Wednesday, 21 May 2014

An electricity meter of a Sibu law firm found tampered with

SIBU, May 21, 2014: Electricity meters connected to a law firm and a massage parlour here were found to have been tampered with as Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (SESCo) continued its offensive against electricity theft suspects today.


Sarawak focusing on hydropower as clean and sustainable source of energy:SEB


KUCHING, May 21, 2014: Chief executive officer of Sarawak Energy Berhad Torstein Dale Sjotviet has insisted on the important role of hydropower projects in Sarawak in harnessing the potential of the state's renewable energy and driving the state towards socio-economic prosperity.

Monday, 19 May 2014

Soon Koh expelled from SUPP

KUCHING, May 19, 2014: Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) has expelled Local Government and Community Development Minister Wong Soon Koh from the party for "announcing his intention" to join Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras) last week.

Norwegian energy firm refuses to meet Sarawak natives

KUCHING, May 19, 2014:  John Nyheim, chief executive officer and president of Norconsult, a leading Norwegian energy consultancy firm, has refused to meet with a delegation of Borneo natives who are currently in Norway to protest against the displacement of over 20,000 people and the flooding of hundreds of square miles of tropical forests in Sarawak.

In a letter to the Norwegian NGO, FIVAS, Nyheim wrote that Norconsult will not take part in public discussions about Sarawak’s dam plans nor disclose information on the company’s involvement in the controversial Sarawakian energy projects.

Sunday, 18 May 2014

Don't use threats over Teras issue

By Simon Peter

KUCHING, May 19, 2014: SUPP Central Women section is well advised not to use threats against Chief Minister Adenan Satem on the possibility of Parti Tenaga Rakyat Sarawak (Teras) applying to join the State Barisan Nasional.

Such threats are not going to work with Adenan. To those who know him well, he may well be speeding up the approval of Teras' application because of the threats.