KUCHING: Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) has urged its members and the Dayak community to adhere to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)’s standard operating procedure (SOP) for this year’s Gawai celebration in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its president Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom said SDNU is in sync
KUCHING: A total of 193 orphans and children from less fortunate families of Orphans Welfare Organisation of Malaysia (Peryatim) Sarawak received ‘duit raya’ and cakes from the Head of State’s wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib. The recipients comprised 59 children from Peryatim Miri, 62 from Peryatim Sibu
KUCHING: The riverfront beautification project stretching from Kampung Boyan to Fort Margherita has resumed following two months or so of lockdown in the city. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the project included a cascading fountain, traditional English tea house, a walkway with railing (from
TATAU: Cheques amounting to RM618,775 for Minor Rural Project (MRP) 2020 in N60 Kakus constituency had been disbursed to 45 associations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and Village Development and Security Committees (JKKKs) of longhouses on Thursday. Native Laws and Customs Assistant Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai urged the recipients to use
KUCHING: Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) supports the appointment of a senator from the persons with disabilities (OKU) to take care of the groups’ wellbeing. Its secretary-general Annuar Putit said Perais had called upon the new Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin when
KUCHING: A total of 751 premises have been sanitised statewide since March 30. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hing said disinfection work was carried out at 306 government buildings, 123 places of worship, 83 assembly points, on 76 public transportation (vehicles), 62 public markets,
KUCHING: Padawan police arrested a 34-year-old foreign man for allegedly selling online gambling top-ups at an unnamed shop next to a laundrette at Mile 12, Jalan Kuching-Serian around 3.30pm last Wednesday. Padawan district police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan, said the man from Singkawang in Indonesia admitted that he sold credit
KUCHING: Sarawak’s success in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic will depend largely on her citizens, says Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Tourism, Arts and Culture minister reiterated that everyone had a responsibility to care for their fellowmen. “After two months under lockdown, all Malaysians would already be aware
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) involvement in the formalisation of Perikatan Nasional (PN) is meant to ensure political stability in Malaysia. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said PN was a loose coalition or alliance of political parties set up with a common goal of working
KUCHING: It’s a good start for Sarawak and Sabah in seeking the return of their respective rights as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) following the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Perikatan Nasional (PN) last Sunday. Political analyst Datuk Peter Minos said that it was thoughtful and good of
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