KUCHING: As a journalist, there is no doubt that covering the deadly Covid-19 pandemic is a terrifying and harrowing task. Journalists need to relay the constantly changing information from the government to the public without delay. Reporting on the outbreak has caused anxiety among many journalists as they — like
KUCHING: Homeless people will be placed at designated integrated one-stop centres during the Covid-19 pandemic. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this measure was taken to ensure that the virus infection curve could be flattened during the movement control order (MCO). She
KUCHING: Expanding the state’s economic stimulus package, Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid package, would be more extraordinary by outlining specific measures of the long-term effect for the post-movement restriction order. Lauding the package as smart economics, fellow of Akademi Sains Malaysia Assoc Prof Dr Madeline Berma explained that the implementation of
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has given his assurance that the Covid-19 test kits are sufficient for Sarawak. Abang Johari has determined that both the test kits and food supplies in Limbang are adequate to be catered across the state. “Food supply is enough for people’s
KUCHING: There are four clusters in Sarawak that caused the rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus, says Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said all four clusters were suspected of being imported from outside into Sarawak. A cluster is from Sri Petaling (religious gathering),
KUCHING: The roads and parking lots in Satok near here were unusually empty yesterday. Normally, traffic would be congested from the Satok Bridge towards Jalan Satok in the morning with everyone rushing to work and so forth. Day One of the movement control order was gloomy, wet and quiet when
KUCHING: All mosques and surau in Sarawak will still broadcast the azan (Islamic prayers) five times a day, says Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. “The azan will still be broadcast five times a day,” he said during the press conference on Covid-19
KUCHING: Eight mosques throughout the state have been instructed to close effective yesterday due the Covid-19 pandemic. Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the closure was ordered by the State Health Department and Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) to allow sanitisation works at
KUCHING: Friday congregational prayers across the state will be replaced with Zuhur prayers at home, said Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) in a statement issued yesterday. “All religious activities including Friday prayers and congregational prayers at mosques and surau as well as premises that allow for prayers in the state are
KUCHING: Magnum will refund its customers who had purchased advanced draw tickets on March 18 to 31 following the movement control order by the government on Monday. “All tickets bought for Draw ID: 325/20 (18 March), 326/20 (21 March), 327/20 (22 March), 328/20 (25 March), 329/20 (28 March) and 330/20
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