Monday, December 24th, 2018
沈桂贤：砂政府并非不欢迎禁烟措施
砂地方政府及房屋部长拿督沈桂贤强调，砂拉越并非反对禁止抽烟的措施，而是基于砂拉越有自己的条例，联邦政府卫生部欲在砂拉越实行禁烟措施之前，须获得砂政府批准。 他今日发表文告表示，砂政府拥有权力决定是否接纳卫生部的禁烟措施，这是不容质疑的，就像砂政府拥有移民自主权一样。 “一些错误的陈述，让人们误以为砂政府不欢迎禁烟措施，这是让人深感失望的。” 沈桂贤强调，抽烟对人体有害，不仅抽烟者，连没抽烟的人也会被影响，尤其是二手烟。因此，联邦政府应该对烟草产品采取更多相应措施，而不是单单颁布禁烟令而已。 他说，砂拉越会有自己的禁烟措施，这措施是在考量本身的情况，以及根据砂拉越现有的地方条例执行。 “作为心脏专科医生，我向来没有抽烟习惯，以后也是如此。” 他表示，作为砂拉越人，他必须捍卫1963年大马建国契约赋予砂拉越的特别权益。
Twisted facts, said Dr.Sim
Local government and Housing Minister said he is very disappointed with some sensationalized misrepresentation that Sarawak is not for anti smoking He pointed out that smoking is very bad for health not only for smokers but also for non smokers (2nd hand smoking) and need to do a lot more on all tobacco products not just by legislation but also holistically Sarawak, he said, will have our own smoking ban (taking into consideration of our circumstances and Sarawak Local Government ordinances & by law). Just like immigration, we have ourRead More
Mayor Adam Yii Christmas message
A time for togetherness On behalf of myself and my family and the city council I take this opportunity to wish all Mirians a blessed Christmas and a happy new year 2019. As we look back at 2018 we will realise the many developments that had taken place at the national scene especially in the political arena. In Sarawak we saw new developments too in the political scene. However it is good to note that our Sarawak continues to remain the beacon of multiracial and multireligious unity and harmony asRead More
New ruling for pet owners
The Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH) recently introduced new application forms for dog licensing, pet shop licensing and dog breeder licensing. These new licensing requirements were introduced as one of the means to monitor and eliminate rabies in Sarawak and are commendable, said Mayor Miri Adam Yii. He urged the MLGH to simplify the forms to minimise inconvenient to dog owners. At this critical juncture, the overriding priority should to register and license them so that there is a more complete data base to formulate strategies to combatRead More
