KUCHING: The Touch ‘n Go eWallet is offering RM75 through the Perlindungan Tenang Voucher Programme to eligible Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) recipients. According to a statement today, the said programme would help low-income users purchase Perlindungan Tenang products, which cover death, property damage, accidents and others from licensed insurance companies
KUCHING: Sarawak Energy commemorated a century of growth and transformation into Malaysia’s largest renewable energy developer and primary provider of electricity to Sarawak and beyond at a hybrid town hall event on Monday (Feb 21). Attended by staff from 19 different meeting locations, homes and individual workstations with the primary
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) have been urged to expedite the Covid-19 vaccination programme for children (PICKids) as there has been an increase in the number of cases, affecting this vulnerable group. Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) Chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng
KUCHING: Malaysia reported 26,832 Covid-19 cases yesterday (Feb 20), where 133 cases were in Categories 3, 4 and 5. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 11 deaths yesterday, including six who were brought-in-dead cases. He said there were also 15 clusters reported yesterday. “Malaysia’s Covid-19
MIRI: An ongoing series of supply system reinforcement projects under the Miri system reinforcement plan including the new Niah extra high voltage (EHV) will improve reliability of supply to customers at Niah and its surrounding areas. Sarawak Energy Vice President for Distribution Yusri Safri said the commissioning of the new
BY KALSUM MOHAMMADIN Her passion in welding grew as she began to learn to cut and weld iron “Gender is not an excuse when it comes to choosing a job. “As long as you have the spirit and the will to do it and do not give up, you can
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has launched an education campaign targeting primary schools in conjunction with the ban on plastic straw in its jurisdiction. In a press release today, the council said it was organising a poster design competition for primary school pupils. “The theme of this
KUCHING: Rural folk have been advised against hunting for wild boars to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) among domesticated pigs. In giving the advice, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas noted that the ASF has besieged pig farmers in Sarawak recently. He said avoiding hunting
KUCHING: Malaysia reported 28,825 Covid-19 cases yesterday (Feb 19), the highest cases in a single day since the pandemic hit the country in 2020. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 95 cases were in Categories 3, 4 or 5. Of the 95 cases that were under Categories
KUCHING: Officers in the Ministry of International Trade & Industry, Industrial Terminal & Entrepreneur Development Sarawak (MINTRED) are urged to be strongly committed to their jobs so that projects planned by their ministry can be implemented successfully. “The ministry must constantly improve the ease of doing business in the state
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