Do something to these back alleys behind shophouses in Betong, urges Vernon

BETONG, May 20, 2015 - PKR Betong branch chairman Vernon Aji Kedit moaned at the ill-treatment  accorded to some of the back alleys behind shophouses in the town by the state government.

 "Despite the frenzy of re-sealing and re-tarring of main roads in Betong town in the past six months, the public in Betong cannot understand why the back alleys of have been ostensibly left to rot with big potholes," he complained today.

Awang Tengah: We need to communicate on hydropower benefits as top priorities

Beijing, May 19, 2015: Public Utilities Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan stressed at the World  Hydropower Congress here on the need to communicate the benefits of hydropower and the systematic sharing of learning from around the world as  top priorities.

"Such learning should be active and should include real partnerships with members of civil societies who are committed, rather than preventing hydropower," he said in his speech at the congress.

Awang Tengah leads Sarawak delegation to World Hydropower Congress in China

BEIJING (China), May 19, 2015 - A delegation from Sarawak Energy will share on Sarawak’s hydropower development efforts and progress at the 2015 World Hydropower Congress, a global premier event where hydropower leaders and experts converge.

The three-day congress aimed at advancing sustainable hydropower started today at the Kempinski Yanqi Lake complex here.  Representatives from the Sarawak Government also attended the conference, led by  Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment, Minister of Public Utilities and Minister of Industrial Development.

Najib counters allegations against him and government: Are we still doubtful?

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak countered allegations hurled at him and the government, among them the Altantuya case.

Najib in his latest postings on his Twitter and blog NajibRazak.com said: “I have taken some time to look at various questions and issues that have been raised by certain parties and have penned down my thoughts on them.” He listed 13 allegations and claims along with his response:

We don't want Baram Dam, anti-dam citizen groups demand

 By Doris Yoong

MIRI, May 18, 2015 - Anti-dam citizen groups have expressed their strong objection for the proposed construction of the Baram Dam, saying that Chief Minister Adenan Satem was not fully informed after meeting a few hundred unnamed people at a closed door session.

 They urge Chief Minister Adenan Satem to immediately withdraw his statement granting Sarawak Energy Berhad's (SEB) permission to proceed with the Baram Dam.

Insead, they said the chief minister should consult with affected landowners and other stakeholders, and take heed of academic studies showing that Sarawak’s future energy demands can be met by innovative technologies that do not have a destructive toll on forests, the climate and communities.