Galeri: Official launching of STATOS by Abang Johari

 August 18, 2019

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg cuts a ribbon to officially launch Statos (Sarawak Trade and Tourism Office Singapore). He is flanked by deputy chief ministers Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas and Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (third right). -TheBoreoPost

Galeri : A press conference after PBB meeting

February 17, 2019

NO CABINET RESHUFFLE - Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg gestures during the press conference at the PBB HQ here in Kuching. He is flanked by deputy chief ministers Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas (seated, second left) and Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. Standing fourth right is Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. -TheBorneoPost

Galeri: Paying last respect to the late Andrew

February 14, 2019

(From second right) Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and his wife Datin Patinggi Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian pay their last respects to former deputy chairman of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) the late Dato Andrew Wong Kee Yew. At right is Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh. -TheBorneoPost

al-Fatihah untuk Allahyarham Awangku Omar Pengiran Jawa

December 27, 2018

Awangku Omar was ‘a very kind man, that is why his demise, we feel the loss so much’.

-Minister of Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah 

Galeri: Pelancarkan Buku Mewah 'Songket dan Keringkam: Warisan Melayu Sarawak'

November 01, 2018

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg melancarkan Buku Mewah 'Songket dan Keringkam: Warisan Melayu Sarawak' sambil disaksikan Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan serta tetamu kehormat lain. -UtusanBorneo

PBB Zone 2 in full support of Abg Johari’s leadership

January 22, 2018

Abdul Karim (front row, third left) and Abang Johari (front row, third right) are seen with other party officials and elected representative at the Kota Samarahan Civic Centre yesterday during the launching of PBB Zone 2 meeting.

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg should remain as Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) president, according the party’s Zone 2 branches.

Speaking during the launching of PBB Zone 2 meeting at the Kota Samarahan Civic Centre here yesterday, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, who is also Asajaya assemblyman, commented that the zone’s branches had unanimously agreed to retain Abang Johari as PBB president in the party’s forthcoming Triennial General Meeting (TGM).

Apart from that, the PBB supreme council member said the zone had also agreed the two deputy president posts should be made official for Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas and Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, and should not be contested during the forthcoming TGM.

Karim to be promoted to full minister

May 06, 2017

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg announced a cabinet reshuffle after concluding the PBB ‘Jasamu Dikenangi’ special convention at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching here today.

Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan will be a Deputy Chief Minister effective tomorrow following a swearing-in ceremony before Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Two assistant ministers who are to be promoted to full ministers are Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports) and Datuk Talib Zulpilip (Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office – Integrity and Ombudsmen).

Abdullah Saidol (Corporate Affairs) and Snowdan Lawan (Youth and Sports) will be sworn in as assistant ministers.

Abang Johari also announced two new ministries – International Trade and E-Commerce, which is headed by Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh and Education, Science and Technological Research – led by Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong.

Perumahan lebih baik jika autonomi kepada Sarawak

August 18, 2015

KUCHING: Menteri Perumahan Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg yakin pelaksanaan sektor perumahan di negeri ini akan bertambah baik sekiranya lebih kuasa autonomi diserahkan kepada Sarawak.

Beliau memberitahu penyerahan lebih kuasa itu akan membolekan kerajaan negeri melaksanakan projek perumahan yang mampu dimiliki oleh rakyat secara menyeluruh dan berkesan.

“Kita ada Ordinan Perumahan dan Unit Perancangan Negeri yang bukannya di bawah bidang kuasa kerajaan persekutuan dan perkara ini telah menyukarkan kita untuk menyampaikan pelaksanaan projek perumahan di negeri ini.

Galeri: Majlis Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri Bahagian Samarahan 2015

August 6, 2015

Ketua Menteri Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem memerhati Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah membuat persediaan untuk memotong lemang sempena perasmian Mahlis Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri Bahagian Samarahan 2015.

