressed his concern that most of the 729 residents of Long Singut in the upper reaches ...

March 16, 2021 A handout photo. Crowd of people gather at Seri Petaling Mosque, mosque linked as hotspot for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 29, 2020. Salman A Malaysian court’s decision last week to overturn a decades-old policy banning Christians from referring to God by using the Arabic word “Allah” is unlikely to close the chapter on the saga, analysts say, with the government on Monday (March 15) appealing against the ruling following pres...

RM100k fine for fake news on Covid-19 and other news you may have missed Modified11 Mar 2021, 10:24 pm A Editors Note: Malaysiakinis weekday newsletter will be replacing the Kini Roundup. Don’t miss out on the new Kini Morning Brief newsletter. Sign up here. 1. The federal government has gazetted an ordinance supposedly to combat "fake news" relating to Covid-19 or the emergency proclamation. However, in reality, this law gives the government sweeping powers, with grave implications for pres...

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. -filepic PUTRAJAYA: The Home Minister has urged all parties to respect the judicial process after a High Court ruled that Christians can use the word “Allah” in religious publications for educational purposes. Advising people not to make assumptions about the ruling, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said the ministry will decide on the next course of action after the written judgment is obtained. “In the meantime, I call on everyone to remain calm, ”...