KUCHING: The Inaugural International Preschool Education Convention will be held from Oct 1 to 3 later this year. In announcing this, Women, Family and Childhood Development Assistant Minister Datuk Rosey Yunus said the convention will be implemented by the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry (KWKPK) in
KUCHING: Tourist arrivals to the state have dropped 74 percent from 4.6 million in 2019 to 1.2 million in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said in tandem with the decline, the tourism receipt also saw a 75 percent
KUCHING: Sarawak Eye has made a name for itself at the international level after receiving the Gold Award in the 2020 Muse Creative Awards. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, in announcing this, commended all those involved in achieving the success. “The Muse Creative Awards is
KUCHING: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry is working with the federal government on the devolution of power to allow authorities at state-level to approve applications for tourism-related licensing and to issue licenses such as tourist guide licenses. Its minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the devolution of power
KUCHING: One new Covid-19 death was recorded in Sarawak on Sunday (March 14), bringing the death toll to 91 so far. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its daily statement, on Monday (March 15) said the deceased was a 64-year-old local woman, who was admitted to Kapit Hospital for fever
KUCHING: Kampung Bintawa Ulu and Tengah will come under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) beginning today (Mar 16) until Mar 29. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced this in a press statement on Monday (Mar 15). “The EMCO for Kampung Bintawa, Kuching is effective from Mar 16 at
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii and his party are ready to lend a helping hand to members of the public who alleged that they were unjustly fined for flouting Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines. In a Facebook post on Monday (March 15), Dr Yii expressed his concern
LUNDU: A two-storey house at Kampung Seling Melayu here caught fire today (Mar 12). Lundu fire chief PPgB Putra Ila said a report on the incident was received around 3pm. “Firefighters managed to put out the flames using a nearby fire hydrant and only 40 percent of the house was damaged,”
KUCHING: The police are prepared to face the coming Sarawak state election, said Datuk Aidi Ismail. The Sarawak Police Commissioner said they had been preparing since last year as per the guidelines issued by the Election Commission (EC) regarding polls during the Covid-19 pandemic. “We have identified the vehicles and
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri Zone has detained a Class C local fishing boat suspected of fishing illegally about 12 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Lobang. Its director Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the boat was detained in an Ops Permai patrol conducted around Miri waters at
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