KUCHING: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has appealed to the state government to include micro enterprises for the special one-time financial assistance of RM10,000. SUPP secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew said that this group (micro enterprises) has been greatly impacted by the pandemic, which has resulted in a huge
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,413 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Oct 7), a slight drop from the day’s before of 1,503. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 1,387 cases (98.16 percent) were Category 1 and 2 while 26 cases (1.84 percent) were Category 3, 4 and 5. Kuching accounted for
KUCHING: Many Form six students here welcomed the Education Ministry’s decision to progressively reopen schools beginning yesterday (October 4). According to Marlene Ram, a 19-year-old student, the reopening of schools is beneficial since it makes it easier for Upper 6 students to complete their assignments. “Our exam is in a
KUCHING: Kuching City South Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng was at Klinik Kesihatan Jalan Masjid here after receiving word that its medication storage caught fire on Sunday (Oct 3). “I would like to thank Padungan Bomba (Fire and Rescue Department) for their quick response in preventing the fire
KUCHING: The Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) has received an allocation of RM5 million from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac) for infrastructure repairs and upgrades. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the allocation was part of the RM20 million that had been
KUCHING: Sarawak is hoping to fully lift its interstate travel ban and launch its own travel bubble initiative in the near future, said Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. The Federal Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture minister said that the federal government aimed to open interstate travel by the time 90
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 12 new Covid-19 deaths on Sunday (Oct 3). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that seven of the dead were female patients and the other five were male patients. “There were three brought-in-dead (BID) cases comprising females from Kapit, Kuching and Bintulu. “Miri accounted for two
KUCHING: The inaugural Sarawak Preschool International Convention 2021, which had a target attendance of 950 people, received an overwhelming response with over 1,000 people signing up. The convention, which runs from Oct 1 to 3, was officially launched by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg virtually via Zoom
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes participants can exchange ideas and learn from each other the best practices in facing new challenges in early childhood care and education (ECCE) from the three-day Sarawak Preschool International Convention 2021 which ends today. “As Covid-19 evolves from pandemic to endemic, we need to
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) urges everyone to be calm and supportive of the school reopening process so that students and teachers can safely return to school. Its president Adam Prakash Abdullah stated that everyone must work together to ensure that schools will reopen smoothly. “We (STU) believe that the
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