Author: Nur Shazreena Ali

Work on Lundu bridges starts again

LUNDU: Work to replace the eight bailey bridges, namely across Sungai Rayi, Sungai Belian, Sungai Loba Stoh 1, Sungai Loba Stoh 2, Sungai Muih, Sungai Sampa, Sungai Kuali and Sungai Chuping here is currently underway, said Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He explained that

Youth collect trash from Santubong beach

KUCHING: Several young Sarawakians came together to clean up Santubong beach on Sunday morning (June 28). According to Abang Muhamad Zulfadhli Abang Ariffin who organised the Santubong Volunteer Programme, the activity took place from 7am until 10am along a 300-metre stretch at Kampung Santubong from the river mouth to the

All projects to resume soon

KUCHING: Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has assured Lundu residents that all major projects slated for implementation in his constituency would resume soon. Wan Junaidi who is also Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister said the projects were delayed due to the unprecedented movement control order (MCO) enforced

Decision on marriages today

KUCHING: The state government will decide whether to allow marriage ceremonies to resume  under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) after listening to the presentations on the standard operating procedures (SOPs) by the Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) and Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) today. “We will announce the decision tomorrow after

Community policing from July 15

KUCHING: Community policing will implemented across the state from July 15, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He explained that community policing was necessary in order to educate members of the public on their role to monitor premises in adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOP). “This

Case in Miri was imported

KUCHING: A Covid-19 positive case in Miri involving a passenger coming from overseas was not a local case, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. “For your information, she was found positive in Selangor after she returned from Tunisia recently,” said Uggah during the Covid-19 daily update yesterday.

Kuching records one new case

KUCHING: Sarawak’s latest Covid-19 case was detected through contact tracing and screening of close contacts of cases 563 and 565. The state recorded one new case here yesterday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 570. “Case 570 is a local working as a manager at a construction site

Single mothers can apply for RM300 aid

KUCHING: Single mothers can now apply for the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) one-off financial assistance of RM300, revealed Assistant Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Rosey Yunus. They need to register with the Department of Women Development (JPM), Social Welfare Department (JKM) and National Population and

Loneliness, dementia most common among elderlies

KOTA SAMARAHAN: It has been reported that most of the elderlies at Rumah Seri Kenangan (RSK) — a local old folks’ home — are suffering from loneliness and dementia. RSK Kuching principal Peter Gabong said 34 residents of RSK are showing signs of having mental health issues as of February

New building for old folks ready by year end

KUCHING: The long-awaited new building for Rumah Seri Kenangan (RSK) Kuching, an old folks’ home at Mile 12, Kuching-Serian Road, will be completed at the end of this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Minister Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah said the project, which was supposed to be completed