Author: Noor Syahhira Hady

The disabled want empathy not pity

KUCHING: The potential of the disabled community can be seen when the right opportunity and guidance are given to them, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister noted that the achievements of the state’s Paralympic athletes in the Tokyo Games 2020 had

ACCCIS survey shows that businesses experienced poor cash flow

KUCHING: The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Sarawak’s (ACCCIS) Sarawak Economic Situation Survey Report shows that 36.4 per cent of businesses experienced poor cash flow for three months due to the pandemic. This had prevented businesses from covering operating costs, purchasing raw materials as well as hiring manpower.

13 localities to undergo EMCO

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that 13 new localities will be undergoing the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The EMCO had been implemented on Rumah (Rh) Achoi Jampung and Rh Lang Baja, Batu 18 both in Bintulu district from Sept 23 to Oct 2 while USMP

Sarawak records increase in cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 2,825 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Sept 24), over a thousand cases more than the previous day’s tally of 1,766 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the new cases, 2,812 or 99.54 percent were in Category 1 and 2 while 13 cases or 0.46

Graduates urged to be more dynamic

KUCHING: University graduates are urged to be more courageous in taking up job or business opportunities so that they are not left behind. University Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities senior lecturer Dr Siti Zanariah Ahmad Ishak said students and graduates alike cannot be lumped as a

Attitude will help graduates succeed, says academician

KUCHING: The degrees that graduates obtain from universities are just passports that reflect their knowledge, said Professor Dr Ambigapathy Pandian. The Dean of Faculty of Language and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) pointed out that the graduates’ success depended on their attitudes. “With the right attitude, they will be able

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State records another three clusters

KUCHING: Sarawak today (Sept 21) recorded three new clusters, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). The first one, the Jalan P Ramlee Cluster, is a workplace cluster involving an occupant at the workers’ quarters of a construction company located at Jalan P Ramlee here. “Of the 101 individuals who

Do it for yourself and the community

KUCHING: Datuk Richard Wee urged unvaccinated individuals to seriously consider getting themselves inoculated for their personal health and safety consideration. The Sarawak Federation of Chinese Associations president pointed out that other countries are encouraging their own citizens to be vaccinated. “Hence, I sincerely advise those who have not been vaccinated

Fatimah in favour of Khairy’s stand on tracking down anti-vaxxers

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is in favour of Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s firm stand on tracking down people who refused to get themselves vaccinated. “It is high time to be firm after countless explanations not only from the medical but also religious perspectives that were done by the government

Health Ministry serious in containing virus

KUCHING: The proactive move made by the Health Ministry to track down the unvaccinated individuals reflects its seriousness in containing the Covid-19 virus in Malaysia, said Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie. “In actuality, I am not surprised that there are probably some who are unaware of the importance of getting