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Handling Covid-19 in Sarawak

The Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged the world. To date, about 110 million people have been infected with death rates of up to 2.5 million worldwide. Following is the TVS’ recent interview with State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also Deputy Chief Minister, on

Homeowners install their own electrical wiring

SIMANGGANG: Sarawak Energy does not provide internal electrical wiring services as the responsibility belongs to homeowners. During his working visit, Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said he and SEB Sri Aman manager Wong Wan Chew discussed matters pertaining to Rural Electricity Supply (RES), applications to provide street

23 families given food aid

SIMANGGANG: A total of 23 families in Rh Bandi Sebangkoi were given food aid as they were under a lockdown due to formerly being a Covid-19 cluster. Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis witnessed the handing over of aid by Simanggang Community Service Centre and SUPP Simanggang Branch to the

Committee formed to manage hall

SIMANGGANG: The Taman Harmoni Community Hall Management Committee were formed on Sunday (March 7) to manage the use of the newly repaired hall and coordinate the activities that will be held there. Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis stated that the committee would also be responsible in maintaining the safety

Federation applauds logbook initiative at petrol stations

KUCHING: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Sarawak applauds the government’s move to implement a box and logbook for inspection at petrol stations. Its chairman Datuk Seri Victor Hii Lu Thian said the initiative will curb smuggling of subsidised petrol and diesel by Malaysians to be sold to neighbouring countries.

Take advantage of digital technology

KUCHING: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro-entrepreneurs are told to utilise digital technology in order to face various challenges post Covid-19. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said this is because there is no guarantee that the country’s business sector would return to normal

Muhyiddin: One year of success as PM

By Dah Ikhwan He came in at an extraordinary time, only welcomed by a new pandemic that by now has ravaged the world at such a speed unimaginable, including Malaysia. The last time the world saw such a phenomenon was one hundred years ago when the Spanish flu infected 500

Retrenched workers must be informed and compensated

KUCHING: Employers that have been hit extremely hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and forced to resort to retrenchment have been reminded that they must give notices first and pay the affected employees all forms of compensation or termination benefits. Sarawak Labour Department director Awang Raduan Awang Omar stressed that such