Ketua Menteri Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem menyempurnakan  Majlis Penyerahan Geran Tanah dan TOL yang turut diadakan bersamasama Majlis Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri Bahagian Samarahan 2015. Seramai 347 orang telah menerima geran tanah dan tol dari kawasan Asajaya dan Sadong Jaya.

Jambatan Batang Sadong sudah hampir siap: Karim

August 6, 2015

ASAJAYA: Menteri Muda Perumahan dan Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia (Bandar) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah memaklumkan Jambatan Batang Sadong hampir siap dan Batang Samarahan siap dalam tempoh satu setengah tahun lagi.

Abdul Karim yang juga ADUN Asajaya menjelaskan dengan jambatan itu nanti, perjalanan dari Samarahan disingkatkan dan ekonomi penduduk dapat ditingkatkan.

“Dengan jambatan ini, perjalanan dahulunya mengambil masa satu jam dapat disingkatkan iaitu kira-kira 30 minit sahaja,” jelasnya.

Beliau berkata demikian semasa Majlis Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri Bahagian Samarahan 2015 di Kompleks Sukan Asajaya yang di hadiri Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem dan isteri, Datin Patinggi Datuk Jamilah Anu.

Sehubungan itu, Abdul Karim berharap penduduk di situ dapat berdiri teguh dengan Barisan Nasional.

“Seperti kawasan lain, harapan saya agar masyarakat di sini agar dapat berdiri teguh di bawah kepimpinan Ketua Menteri,” katanya.

Tambahnya, pelbagai perubahan beliau dapat bawa kepada masyarakat negeri ini.

Abdul Karim: Sarawak, Sabah are like twins

June 10, 2015

KUCHING: The contribution of RM1 million and offer of logistics assistance by the Sarawak state government to Sabah in the wake of last Friday’s earthquake reflects the closeness of Sarawak to its neighbour Sabah, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said.

In fact, added the Assistant Minister of Youth Development when extending his heartfelt condolences to the Sabah earthquake victims yesterday, the two states were like twin brothers.

“Any pain that one incurs would be felt by the other brother. Our heartfelt condolence to the victims of the Sabah earthquake,” Abdul Karim, who is also Assistant Minister of Housing, said when contacted yesterday.

The Asajaya assemblyman was commenting on the state government’s gesture in donating RM1 million and offering logistics assistance to Sabah on Monday.

Second Resource Planning and Environment Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan represented the state government in paying a courtesy call on Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman to convey sympathy to Sabah in relation to the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that had so far claimed 18 lives.

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem in his Facebook posting said Sarawak sympathised with what happened in the neighbouring state and hoped the affected families would be patient in facing the tragedy.

Adenan’s chief political secretary Abdullah Saidol said the chief minister’s decision to assist Sabah was not just a diplomatic act but also represented his natural gesture as a caring person.

Galeri: Majlis Penyerahan ‘Surat Hakmilik Tanah Kampung Tradisi & Lesen Pendudukan Sementara (TOL)’

February 26, 2015

JAGA MANAH: Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (tiga kiba) nyuaka Surat Pala Tanah Kampung Tradisi ngagai seiku ari 81 pengempu tanah, seraya iya ngelalau ngambika nyaga sereta enda nyual tanah nya, ti diperatika (ari kiba) Penguasa Tanah dan Survei Bahagian Samarahan Rozlan Putit, Direktor JTS Sejeli Kipli sereta ke bukai.

Abdul Karim: Village Extension Scheme vital for Asajaya

February 26, 2015

Awang Tengah (third left) presents a land title to a recipient. From left are Rozlan, Sajeli, Abdul Karim, Naroden, Rubiah and Aidel. -Source

Some of the villagers with their land titles.

KUCHING: Asajaya is in need of the Village Extension Scheme as the area is developing rapidly.

Assistant Housing Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, who is Asajaya assemblyman, called on the Land and Survey Department to consider extending the scheme for villages such as Kampung Sambir, second phase of Kampung Tambirat – the biggest village in Asajaya.

