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THE State Barisan Nasional launched its manifesto Give TeamAdenan A Chance yesterday. The manifesto also highlighted Sarawak BN’s achievements particularly under our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem. The facts speak for themselves. #TeamAdenan Here are some of the highlights thanks to Bernama: The Sarawak Barisan Nasional has: 1. Upheld Sarawak’s Rights – … Continue reading
IN what can be called an amazing coup for Sarawak, our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Adenan Satem has received plaudits from the Bruno Manser Fund – a Swiss-based NGO that has had nothing good to say about our State for decades. Yes the BMF has joined the ranks of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and … Continue reading
I HAVE previously posted about our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Adenan Satem’s crusade against illegal logging and how important this is for our State. Well don’t just take my word for it. The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) has also sung our Chief Minister’s praises for his war against illegal logging activities in Sarawak. Yup the WWF … Continue reading
DID you know that Sarawak lost at least RM1.4 million in royalties during the first quarter of this year due to illegal logging? These are actually figures for the 94 cases that were detected by the enforcement teams who have been working tirelessly, now that our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Adenan Satem has tasked them … Continue reading
NOW I normally pay no heed to foreign NGOs that are hell-bent on criticising everything that the government does to ensure a sound economic future for the State and country. That is why reading this open letter by Sean Whyte from the UK-based NGO Nature Alert was such a shocker – but for once in a totally positive … Continue reading
DID you know that the Talang-Satang National Park was set up mainly to conserve the Green Turtle population? Last year, about 3,000 turtles landed on the shores of the three islands in Talang-Satang National Park — Pulau Talang-Talang Besar, Pulau Talang-Talang Kecil and Pulau Satang Besar — to lay about 200,000 eggs, between March and September. … Continue reading
EFFORTS are underway to gain UNESCO Geopark status for Kuching. Research is being conducted by the Ministry of Tourism, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and the Geoscience Department in Kuching to identify the areas to be included in a report for the State Government. Among the area’s being studied are the unique rock system found along … Continue reading
DID you know that Sarawak is actually the biggest contributor to the Heart of Borneo initiative? The Heart of Borneo region consists of 220,000km2 of rainforest – almost 1/3 of the entire island (roughly the size of the United Kingdom) — in Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan, Indonesia. The area is described as “one of the … Continue reading
EFFORTS are going to be made to clean up the banks of the Sarawak River. I remember before the move of the Gambier Street market, the stench from the rubbish thrown into the river by the market was always rather unbearable. Walks along the Kuching Waterfront always stopped as soon as we got near the … Continue reading
THE Kuching Wetland National Park has gotten quite a bit of media coverage lately and frankly it really is about time. Located just 15km from Kuching, the park covers 6,610 hectares on the estuarine reaches of the Sibu Laut and Salak rivers. In case you didn’t know, it’s just around 5km from Damai Beach. Being so … Continue reading
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