KUCHING: The media plays an important role in bridging whatever gaps are between the government and the people. In pointing this out, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has described journalists as strategic partners due to their jobs of informing the people about various government programmes. He said
KUCHING: There was excitement in the air for Sarawak’s media fraternity at the 32nd edition of the Awards (KJA) ceremony held at Imperial Hotel here on Friday night. Journalists keenly awaited the announcement of the prizes towards the end of the night, curious to know what awards they had bagged.
KUCHING: All individuals who have been screened at Emart Batu Kawa here beginning Friday are currently waiting for their laboratory test results. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said contact tracing for Covid-19 cases was actively conducted at the venue following two positive cases detected
KUCHING: The conditional movement control order (CMCO) will be imposed again in this district from Nov 9 to 22 as it is still a red zone. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the decision was made in view of a surge in the number
KUCHING: The federal Budget 2021 will be able to help the people in dealing with the impact of Covid-19, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He thanked the federal government and expressed his satisfaction with the budget which also provided an allocation of RM4.5 billion to Sarawak.
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 25 new positive Covid-19 cases here today, – the highest daily spike in recent months, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 985. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said of the total, 19 were close contacts to
KUCHING: New Sarawak Tribune (NST) and its sister paper Suara Sarawak (SS) bagged 25 awards at the 32nd Kenyalang Journalism Award ceremony held at Imperial Hotel here last night. NST reporter Tania Lam Kar Yan won gold in the Sustainability Journalism Award with her story titled ‘Cultural heritage tourism’; while
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will continue to work with the media fraternity in creating awareness on the direction of the state’s development. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the government has treated journalists as its strategic partner in transforming the country and society. “The journalists are agents
KUCHING: The 2021 national budget was tailored to give more protection to all strata of society in moving forward post Covid-19. Tourism, Arts and Culture Assistant Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew described it as inclusive, people-centric and necessary, with total expenditure of RM322.54 billion. “The number of visitor arrivals
KUCHING: Shifting the proceedings of the Dewan Rakyat or State Legislative Assembly (DUN) to virtual sessions will lose their essence of purpose, opined Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau. He was commenting on several proposals for Parliament to be conducted virtually in view of the current spike in Covid-19 cases in
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