News about Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): IOI Corporation Bhd said its joint venture in Sarawak, IOI Pelita Plantation, has signed a landmark final settlement agreement with eight local communities, ending a decades-long land dispute.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has bagged a RM38 million job from Masama Sdn Bhd to undertake a road infrastructure project connecting Baleh Bridge, RH Belaja, Ng Benin, SK Ng Pelagus and Pelagus Resort in Kapit, Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS) said its wholly-owned subsidiary, CMS Cement Industries Sdn Bhd, will raise its price of cement by an average of 10% subject to product types and location.

KUCHING (Feb 8): An increase of the minimum wage may lead to an increase of unemployment rate as employers may end up hiring fewer workers due to the high cost, said Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) president Augustine Wong Chung Ho.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has secured an engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) contract worth RM63.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Property developer Ibraco Bhd has secured a contract for construction works in Kuching, Sarawak, worth approximately RM375 million.

KUCHING (Oct 31): Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing died at Normah Sarawak Medical Centre (NSMC), Petra Jaya here at 7.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): COVIDNOW data showed that hospital admissions in the Klang Valley and Sarawak increased over the last seven days, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin highlighted on Thursday (Oct 21) in a tweet.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): A total of 19,550 new Covid-19 cases were reported today, a dip from yesterday’s high of over 21,000 cases, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the waning of vaccine effects over time could be the reason for the spike in Covid-19 infections in Sarawak.