KUCHING: Holding the akad nikah (marriage solemnisation) ceremony online is a solution for many couples who were forced to postpone their weddings due to the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). Recently, the Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) and Sarawak Islamic Religious Department (Jais) stated if the Sarawak Disaster Management
KUCHING:A notable economic analyst said the Sarawak government must assist individuals who have been significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic as well as developing a post-pandemic economic plan as soon as possible. Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) Sarawak commissioner Associate Prof Datuk Dr Madeline Berma highlighted that several aids were essential
KUCHING: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii contributed food assistance to villagers undergoing the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in Rumah Panjang Jimbun, Simpang Koko in Sarikei yesterday (June 28). The longhouse is placed under EMCO from yesterday until July 14. The food items were distributed by Huang’s representative
KUCHING: The State Health Department yesterday (June 27) announced the end of the Stunggang Cluster in Lundu after zero cases were recorded in the past 28 days. There are still 93 active clusters in the state. Sixteen clusters recorded additional 132 cases while the remaining ones have no new cases.
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is stepping up efforts to eradicate rabies within the municipality, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said the rabies situation in the area was still worrisome hence efforts to eradicate rabies have been on-going. Rabies is a viral infection spread through
KUCHING: Sarawak Pay has become a popular e-wallet application among Sarawakians since its innovation in November 2017. It is licensed by Bank Negara Malaysia and acts as a one-stop fintech platform for secure, fast and convenient e-wallet and digital payment transactions. Numerous traders have started adopting this e-wallet as a
KUCHING: The pandemic has had an adverse impact on almost every aspect of life, causing global economies to stall, altering how we work and interact with our loved ones, and straining healthcare systems to their breaking point. To help fight the virus, the Malaysian government has been working to obtain
Trio says in favour of fines given to SOP violators KUCHING: The public here appear to be strongly in favour of the decision to continue issuing compounds to combat the spread of Covid-19. At the same time, they urged those fines for standard operating procedure (SOP) violations be set to
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today announced that the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) would be enforced at four locations in Tatau, Bintulu, Pakan and Sarikei. “In Tatau, the EMCO will be enforced at four localities, namely Rumah Buli Amit, Sungai Semanok on June 18 until July 1;
KUCHING: Local business owners are grateful to the state government for the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package (BKSS 6.0) which aims to ease the burden of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and movement control order (MCO). Coffeeshop owners will soon be included in
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