KUCHING: Catholics have been reminded to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) when observing All Souls’ Day today (Nov 2) due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially, Catholics were allowed to visit cemeteries and columbarium with a limited number of people present, but due to recent surge in Covid-19 cases
MIRI: Five more villages with 95 households in Telang Usan will be able to enjoy 24-hour electricity once the Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme (Sares) project is complete. Minister of Utilities Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said this was part of the ministry’s plan for 2021 — to light
MIRI: Sarawakians must continue to support the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government so that ongoing development can be implemented. Minister of Utilities Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the people must learn from what happened during the previous government which ruled for 22 months. “GPS has proven its capability
KUCHING: The public have been reminded not to spread fake Covid-19 news as it is illegal to do so and will only worsen the situation. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, pointed out that several agencies, organisations and companies had taken the initiative to create their own
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded nine new positive Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number in the state to 881. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said of these cases, six were reported in Kuching, two in Miri and one in Samarahan. Five (of six) of the new cases in
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has slammed former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over his insensitive comments on religious matters. In response to Mahathir’s recent remarks in a post on Twitter, Masing said that the laws of civilised nations are that no one is
KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) seems to have little knowledge of the law, of which they should know that the 12th state election needs to be held as it is constitutionally required by the law, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) information chief Datuk Idris Buang. In response to PSB’s
KUCHING: The Sarawak Forest Department, in line with the state government’s policy, does not issue new long-term licences for logging activities anymore, says director Datuk Hamden Mohammad. However, short-term and annual licences were still being issued, he said, but these were mainly for the development of an area taking into
KUCHING: The Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) is committed to ensuring that the revised Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) guideline for Sarawak is on par with international standards. Its director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said the department had developed a guideline on RIL in 1999 based on the experience gained from two international
KUCHING: Thirty-five new houses have been built in Santubong Constituency under the ‘Rumah Ihsan Wan Junaidi’ (PPIWJ) project since 2015. According to Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, the allocation to build houses for the needy was given by a corporate body as part of its corporate social
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