KUCHING: The reconvening of the upcoming parliament session is in line with the expectations of the monarchy and the people, said Julau MP Larry Sng. He said, however, the five-day sitting might be too short to debate on important issues. “It is a rather short session to debate on several
KUCHING: The state mobile Covid-19 vaccination programme is one of the ways of speeding up the process of achieving herd immunity by August. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the approach, particularly in the rural areas, had been successful and would enable Sarawak to achieve its
KUCHING: Sarawak is now going to increase its daily capacity of inoculating 60,000 people from 50,000 per day. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this would enable the state to achieve its target of vaccinating 80 percent of the eligible population by August. “As of July 2, a
KUCHING: The Tupong Mobile Outreach Vaccination team is targeting to inoculate a total of 2,500 people at Kampung Sagah and Kampung Sungai Tengah next week. Its committee chairman Senator Dr Zaiedi Suhaili said that previously the team had vaccinated a total of 1,460 people at Kampung Kolong 2, and 960
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one Covid-19 workplace cluster and two community clusters on Friday (July 2). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cluster named Kilometer 85 Cluster comprises an oil palm plantation placed under enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at Jalan Mukah-Selangau in Mukah district. Ninety-two out of 348 people
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded four new Covid-19 deaths, bringing the death toll to 417. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said the 414th death was a local 80-year-old woman from Sibu district who passed away at Sibu Hospital. She was confirmed positive on June 9. The case had
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 440 Covid-19 cases on Friday (July 2), pushing the total number to 65,835. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 277 (62.95 per cent) of the total cases were detected in five districts, namely Serian, Kuching, Song, Sibu and Mukah. Serian recorded the highest number with 78, of
KUCHING: Produce films not only for entertainment purposes but also to boost the country’s economy, said former National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) director Datuk Kamil Othman. He said those in the creative industry must also try to include elements of the Malaysian culture in films. “For instance, the ways Koreans
KUCHING: Creative industry players should now start to look into archive materials for inspiration in their media productions in order to bring the country’s creative industry to greater heights. “Archive materials can actually be an inspiration for filmmakers. They can see what kind of movies that they want to produce
KUCHING: Julau MP Larry Sng has praised the government’s move to allocate RM300,000 to every MP to carry out the food assistance programme in their respective areas. “Covid-19 has affected all segments of society. More people are unable to earn an income or put food on the table during the
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