KUCHING: The Sarawak Infectious Diseases Centre (SIDC), set up by the Sarawak government, will catalyse the development of biomedical industry in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg added that the new research centre would pave the way to research excellence in Sarawak, leading to a
KUCHING: A longitudinal serology study on vaccinated individuals in Sarawak to study the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccination will be carried out soon. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this would be an immediate project to be undertaken by the Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC) in collaboration
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing is of the opinion that the movement control order (MCO) is an outdated strategy. “I have said it many times, but the Ministry of Health or Kuala Lumpur thought differently,” he said yesterday (July 26). Instead, he reiterated
KUCHING: A question was yesterday put to Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing pertaining to the ongoing squabbles over oil and gas between the federal government, Sabah and Sarawak. The question had reference to remarks made last Saturday by Universiti Malaya’s constitutional law expert Professor Dr Shad
KUCHING: The Federal government should relook into issues pertaining to the country’s oil and gas, especially the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) 1974, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said laws, including the PDA74 passed by Parliament cannot be static. “What has been
KUCHING: The Post Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030 launched by the state government last Thursday is a step in the right direction to turn Sarawak into a developed status by 2030. Perikatan Nasional (PN) Sarawak chairman Jaziri Alkaf A. Suffian said he was very confident and optimistic that the state
KUCHING: Another two elderly men succumbed to Covid-19 in the state, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) reported on Saturday. The committee said the first death, aged 75 from Kuching, was tested positive for the virus on July 20 and passed away at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). He was reported
KUCHING: Public members who have yet to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination or have not received their vaccination appointment in the state may contact the respective Resident’s office, district office, vaccination centres (PPVs) or health clinics to arrange for appointment. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its
KUCHING: The Malaysian Buddhist Association Sarawak Branch (MBASB) has called upon all Buddhist groups in the state to comply strictly with the reopening standard operating procedures (SOPs) for houses of worship as laid out by Unit for Other Religions (Unifor). MBASB chairman Datuk Seri Tay Chin Kin said all related
KUCHING: The respective Sikh Gurdwaras (temples) in the state may open to worshippers by next month if the situation permitted. Sarawak Sikh Temple Association president Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira said that this is in line with Unit for Other Religions’s (Unifor) recent standard operating procedures (SOPs) with regard to religious
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