KUCHING: One new positive Covid-19 case was detected in Meradong District, Sarikei today (Dec 30), bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,115. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the case has been categorised as an import case and involves a local man who had returned
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The police are calling for the cooperation of the public to track down five Indonesian men who fled after undergoing Covid-19 screening on Dec 21. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said two of them were confirmed positive for Covid-19 based on the screening results on
KUCHING: A vacant house in Lorong 17, Stampin New Settlement Scheme here was reduced to ashes as a result of a fire that occurred yesterday . Bomba operations centre in a statement today reported that an emergency call was received at around 10.00pm. A team of firefighters from Tabuan Jaya
SIBU: Swift action by the tenants of a rented house at Lorong 9, Taman Permy Jaya here saved the residence from burning to the ground. The Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said, however, a bedroom was destroyed by the fire which occurred at about 10.49am. However, the blaze was
KUCHING: Apart from extinguishing fires, promoting safety and protecting the public from danger, firefighters also serve to help animals and pet owners in any dire situation. A distress call received at around 10:30am this morning had led a team of firemen to a house located in Desa Ilmu, Kota Samarahan
KUCHING: The state is set to launch ‘Ops Jala’ in a few days’ time to quell the entry of illegal immigrants into Sarawak. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in announcing this, emphasised the importance of controlling the threat of Covid-19 transmission through illegal immigrants. He
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is evaluating closely the current lack of Covid-19 quarantine centres in Sibu, said its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Addressing recent concerns in regard to arrivals from West Malaysia who were ordered to undergo home quarantine due to shortage of hotel rooms
KUCHING: Two new Covid-19 cases were recorded in this district on Monday (Dec 28), bringing the cumulative total number of cases to 1,110. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the first case was a local woman who returned from Congo via a flight to Kuala
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is setting up a task force to ensure 100 percent of Sarawakians will be receiving the upcoming Covid-19 vaccine. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the task force will be entrusted to assist the State Health Department to look into the
KUCHING: Foreign workers will be allowed to enter and work in the state beginning on Jan 1. The committee’s chairman and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, in announcing this, said the decision was made in hopes of reducing the number of illegal immigrants entering Sarawak which had
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