KUCHING: All tourists and visitors are welcomed to visit Sarawak provided they abide by the state’s COVID-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the reopening of the state’s borders to international visitors beginning Friday (Apr 1)
KUCHING: Police have extended the remand of Eric Chang’s babysitter and her husband until March 31. Kuching OCPD ACP Ashmon Bajah confirmed this on Thursday (March 24). “The two suspects are still remanded under Section 302 of the Penal Code.” They were previously remanded under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The freezing of bank accounts for husbands who fail to pay alimony to their ex-wives will help to ensure the welfare of widows of non-civil servant husbands, says Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing noted that the situation differed between widows of
KUCHING: Firefighters rescued a man trapped in his vehicle following an accident along the Kuching-Serian Road today. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the 7am incident took place when the victim’s car crashed into a ditch. “The driver was pinned in the driver’s seat and the victim
KUCHING: Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas) is on the right track in supporting the state government’s efforts to achieve its digital economy vision, says its chairman. Datuk Len Talif Salleh explained that this was evident through the various programmes conducted since 2017 as well as initiatives taken to identify
KUCHING: Barisan Nasional’s (BN) landslide victory in the Johor state polls is proof of the rakyat’s diminishing trust in Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) ability to govern. Similar to the Melaka and Sarawak state election, the result came following PH’s failure to give back to the people during its 22-month reign as
KUCHING: The federal government has approved an allocation of RM3.6 million to rebuild the Darul Abidin Mosque in Kampung Tanjong Bako, here. Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the 40-year-old mosque built in the 80s has seen its fair share of use by villagers here and needs
KUCHING: Any re-delineation exercise to increase Sarawak and Sabah’s seats to one-third of the total number of seats in Parliament will proceed according to the legal process. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the proposed process must comply with
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has brushed aside allegations that the Election Commission’s (EC) had deliberately closed numerous polling centres early during the Johor election on Saturday. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) explained that the polling centres were gazetted for early closure due
KUCHING: The Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Ministry has made it a priority to gather data of employment rates for persons with disabilities (OKUs) in the state in its effort to empower the disabled. “In our efforts to empower the disabled group, we need to have this database to indicate
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