By Umie Syazwanie Mohd KUCHING: Parents agree that children aged 12 to 17 need to be inoculated in preparation for the expected school reopening on Oct 1. In a poll by New Sarawak Tribune, they say there is a pressing need to protect the children from being infected by Covid-19
KUCHING: The Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth Exco is calling on relevant government agencies in Batang Baleh to work together in solving the logjam problem. In a joint statement yesterday (Aug 29), the PRS Youth Exco said the move forward was to pull the resources together as these agencies could
By Nazrinzulaiqa Hasbi KUCHING: It has been almost two years since the Covid-19 pandemic struck and during that time it is evident that online classes have changed the landscape of the education sector. Students are now glued to their screens while trying their best to navigate through the challenging new
Part 2 of a three-part interview with the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) Amelia Roziman. By Tania Lam & Petronella Langita Felix BUSINESS Events Sarawak (BESarawak), a non-profit organisation that is fully backed and funded by the Sarawak government to connect meeting planners, should reach
KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department offices in the Samarahan and Serian divisions are temporarily closed from today (Aug 30) and will resume operations on Wednesday (Sept 1). The department said the closure is to enable the sanitisation works to be carried out in accordance with standard operating procedures in
By Petronella Langita Felix KUCHING: The State Health Department has identified one new Covid-19 cluster on Sunday (Aug 29). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Kaman Cluster is a community cluster involving residents of Kampung Kaman, Jalan Krokong in Bau. It said out of 149 people screened, 63
KUCHING: Members of the public are advised to be careful as the number of Covid-19 cases in the state has gone above the 1,000-mark since August 18. State Health Department director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed in a statement on Sunday (August 29) pointed out that this month alone, there
KUCHING: Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, ranks 32nd in the Safe Cities Index 2021 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The report is based on the fourth iteration of the index that ranks 60 cities across 76 indicators covering digital, health, infrastructure, personal and environmental security. Copenhagen
SADONG JAYA: Deepening and cleaning works of the rivers here is being carried out as planned. Sadong Jaya assemblyman Aidel Lariwoo, through the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) in a news report on Sunday (Aug 29), said the river excavation projects aim to solve flash floods problems. He said it
SEMATAN: Due to the current entry and exit restrictions, the temporary Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex at Telok Melano has not been fully operational. In the meantime, the immigration office at Sematan will manage the entry and exit process of foreigners at the Telok Melano entry point, if any.
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