Sarawak closes 298 schools due to haze
MIRI (Sept 17): Sarawak has shut down 298 schools in eight districts this morning due to the haze situation in the state.
‘Cabinet agrees to remove PDP of Pan Borneo Sarawak’
KUALA LUMPUR (Spet 6): The government has decided to terminate the project delivery partner (PDP) agreement for the Sarawak portion of the Pan Borneo Highway project although nearly half of the first phase has been completed, sources close to the matter said.
Kimlun 2Q net profit up 37% on higher construction, manufacturing revenue
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): Kimlun Corp Bhd's net profit rose 36.
Taib's son wins RM2.31m in counterclaim against interior design firm
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): A company owned by Sarawak Governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud's son won a counterclaim in the High Court in a suit initiated by a Bangsar-based interior design firm.
Hock Seng Lee secures RM104.51m job from Sarawak state government
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) has secured a construction contract worth RM104.
Sarawak Cable sells property in Klang to Supermax for RM65m
KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): Sarawak Cable Bhd is selling a piece of freehold land together with industrial premises in Klang to Supermax Corp Bhd for RM65 million.
Sarawak slams Guan Eng over 'misleading' statement that the state will go bust
KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Sarawak's Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning yesterday lambasted Federal Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng for making what it described as a "totally misleading" claim that the state would go bust in three years if it continues to be ruled by Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).
Guan Eng calls for probe into high cement prices in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today calls for investigations into possible monopolistic practices among cement players in Sarawak, saying that prices of the building material in the state are markedly higher than in Peninsular Malaysia.
Terengganu Sultanah files application in defamation suit against Sarawak Report editor
KUALA LUMPUR (May 27): Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah, has filed an application at the High Court here for her defamation suit against the founder and editor of Sarawak Report, Clare Rewcastle-Brown (pictured), and two others to be decided purely on points of law and without going for a full trial.
Sarawak Economic Development Corp buys Aussie cattle property for A$20m: Report
KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): A report by Australian broadcaster ABC News revealed that Sarawak Economic Development Corp-owned Rosewood Station recently bought “a cattle property on the floodplains east of Darwin” for A$20 million (RM57.
