KUCHING: The State Legislative Assembly (DUN) term will automatically dissolve on August 1, 2021 if there is no extension of the nationwide emergency. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said when the emergency ends on Aug 1, the 12th State Election must be held
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will continue to function as usual even though the tenure of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) ends on June 6. Universiti Malaya (UM) Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said this is because the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has advised the Sarawak government to continue to
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) is governed by the Sarawak Constitution and will, despite the emergency, expire after June 6. Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan said that since the legislature will automatically expire, the term of all elected assemblypersons will also expire. “With that, they
KUCHING: The Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) will continue to function until the emergency is lifted although its tenure ends on June 6. Veteran lawyer Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that when the Yang di-Pertuan Agong proclaimed the emergency on January 11, 2021, the term of the State
KUCHING: A new Covid-19 workplace cluster involving the employees of a bird nest business in Jalan Muara Tabuan has been reported in the city. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the new cluster called Jalan Muara Cluster stemmed from the community and had spread to the employees. A total of
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded five new Covid-19 deaths today (June 4), bringing the state’s toll to 316. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that one death each was reported in Kuching, Sri Aman and Miri, and two were in Sibu. The 312th death, Case 49,184, is a 56-year-old local man
MIRI: Sarawak Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting is calling for donations to the Miri Hospital molecular lab extension project. He said the extension, which would increase the PCR testing capacity, was not a government initiative but by several non-governmental organisations (NGOs). “We want to thank the
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has no qualms about forgoing his salary for three months if it means doing his part to help finance the war against the Covid-19 pandemic. The Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister was responding to the announcement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin
KUCHING: The Pemerkasa Plus stimulus package announced by Putrajaya yesterday (May 31) will complement Sarawak’s Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0. Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said that as expected, under Pemerkasa Plus, there will be additional cash handouts for
KUCHING: Another new Covid-19 workplace cluster has been reported in Sarawak today (June 1), while three clusters have ended. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Health Department has declared the new cluster in Miri known as the Jalan Haji Haji Lampam Cluster. The workplace cluster involves employees of a
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