News about Sarawak

KUCHING (Sept 18) The Education Ministry has identified 19 problematic school projects in Sarawak which will now be given attention so that they are completed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): The air quality in Sri Aman, Sarawak, worsened to the hazardous level today, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) at 367 at 9am.

MIRI (Sept 17): Sarawak has shut down 298 schools in eight districts this morning due to the haze situation in the state.

  KUCHING (Sept 16):  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.

BINTANGOR (Sept 16): The selection of schools for the project to repair dilapidated schools in Sarawak will be made based on their physical conditions said Works Minister Baru Bian.

SERI ISKANDAR (Sept 14): Cloud seeding operations in Sarawak and Selangor, will be extended to other states if the haze worsens there, said Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Deputy Minister Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (pictured) yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): Kuching in Sarawak and Tangkak in Johor experienced 'very unhealthy' air quality at 10am today, with Air Pollutant Index (API) readings of 221 and 206 respectively.

SHAH ALAM (Sept 12): Johan Setia Klang, Selangor remains as the only area in the peninsular with an Air Pollutant Index (API) of more than 200 or very unhealthy, this morning.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 12): The Federal Court yesterday rejected a bid by Iban communities from two villages in Sarawak to review its ruling that their native custom has no force of law in the state.

SONG, Sarawak (Sept 11): The construction of the 9.