KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg says he has no knowledge of the planned purported audience with Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah by leaders of political parties. The news caught him by surprise as he had not heard anything about it. “Where did
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has assured that households, especially those in the B40 group, affected by the ongoing movement control order (MCO) 3.0 will receive food aid under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said some households had received such
KUCHING: The Chief Minister wants the public to be more responsible on social media, and not post false information that may cause confusion and unease. Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said posting something on social media platforms must be supported by facts. “Please do not post arbitrarily because when
KUCHING: Bau district has almost achieved its target of getting all its eligible population to register for the Covid-19 vaccines under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said that 96 percent of the total population had already registered for the jabs. “The population
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar James Jemut Masing has urged that Hornbill Skyways Sdn Bhd pilots be given the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible. He said he was surprised that the pilots, who are flying ministers all over the place, had yet to be vaccinated. “The
KAKUS: Twelve longhouses and 170 households here have been receiving food aid under the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 package since yesterday (June 6). The longhouses are Rh Merayang Gerina, Nanga Malat, Ulu Anap, Tatau; Rh Johnny Mancha, Rh Nyanau Sandum; Rh Thomson Achun; Rh Mawang Mat, Takan; Rh
KUCHING: The Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development (MIPD) urged construction industry players to comply with the current construction standard operating procedures (SOPs) laid down by the Ministry of Works (MoW) and the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). MIPD Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing reminded that
KUCHING: The gathering of several longhouse residents in Sungai Durin on the night before the Gawai Day celebration on May 31 has sparked a new Covid-19 community cluster in Sibu. The new cluster named as Sungai Durin Cluster is among the four newly reported clusters in Sarawak today (June 7).
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 703 Covid-19 positive cases today (June 7) – up by 103 cases from the June 6 figure of 600 – raising the state’s total number of positive to 51,874. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 346 cases or 49.21 percent of the total cases detected were
KUCHING: Francis Hii Lu Sheng couldn’t have asked for a more fitting birthday present today (June 7). He turned 60, and was happy to be able to receive his first dose of the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine. Hii was among the 1,000 people, mostly aged 60 and above, to receive the
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