Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

Using more digital technology

POST COVID-19 BUSINESS KUCHING: The local business community must move forward and participate actively in the digital transformation of the state’s economy. Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Husain said ways of doing business today had to change in accordance to the new normal  

21,500 face masks from Yunan govt

KUCHING: The Yunan Provincial Government, China has donated a total of 21,500 face masks to Sarawak as a symbol of support to the state in battling the Covid-19 pandemic. Of the total, 1,500 of them were N95-type face masks while 20,000 were surgical masks. The face masks arrived in Kuching

Returning O&G employees must undergo screening

SARIKEI: Those oil and gas (O&G) employees wishing to return to their respective longhouses from outside the country must undergo Covid-19 screening test to ensure the safety of everyone. The advice came from Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) President Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom in response to the several Covid-19

One new case detected

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new positive Covid-19 case in Kuching yesterday, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 584. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Case 584 was a foreigner working at a fishing vessel company in Kuching. “The Indonesian

Contact tracing for Mambong cluster ongoing

KUCHING: All 187 close contacts to the two positive cases from engineering firm cluster were tested negative for Covid-19. Of the total, 130 of them were colleagues, while 33 were family members and 24 were causal contacts. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas disclosed this

BKSS aid for school bus operators by July-end

KUCHING: The first batch of payment for the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang 3.0 (BKSS 3.0)’s one-off RM600 financial assistance to school bus and van operators will be done latest by the end of this month. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the ministry received 408 applications during the first

Fort Margherita reopens

KUCHING: The iconic Kuching landmark Fort Margherita has reopened its doors to the public effective today (July 13). The heritage building which was used for the Brooke Gallery was closed for about four months due to implementation of the movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of the Covid-19

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New cluster emerges

Two more cases, new cluster from engineering company KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new positive Covid-19 cases in Kuching today (July 12), bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 579. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said that the 578th case was a local 44-year-old

Pekema praises MyPuspakom

KUCHING: The Association of Malay Importers and Traders of Motor Vehicles Malaysia (Pekema) Sarawak has praised the computerised vehicle inspection centre (Puspakom) for its proactive measure to introduce an online appointment app to smoothen the pace of vehicle inspections. The app named ‘MyPuspakom’ is in line with the new norms

Minister leaves after a day’s visit

KUCHING: Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and his delegation returned to Kuala Lumpur yesterday. They went home after finishing their one-day working visit to Sarawak the day before. The delegation arrived at Kuching International Airport on Thursday evening. Also present to see them off was Sarawak Information director