KUCHING: The federal government is looking into proposing a ‘compensation’ payment for any unprecedented incidents with regards to Covid-19 vaccination. Senior Minister of Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this, however, is still at discussion stage as one of the proposed initiatives by the government to take responsibility on adverse
KUCHING: Sarawak has submitted a letter to the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin conveying its intention to purchase Covid-19 vaccines if the vaccines provided by the federal government could not meet the state’s vaccination schedule. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak Health Department (JKNS) will be stepping up surveillance at detention depots and prisons statewide, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the decision was made today (March 18) after 99 positive cases were detected at Semuja Immigration Detention Depot in Serian.
KUCHING: Sarawak Health Department has identified two new clusters namely, the Depot Imigresen Semuja Cluster in Serian and Sungai Atap Cluster in Meradong. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the cluster in Serian involved an immigration detention depot. The cluster was detected when Serian
KUCHING: Mukah District, previously an orange zone, is now yellow after recording only a total of 15 local infection cases in the past 14 days. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this in the daily Covid-19 update press conference here on Thursday (March 18).
KUCHING: A 58-year old woman in Sibu becomes the latest Covid-19 fatality case in Sarawak, bringing the total number of deaths to 95. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the victim, identified as Case 8,033, went to seek treatment at Sibu Hospital after showing
KUCHING: Telecommunication companies have been urged to offer affordable high-speed Internet connection packages for schoolchildren to complement the government’s subsidy for the purchase of smartphones or other devices. Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash said without the support from telcos, the government’s initiative would have less impact as students
KUCHING: The public have been reminded that the RM10,000 fine is not final as offenders appeal to the Ministry of Health (MOH) for a lower sum. Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the compound was issued for offences under the Emergency (Prevention and Control
KUCHING: Kuala Langat MP Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar’s departure from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and declares his support towards the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government shows that the man had lost his trust in the party’s leadership. Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said
BAU: The damaged Tanjung Durian Road here will undergo repair works which are expected to be completed within a month. Serumbu assemblyman Miro Simuh said a private company, Hollystone Quarry Sdn Bhd, would undertake the project and cover all the expenses. “The repair works have already started,” he told New
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