Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

Recoda to focus on five areas in anti-graft plan

KUCHING: Regional Corridor Development Authority (Recoda) will focus on five priority areas exposed to risk and opportunity for corruption in its Organisational Anti-Corruption Plan (OACP) for the next five years. These fields are procurement, project management, finance, administration, and investment promotion, which are amongst the 28 total risks identified during

Teachers ready for schools

KUCHING: Teachers are prepared in conducting face-to-face learning sessions in light of the reopening of schools in Sarawak starting today. Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah said the schools are ready to carry out normal schooling session with stringent standard operating procedures (SOPs) in place. “All teachers returning

Kpg Tringgus in Bau undergoes EMCO

KUCHING:  Kampung Tringgus in Bau will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) for two weeks beginning at 12.01 midnight of March 8 until 11.59pm on March 21. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said on Sunday (March 7) that the decision was made in view of the increasing

State records 201 new Covid-19 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 201 new positive Covid-19 cases on Sunday (March 7), bringing the state’s tally to 11,096. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that of the total positive cases, 75 were recorded in Sibu District, Kapit (37), Bau (18), Miri (16), Kuching (12), Betong (nine), eight cases each in

PDK, tahfiz centre latest facilities in Sadong Jaya

SADONG JAYA: The Sadong Jaya Community-Based Rehabilitation Centre (PDK) and Sadong Jaya Darul Iman Tahfiz Centre here are the two latest additions to existing facilities in the area. Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister and Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the new facilities would benefit the community

Government assures Covid-19 vaccine is safe

ASAJAYA: The government will not simply introduce the Covid-19 vaccine to the people without proper clinical study in terms of its safety, efficacy and quality. Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister and Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the government will not make a blunt decision on the

Pujut Interchange temporary closure until June

MIRI: The Pujut Link Interchange of Pan Borneo Highway project here is expected to close until June this year to make way for road widening and construction zone works. Previously, the general public used the old single carriage way dual direction to commute but they can no longer do so

1,045 schools allowed reopening on Mar 8

Face-to-face sessions KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has allowed 1,045 government and government-aided primary schools across the state to resume face-to-face class sessions beginning March 8. This involves an addition of 231 primary schools in the state allowed to operate face-to-face compared to only 814 schools on March 1.

Schools upgrade progressing smoothly

MIRI: The repair and upgrading works on Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sayed Othman here is expected to be completed by March next year. Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting said works on the project costing RM7.947 million began in September last year. “This is a hybrid project with a combination of Industrialised

Drones to monitor open burning

MIRI: The State Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) and Department of Environment (DoE) will collaborate with Curtin University and Naim Group of Companies in using drones to monitor open burning activities here. Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the initiative was to prevent bush fire at prone areas