BERA, Pahang: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob advised teachers who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 to get the vaccine immediately to protect themselves and their students. Although the vaccination is not compulsory for teachers, he said, they are at risk of increasing the infection as they will
KUCHING: Travellers who are not Sarawak-born, including Malaysian citizens, are still required to apply through EnterSarawak to enter the state. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said exemption is however given to federal civil servants serving in Sarawak. According to SDMC, they only need to show a
KUCHING: Two things must be done before the 12th Sarawak state election can be held, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. Firstly, he said the emergency proclamation until Feb 2, 2022 as declared by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will take a vigorous approach towards those who refuse to be vaccinated by ‘continuing to make their life difficult’, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. However, he said those who cannot be vaccinated due to health reasons will be fine as they would be provided with MySejahtera
IPOH: The teaching and learning of sign language will be introduced at Perpaduan kindergartens next year, said National Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique. She said it would be introduced as a third language, apart from Mandarin, Tamil, Kadazan dan Iban, for the teaching of communication language under the Perpaduan
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has not made a decision to make Covid-19 vaccination compulsory, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said, however, those who had not taken the vaccine injections were encouraged to do so to enjoy various privileges, including able to return to their hometowns. “Even
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a drop in the number of new Covid-19 cases with 7,420 cases as of noon today compared to 8,084 yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham in a statement on the development of the country’s Covid-19 situation said of the
TAMPIN: The Army will form an inquiry team to improve security operations procedures and governance following an incident where its personnel allegedly fired shots before committing suicide in Kuching, Sarawak, yesterday (Oct 13). Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang said the formation of the team was to avoid
PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits (self-test) are expected to be sold in supermarkets and chain stores this month, said Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. This, he said, was because the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) and the Ministry of Health
BY ANASATHIA JENIS Hafis Mohamed will never forget the bitter experiences and times when the boat he was travelling in sank in the South China Sea while on his way to Sematan town from his village in Telok Melano more than 10 years ago. At that time, travelling across the sea
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