KUCHING: Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) has urged the federal government to give priority for the teachers to receive vaccines under the recently announced government’s People and Economic Strategic Empowerment Programme (Pemerkasa). KGBS president Ahmad Malie noted that one of the initiatives laid out in Pemerkasa is to increase the
KUCHING: School term holidays are important and relevant for the students to relax their minds from the pressure of learning. Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie said if learning is continued without a holiday, this may weaken the students’ spirit and interest in education. He was responding to
KUCHING: Ronnie Teo from Borneo Post was elected as the new chairman of the Kuching Division Journalist Association (KDJA) at its annual general meeting (AGM) in a local hotel here today (March 20). Ronnie was elected unopposed for the term 2021-2023, replacing the outgoing chairwoman Jacqueline David. The deputy chairman
KUCHING: The media in Sarawak will wait for the federal government’s response on the request for the former to be included as the frontliners to receive the Covid-19 vaccines. Federation of Sarawak Journalists Association (FSJA) chairwoman Jacqueline David said the media were initially recognised as the frontliners in Sarawak and
KUCHING: Pan Borneo Highway Project has achieved 60 percent overall progress in Sarawak, said Senior Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He noted that the project was behind schedule following the implementation of movement control order (MCO) and Covid-19 pandemic. “I foresee there will be at least about one
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) maybe looking into accommodating Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) in the coming state and general elections. Senior Minister of Works and Petra Jaya Member of Parliament (MP), Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the GPS would stand as it is and would have candidates contesting in
KUCHING: The federal government is considering on introducing travel bubble passport to encourage Malaysians to take vaccines, said Senior Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. “That is one of the discussions that the federal Cabinet is having as an incentive to encourage people to go for vaccination. “Once you
KUCHING: The federal government is working on a mechanism to ensure that all foreign workers including the illegal ones would be vaccinated, said Senior Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. “When we said everyone will be vaccinated, we are also referring to foreigners either they are registered lawfully or
MIRI: A total of 111,591 out of the population of 258,900 aged 18 and above in this division have registered for vaccination as of Wednesday. Of these, 66,904 registered through MySejahtera while the remaining 44,687 registered using manual forms. With a registration record of 42.10 percent of the total population
KUCHING: The teachers who have comorbidities are eligible to receive vaccines for the first phase of National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. (The medical definition of comorbidities is when a person has more than one underlying health-related conditions present in them at once.) Senior Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusuf said
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