“In addition, a new bridge connecting Kampung Tambey and Kampung Baru warrants a Village Extension Scheme in the area too,” he said during a presentation of traditional village land titles and temporary occupation licences (TOLs) yesterday.

Abdul Karim said it is good to see many from the younger generation in the area have chosen to stay on in their villages with their parents, even if they work in the city.

“If they want to stay in Asajaya, they need space to build their own houses. We do not encourage them to build in existing traditional villages, so they need somewhere nearby to build their homes.

“Hence, the Village Extension Scheme is important in order to avoid congestion in the main villages,” he said.

He pointed out that the scheme is helping to fulfil the needs of villagers in Asajaya and hoped more villages would be involved.

Karim urges the government to convert TOL to permanent ownership

February 26, 2015

ASAJAYA: The government has been urged to look at the possibility of converting Temporary Occupation License (TOL) to permanent ownership.

Assistant Minister for Youth Development (Urban) and Assistant Minister for Housing Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said time has changed and there was a need to look at the policy of TOL.

He said that the government need to look at the policy and if possible, convert it to permanent title so that the land owners could use them for deposit to apply for loan to build their houses.

Abdul Karim, who is also Asajaya assemblyman said this at the presentation of Land Ownership Titles and Temporary Occupational License (TOL) for Asajaya district by Minister of Resource Planning and Environment II, Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hassan at Asajaya Sports Complex here yesterday.

According to him, in this way the holders of TOL could make effort to build their houses.

He said the actual cost of constructing a house now is at least RM50,000 based on the estimated cost of building a PPRT house of Rumah Mesra Rakyat.

He said the requirement for TOL was that they must build houses on the land within five years and if they didn't the government had the right to take back the land.

Karim minta JTS ngemesaika kandang pendiau peranak menua di Asajaya

February 26, 2015

KUCHING: Kaban Kunsil Nengeri (ADUN) Asajaya Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah minta perunding Opis Tanah enggau Survei (JTS) nambahka baru Skim Pembesaran Kampung di pelilih mit menua nya (Asajaya).

Menteri Muda Pengawa Berumah nya madahka nya berindik ari peminta enggau penyampau peranak menua kandang menua nya ti majak nambah.

Iya madahka penambah Skim nya di Asajaya mega setipak enggau pemayuh pemansang ti deka dipejalaika nyengkaum jematan Batang Samarahan ti dipelabaka tembu taun 2018.

“Dalam nengeri Sarawak, pelilih mit menua Asajaya pemadu mayuh Skim Pembesaran Kampung lalu skim tu deka pajak dipejalaika ba pelilih mit menua tu.

“Bepelasarka peminta peranak Kampung, kami ngarapka JTS ulih berundingka peminta Kampung Sambir sereta Kampung Tembirat ti minta tambah (skim nya) ke nyadi Kampung Tambirat Fasa 2.

“Kami mega minta diperundingka JTS ngambika nambahka baru skim nya ba Kampung Tambey enggau Kampung Baru dikena napi peminta kededua Kampung nya ti majak nambah, senipak enggau pemansang jematan di deka digaga ti nyadi penyambung (kededua Kampung),” ku iya.

Abdul Karim mansutka pekara nya lebuh bejaku ba pengerami nyuaka Surat Pala tanah kampung Tradisi enggau Lesen Pendudukan Sementara (TOL) pelilih mit menua Asajaya ti diatur JTS ba Kompleks Sukan Asajaya ditu, kemari.

Galeri: State-level Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri 2014

August 29, 2014

Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud (fourth left) lights a bamboo cannon to symbolically launch the state-level Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri as (from left) Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Toh Puan Sri Ragad Kurdi Taib, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem, Puan Sri Dato Jamilah Anu, Dato Sri Empiang, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu and Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (right) look on.

Karim receives a commemorative medal from State Government for his contributions to Sarawak

July 23, 2014

Jamilah receives the medal from Adenan

KUCHING: The state presented 104 Golden Jubilee Commemorative medals yesterday in connection with Sarawak’s 50th anniversary of independence. 

Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem presented the medals during an investiture ceremony at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Complex in Petra Jaya.

Among the recipients were Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun; Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim; Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri.

Fellow medal recipients were Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala and Works Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof were unable to attend the ceremony.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk Seri Dr James Dawos Mamit, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi also received the medal.

Adenan presents the medal to Empiang

Also receiving their medals from Adenan were his wife Puan Sri Datuk Jamilah Anu, and Dato Sri Empiang Jabu – the wife of Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang.

State assistant ministers who received the medal were Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn, Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, Datuk Lee Kim Shin, Datuk Sylvester Entri Muran, Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman, Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais, Datuk John Sikie Tayai, Datuk Abdul Wahab Aziz, Datuk Talib Zulpilip, Datuk Peter Nansian Ngusie, Datuk Mong Dagang, Datuk Stephen Rundi Utom, Datuk Julaihi Narawi, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Datuk Dr Jerip Susil, Liwang Lagang, Robert Lawson Chuat and Rosey Yunus.

The Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medals were presented in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration of Sarawak’s independence within Malaysia to those who had contributed to and sacrificed towards the development of the state after independence.

Galeri: Program Pemimpin Bersama Rakyat

March 16, 2014

DIPENYADI: Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin bejadi SMK Asajaya 2 (SMK Hajah Laila Taib), Bela dipeda (ari kiba) Dato Sri Michael Manyin, Datuk Abdul karim Hamzah enggau Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan.

1MALAYSIA: Muhyiddin beramah mesra dengan para pelajar SMK Hajah Laila Taib.

Muhyiddin setuju saranan Karim agar nama SMK Asajaya No. 2 ditukar kepada SMK Hajah Laila Taib

 March 16, 2014

ASAJAYA: Lawatan Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin sempena Program Pemimpin Bersama Rakyat di sini membawa berita baik apabila beliau menunaikan harapan penduduk tempatan agar Sekolah Menengah Asajaya No.2 yang baharu dibina ditukar nama SMK Hajah Laila Taib.

Beliau mengumumkan nama sekolah berkenaan dipanggil SMK Hajah Laila Taib selepas permohonan secara lisan dibuat oleh Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia (Bandar) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah dan disokong oleh Menteri Perancangan Sumber dan Alam Sekitar Kedua Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan semasa program itu.

“Kita di peringkat kementerian akan membuat pindaan pada nama sekolah ini dan sekarang hasrat penduduk di sini telah ditunaikan untuk menamakan sekolah ini dengan nama SMK Hajah Laila Taib,” katanya pada majlis yang diadakan di sekolah itu semalam.

Muhyiddin berkata, penggunaan nama itu bagi mengingati jasa dan pengorbanan Allahyarhamah Laila Taib dalam memartabatkan pendidikan di kawasan itu.

“Kita amat gembira kerana dapat menunaikan apa yang dihasratkan oleh penduduk di sini,” tambahnya.

SMK Hajah Laila Taib yang sebelum ini dipanggil SMK Asajaya No.2 dibina dengan kos lebih RM70 juta dan mula dibuka empat tahun lalu.

Karim dalam ucapannya menyatakan cadangan untuk menukar nama sekolah itu memandangkan di kawasan Asajaya sudah pun mempunyai sekolah yang menggunakan nama SMK Asajaya.

Taib ‘seperti bapa saya sendiri’: Karim

February 12, 2014

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Menganggap Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud bukan sahaja sebagai pemimpin berwibawa, malah seperti bapa sendiri.

Itu antara luahan Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah terhadap Ketua Menteri itu yang akan bersara pada penghujung bulan ini.

Namun demikian, ahli Majlis Kerja Tertinggi PBB yang juga Ketua Setiausaha Politik kepada Ketua Menteri itu menghormati keputusan Taib walaupun berasa amat sedih.