Author: Noor Syahhira Hady

Thumbs up to Agrobank mobile banking services

KUCHING: The collaboration between the Sarawak government and Agrobank to provide banking ease to rural residents has been lauded. “With the Agrobank mobile banking services, residents here need not have to travel far to urban areas. Transportation cost is cut down,” said Kuching Division Bidayuh Pemanca Raymond Jihap during the

State records 270 new cases, one death

KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday (July 11) recorded 270 Covid-19 positive cases and one death.  The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 68,869 while the death toll was 432. The Kuching district accounted for 74 new cases; Meradong 36; Mukah 22; Sarikei 21;

Another longhouse put under EMCO

KUCHING:  The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee on Sunday announced the enforcement of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at Rumah (Rh) Kedeney, Beleti Undop in the Sri Aman district from Monday (July 12) until July 18. It also announced the end of the EMCO at eight localities in the Bintulu,

Support for food donation campaign welcomed

KUCHING: The Sarawak Federation of Chinese Associations welcomes any support — from people or parties — for its food donation campaign.  “We are not political so any political party or branch which have lists of people in need can always contact us as our campaign is open to all,” said

1,000 bags of food for the needy

KUCHING: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kota Sentosa Branch today (July 10) donated 1,000 bags of food to the needy here. Its chairman Wilfred Yap said the event was the biggest ever held by his branch. “It is to help those who lost their incomes amid this pandemic, especially

Effectiveness of MCO raises concern

KUCHING: Although the state has been put under the movement control order (MCO) for the past few weeks, the ever growing number of Covid-19 cases has made the public concerned about its effectiveness. The implementation of MCO should have decreased the number of cases statewide. However, a lot of new

406 cases, three deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 406 Covid-19 cases and three fatalities on Friday (July 9). State Health Department director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed said the cumulative total number of cases stood at 68,247 with a death toll of 431. He added that Kuching district accounted for 109 new cases; Miri (68);

Seven localities undergo EMCO

KUCHING: One rental room, one village, and five more longhouses have been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said today the EMCO was enforced on the rental room Happy Café, Berjaya Commercial Centre in Bintulu district from July 5 to July 18.

State records two fatalities and fewer cases today

KUCHING: Sarawak today (July 6) recorded 286 Covid-19 positive cases which were fewer compared to 424 cases on July 5, and two fatalities. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 67,271 while the death toll was 421. It said 199 cases