Tony Thien

Despite the special rights and privileges enshrined in the constitution, the community feels left out and let down, says Snap president Edwin Dundang Bugak.

Auditor-General's Report A DAP legislator queries why the privatisation of waste management services in Kuching seven years ago did not produce the desired results.

Auditor-General's Report An opposition legislator wants answers on why the sum for a contract to replace 384 pre-fab steel and wooden bridges in Sarawak keeps rising.

In order to prevent the extravagant project from becoming a white elephant, the opposition wants it to be turned into a general hospital.

Penans in two areas in Baram in Sarawak's northern region are still manning timber blockades to stop logging from moving into communal forest reserves.

Three commissioners pay a visit to a longhouse near Bintulu to investigate complaints involving NCR land of the Iban dwellers there.

The 'appoint bumiputera firms only' directive smacks of racism and does not bode well for unity in the country, says an opposition MP.

Rumours are abound that the Reigistrar has given notice to Parti Rakyat Sarawak to resolve its internal problems before it makes a decision.

The families were slapped with eviction notices from the landowners to move out from the squatter colony, about two kilometres from Bintulu town in northern Sarawak.

They will be ready to protect their property when the bulldozers arrive after Aug 22, when an eviction notice expires.

Several groups have expressed concern over the new multi-billion ringgit aluminium smelter plant planned just outside Bintulu.

Neighbouring countries have banned them but these candies are still found in abundance in Malaysia.

For the past 10 years, 41 hardcore poor families have been staving off eviction attempts. As their final eviction deadline draws near, they are making one last plea for help.

Villagers are protesting continued logging operations on native land around Lundu.

The PKR president says that talks will commence when the two opposition parties finalise their negotiations for the states in the Peninsular.

The PRS chief says the chief minister has asked for the list of six parliamentary candidates from him.

Residents of an Iban longhouse in Sarawak took it upon themselves to supply electricity to their homes and they succeeded.

The Kota Kinabalu High Court declares the alienation of two disputed plots of NCR land by way of native titles issued to certain individuals as unlawful.

There is a low level of awareness among both the Japanese timber industry and consumers about logging practices and its effects on indigenous communities, say two forest campaigners.

The Sarawak United People's Party is unable to reach a consensus to admit Dr Johnicol Rayong into the party.

free This year's Rainforest World Music Festival, held at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Santubong, has again lived up to its promise to create a venue where music can exist without borders.

The political party questions the six-year delay and escalating costs in completing a specialist medical centre in Sarawak.

The deputy foreign minister says he is not ready to join the party as it is still in a mess.

updated version Two questions are posed in Sarawak over the past 24 hours - is Taib seriously ill and will an acting CM be appointed?