KUCHING: The 2022 State Budget will minimise the long term or permanent adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sarawakians and Sarawak respectively, said Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie. “I am of the view that it is a well-thought-out budget. It is people-centric and focuses on the wellbeing and livelihood
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Magistrate’s Court here today (Sept 23) issued a warrant of arrest against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown for failing to be in court to face a charge with defaming the Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah. Magistrate Nordiana Abd Aziz issued the warrant following an application by the
KUCHING: The state will roll out booster vaccine shots soon, revealed Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said the formal announcement of the policy under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP) would be made in the near future. Dr Sim said the matter
KUCHING: Fifty-six Kuching South City Council (MBKS) social distancing ambassadors (SDAs) received their letters of appointment from MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng in a virtual ceremony on Friday (Sept 17). The MBKS SDA programme is carried out on a voluntary basis, consisting of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Kuching, JCI
KUCHING: Many have breathed a sigh of relief following the Ministry of Health’s announcement that the Covid-19 virus is now classified as endemic, says Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He pointed out that even after two years of battling the virus, the population had always been concerned about its transmission.
What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. — Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman statesman Malaysia will be celebrating its 64th National Day on Aug 31, two days from now. The official National Day commemorates the Malayan independence on August 31, 1957 to mark the day the peninsula was
KUCHING: The relaxation announced by the state government for vaccinated individuals is discriminatory to those who are not vaccinated, said Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan. “I see this is a discrimination under the law and against human rights if the Sarawak government only allows individuals who are
KUCHING: The national month celebration was enlivened by staff members of the Information Department of Malaysia (JaPen) Sarawak led by its director Swady Guliling at JaPen’s office compound on Thursday. Following the celebration, Swady said that JaPen Sarawak has planned over 500 Info on Wheels (IoW) programmes throughout Sarawak with
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) hopes that the formation of a new federal government will end all political quarrels so complete focus can be given to the wellbeing of the country and the people. SUPP secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting said these few days were critical for the future of
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