KUCHING: Kapit Division was flooded a couple of times this year, which was a big improvement according to Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing. He said if not for Bakun and Murum dams holding the water in the Rajang River watershed, Sibu, Kapit and Belaga would have been
KUCHING: More people are now exposed to online sales and purchases. All this happened because of the movement control order (MCO) imposed since March 18. Those who never engaged in online purchases prior to the MCO, have been doing so now, thus profiting those in the business, who are reportedly
KUCHING: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should not be allowed to become Malaysia’s prime minister for a third time, said political observer Datuk Peter Minos. Minos said Dr Mahathir’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Muhyiddin Yassin in parliament on May 18 will not see the light of day. He
KUCHING: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad may well be Malaysia’s prime minister for a third time. Such is the prediction of political analyst associate professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi from the Department of Socio-culture, Academy of Malay Studies, Universiti Malaya. He said if Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) returns to
KUCHING: Use of legal or political powers on states to enforce the conditional movement control order (CMCO) is deemed unnecessary. There are talks that the federal government may use its legal or constitutional powers on states that refuse to comply with CMCO, wholly or partly. Chairman of Kota Samarahan Municipal
SIBURAN: The people of Kampung Batu Gong Baru and Kampung Batu Gong Lama here have set up their own Covid-19 disaster committees and control the movements of people in and out of their villages. Residents of both villages have also been putting up roadblocks in their villages since April 7
KUCHING:- Gifted Children Association of Sarawak (Perais) yesterday called on the federal government to either tighten the movement control order (CMO) like in phase one or enforce a total lockdown of 14 days to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the association’s secretary-general Annuar Putit, the flexibility provided by the
KUCHING: The state government did the right thing by not following the federal government’s move to reopen the economy hence relaxing the movement control order (MCO) effective today. “It is a good and wise decision by the Sarawak government. “Why open up on May 4 and not wait for a
BAU: While many complained of poor business during the movement control order (MCO), it was the opposite for hawkers operating at the Pasar Tamu here. The hawkers who were interviewed by New Sarawak Tribune yesterday said their sales shot up compared to before the MCO. Besides vegetables and jungle produce,
KUCHING: Online teaching and learning, a method recommended for use throughout the movement control order (MCO) is easy to implement in some places. For students and teachers living in towns and cities with fast Internet access, this is a viable process, but not for teachers and students in rural and
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