Torstein receives "Asia CEO of the Year Award" in Singapore

KUCHING, May 8, 2015 -  Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) adds more international recognitions to its list of accolades, with the latest two awards received  at the Power & Electricity World Asia 2015 Conference held in Singapore last Wednesday. 

 Its chief executive officer Datuk Torstein Dale Sjotveit was awarded the  “Asia CEO of the Year”  and SEB, the “Utility of the Year 2015”.

Torstein, who was appointed CEO in late 2009, received the awards at a ceremony held in conjunction with the conference. 

The Penans bring their land case to Geneva Press Club

KUCHING, May 7, 2015 - A Penan delegation from Sarawak Wednesday night presented their case at the Geneva Press Club, a renowned public space very close to the United Nations' Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Bilong Oyoi, headman of the Penan community of Long Sait, Upper Baram,  called on the international community to stand up for the defence of the rainforests and to support the Penan Peace Park project, a community-managed biosphere in the Heart of Borneo.

Adenan was a hit among Sarawakians in London

KUCHING, May 6, 2015 -  Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem was a hit among  Sarawakian overseas students and professionals when he met them in London three days ago.

His casual style approach put them at ease as though they were old friends after not meeting each other for a long time.

On a weeklong working visit to the British capital starting May 4, he met with Sarawakian students studying and professionals working in England at the Malaysian High Commission as part of his official programme there. 

Adenan meets NGOs in London, asking them to assist him with necessary reforms

 LONDON, May 5, 2015 -Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem  surprised the public last night in London with a pledge to save the Borneo state’s remaining forests and to fight timber corruption.

In a speech at the Malaysian High Commission, he underlined that a transformation towards sustainability was vital for Sarawak’s timber industry and he called on NGOs to assist with the necessary reforms.

"No more timber concessions are being given out“, he said, adding:"No more palm oil is needed – cukup (there is enough).“ 

ANRPC members to discuss declining of rubber prices

By Doris Yoong

KUCHING, May 5, 2015 - The declining trend of the prices of natural rubber since the third quarter of last year will be among the issues to be discussed at the special session of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) in Kuala Lumpur this Friday.

The declining trend is due to the slower economic growth in major importing countries.

The average price of the SMR 20 in 2013 was RM7.74 cents per kg and declined by 28.5 percent to RM5.53 cents per kg in 2014. The SMR20 price currently averages between RM5.00- 5.10 cents per kg.