Crossing the River to Learn

Every morning, rural children cross muddy rivers by small boat to reach school. They face strong currents, storms and scarce life jackets. Yet they keep going, because education offers their families a way out of poverty.

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Crossing the River to Learn

Every morning, rural children cross muddy rivers by small boat to reach school. They face strong currents, storms and scarce life jackets. Yet they keep going, because education offers their families a way out of poverty.

Sarawak Battles Rising Digital Misinformation

Sarawak is fighting a growing wave of online fake news and digital scams. The state government is building strong digital literacy programmes to protect all citizens. This ensures rural communities stay safe from harmful misinformation while enjoying modern internet connectivity.

Sarawak Pioneers Green Hydrogen Future

Sarawak is launching huge green hydrogen projects to create clean power. The new facilities will yield massive amounts of renewable fuel every single year. This exciting effort brings local jobs and will generate twelve billion ringgit by the year 2030.

Sarawak Heritage Needs Grassroots Support

Sarawak has made strong progress in living heritage through legal protection, funding and craft revival. Yet gaps remain in access, daily transmission, protection, geography and youth involvement. A simple village micro-circle proposal could help heritage survive through regular elder-guided practice.

Water into Wealth

Sarawak extracts clean hydrogen gas from water using renewable solar power. Securing four billion dollars in investments, advanced facilities will produce 240,000 tonnes yearly. Exporting green fuel aims for foreign income, creating sustainable wealth and prosperity for Sarawak.

Sarawak Overhauls State Enterprise Governance

Sarawak is transforming its state-owned enterprises to boost economic growth and improve overall corporate governance. This new programme aims to make these organisations financially independent and highly profitable by the year 2030 through strict accountability and major strategic reforms.
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Kejayaan JTS Sarawak meraih emas dan perak di MTE 2026 membuktikan inovasi digital seperti COMMANDS dan Poletervation menjadi pemangkin kesiapsiagaan negeri. Pengiktirafan antarabangsa ini memperkukuh reputasi Sarawak sebagai peneraju sektor awam global, selaras aspirasi PCDS 2030 menghadapi cabaran era digital.

Sungai Asap Elevation to Apau Koyan District Status

Upgrading Sungai Asap to Apau Koyan district enhances service delivery by decentralising administrative functions, reducing response times for healthcare, education, and welfare services, and enabling locally-tailored development planning that better addresses the unique needs of interior Sarawak communities.

Must Learn to Listen: Driving Transformative Progress

Since 1963, the Sarawak Civil Service has driven transformative development through infrastructure expansion, economic stabilization, and digital modernization. By bridging the gap between visionary policy and impactful execution, the service has navigated decades of challenges to foster a resilient and prosperous society. Today, it stands as a model of administrative excellence, having successfully transitioned Sarawak from a developing region into a modern, high-income powerhouse within Malaysia.

Rethinking Sarawak Civil Service for Future-Ready Excellence

Through Revisit and Rethink, the Sarawak Civil Service audits outdated regulations and reimagines workflows to eliminate red tape, streamline approvals, and accelerate digitalization. This strategic approach drives efficiency, enhances citizen-centric service delivery, and aligns with the state’s vision for developed status by 2030.

Sarawak’s Education Journey from Colonial Roots to STEM Dreams

From colonial foundations under the Brooke era and Japanese occupation to post-war British expansion and asymmetrical autonomy enshrined in MA63, Sarawak’s education system has experienced a profound transformation marked by surging literacy rates from under 10% in 1900 to 91.4% by 2024, yet this progress is persistently undermined by stark rural-urban divides, dilapidated infrastructure affecting 20% of schools, quality deficits reflected in PISA scores trailing regional peers like Vietnam and Singapore, and federal funding biases that challenge both educational equity and the ambitious STEM-driven goals of PCDS 2030.

Building a Resilient Social Safety Net

Malaysia and Sarawak are building a stronger safety net through mandatory gig worker contributions, expanded unemployment protection, digital cash transfers, and portable social insurance. These reforms aim to close coverage gaps, support informal workers, and ensure dignity for all in a transforming economy.
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