KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 478 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Nov 1) — a significant drop from the 616 cases recorded the previous day. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 241,524. Out of the total cases, 146 are in Categories 1
SPAOH: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will face three major challenges in the upcoming state election, opined Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. The Assistant Minister for Law State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring said firstly, GPS, a coalition of local political parties, will be contesting for the first time using its
KUCHING: The passing of Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has, undoubtedly, saddened all parties, regardless of their political stance. Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president and Masing’s former colleague Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh said Masing’s untimely departure was definitely a great loss to Sarawak.
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Health Department (JKNS) has released the dates for its flying doctor service (FDS) in Sri Aman, Sarikei, Sibu, Kapit, Miri, and Limbang divisions. The visits are scheduled to be from Nov 4 to 15, weather permitting. Communities living in these areas are urged to wait at
KUCHING: A total of 780 additional Variants of Concern (VOC) had been detected from 782 Covid-19 positive cases sequenced as of October 8 in the state. According to the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), all the VOCs were of the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant. IHCM
KUCHING: Several members of the public here have voiced mixed feelings about the suggestion to establish Kuching as the nation’s second capital. On Wednesday (Oct 20), Sarawak Perikatan Nasional chairman Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian suggested that Kuching be made Malaysia’s second capital, given that Borneo would feature prominently in
KUCHING: The Election Commission (EC) should set up a dedicated voting station for vulnerable groups such as the elderly during the polls, a political analyst has suggested. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Professor Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman said this initiative needed to be taken to avoid any undesirable circumstances. “My concern
KUCHING: Political veteran Datuk Peter Minos predicts that should the state election be held soon, voter turnout will be low as compared to the previous one in 2016. He said this is due to voters’ hesitation to come out and vote for fear of contracting or spreading Covid-19. However, he
KUCHING: The National Unity Ministry (KPN) will consider the establishment of more preschools (tabika perpaduan) if there are demands. National Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique stated this was in line with the ministry’s goal of fostering unity among children of various races in accordance with the unity concept. “We
KUCHING: The residents of Kampung Semeba are among those who received food assistance as part of the National Unity Ministry’s (KPN) Rukun Tetangga (RT Cares) initiatives. In revealing this, National Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique explained, “The RT Cares programme is an initiative under the ministry to ensure the
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