Stronger coordinated action is crucial to protect Malaysians, especially the younger generation, against this serious threat to public health.| CodeBlue
What’s happening? Numerous forest and peatland fires are raging across Sumatra and Sarawak, with heavy smoke drifting into Malaysia and Singapore. Many of these fires are linked to land cleared for monoculture plantations such as oil palm and timber, but they are also affecting other vulnerable areas – including natural forests, peatlands, and even abandoned... The post Borneo Fires and Haze: Latest first appeared on The Borneo Project.| The Borneo Project
MIRI (July 19): Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) Sarawak has voiced strong support for the state government’s proposal to ban the sale of vape products, citing growing concerns over the increasing use of vape among teenagers and school students. In a statement yesterday, PAS Sarawak commissioner Jofri Jaraiee described the situation as alarming and called forRead More| Borneo Post Online
MIRI (July 19): Around 120 former students and teachers of Marudi Government Secondary School (MGSS) gathered here for a heartwarming reunion dinner recently, marking the fourth such event since their graduation over four decades ago. Held 10 years after their last gathering in 2015, this year’s reunion brought together classmates from near and far, includingRead More| Borneo Post Online
SIBU (July 19): Bawang Assan assemblyman and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Senior Vice President Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh has dismissed claims of a power struggle within Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) as baseless rumours. He said PBB president and Sarawak Premier, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, and PBB deputy president andRead More| Borneo Post Online
KUCHING (July 19): The National Summit (Natsum) 2025 is set to be taking place here this July 31 to Aug 3. Themed ‘Empowering Minds, Building Legacies’, the event is organised by the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) Sarawak Branch – Young Engineers Section (YES). “The theme symbolises a renewed commitment to shaping the next generationRead More| Borneo Post Online
KUCHING (July 18): English literacy plays a pivotal role in strengthening Sarawak’s human capital development and also in preparing the younger generation for the demands of an increasingly globalised and technology-driven world. In highlighting this, State Deputy Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Dato Gerald Rentap Jabu also stressed about the language’s importance inRead More| Borneo Post Online
KUCHING (July 18): The highly anticipated Kuching Food Festival 2025 is set to return from July 25 to August 17 at Dewan Masyarakat, Kuching South City Council (MBKS), featuring 324 stalls in a vibrant culinary showcase of Sarawak’s diverse heritage and international flavours. Kuching South Mayor, Dato Wee Hong Seng, announced this during the handoverRead More| Borneo Post Online
MIRI (July 15): The continued operation of a ‘joint checkpoint’ on the Malaysian side of the border in the Buduk Nur/Long Midang area in northern Sarawak is raising security concerns, said Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian. “This is despite the Customs, Immigration, Quarantine, and Security (CIQS) complex there being fully operational,” he said in aRead More| Borneo Post Online
MIRI (July 15): Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian has called for ex-gratia payments to villagers whose traditional lands have been classified as state land due to restrictive interpretations of Native Customary Rights (NCR). He raised the issue following concerns from rural communities affected by the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) project, which he visited recently. BaruRead More| Borneo Post Online