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RM500 for winner of song creation contest

KUCHING:A song creation competition organised by Wishesland Kuching and Wishesland Miri is offering the winner cash prize worth RM500. Chairman of Wishesland Kuching and advisor of Wishesland Miri, Chi Poh Yung said the competition aims to cultivate the potential of local song creators. He also said the motivational songs from

Abang Jo gets the first jab tomorrow

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg will kick-start the state immunisation programme tomorrow. He will be the first person in the state to be injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Petra Jaya Health Clinic here. He is expected to receive the vaccine shot at 3pm.

Register your parents through MySejahtera

KUCHING: Members of the public are urged to assist their parents who do not have their own smartphones to register for the Covid-19 vaccination. State Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing said this could be done through the MySejahtera application, which has been updated. “Those who live in rural

Kampung Sungai Maong villagers get food assistance

KUCHING: Villagers in Kampung Sungai Maong who are undergoing enhanced movement control order (EMCO) received food assistance on Thursday (Feb 25). The village was placed under EMCO since Feb 17 following the emergence of the Kampung Sungai Maong Cluster. The food assistance consisted of 1,300 roti canai and they were

Heavier fines for MCO violators from March 11

KUCHING: Any individual found violating the movement control order (MCO) will soon be slapped with a fine of up to RM10,000.   Any company guilty of the same offence is liable to a maximum fine of up to RM50,000, a check on the e-Federal Gazette published today revealed. The drastic

NGOs and private firm distributes 5,000 face masks

SRI AMAN: A total of 5,000 face masks were distributed to hawkers and traders at the Sri Aman Guest Market on Wednesday. The event was jointly organised by Persatuan Anak Perantau Simanggang (PAPS) and Datus United Club (DUC) while the face masks were donated by Solidium (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. PAPS

Traders switching to online sales

BY ROSLI JAYA, HAZIQ AZHAR & FARHANAH MELLON KUCHING: Local traders are turning to digital platforms to promote and sell their products. According to Bazaar Rakyat Online Sarawakku Sayang (BROSS) founder Mohd Nazreen Kassim Ismail, the development of online sales platform in Facebook page received tremendous support from local traders

Pandemic claims another two lives

BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI & TANIA LAM KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 deaths – both in Sibu involving high-risk age group today. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement said the new death cases had pushed the total death in Sarawak due to Covid-19 to 78. “The

Send well-prepared reps

BY SITI NURAIN RATANI   KUCHING: Company developers should send representatives who are well-prepared to tribunal court hearings, said Sarawak Tribunal Court head panellist, Trabawan Mandi. He said this was because any judgement that would be made by the panellists would be based on how well the representatives defended the

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14 test positive in new Jalan Ho Pin Cluster

BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI & TANIA LAM KUCHING: A new cluster, the Jalan Ho Pin Cluster, has emerged in Samarahan District. Sarawak Health Department (JKNS) said the cluster was a communal one involving two districts, Serian and Kuching. “The spread of infection is said to emerge after house visiting during