KUCHING: Sarawak has approved an allocation of RM10.14 million this year for efforts to eliminate rabies in the state. This comes under the Plan of Action for Rabies Control and Eradication Programme 2020. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said rabies vaccinations for dogs were provided free of
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four new locally-transmitted positive Covid-19 cases today, all of which were detected in Kuching and relating to the Bah Arnab Cluster. In a statement today, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this brought the cumulative tally of cases in the state thus far to 763. “All
KUCHING: The 4th Annual Mad Hatters Party to be held by Society Atelier Sarawak next Saturday (Oct 24) is expected to be a vibrant event celebrating Sarawak’s diverse culture and rich heritage of hats. Society Atelier Sarawak (SAS) president Edric Ong said that the various indigenous peoples of Sarawak each
KUCHING: Works to resurface the road at Jalan Tun Razak-Jalan Foochow 1 intersection here are expected to be completed by the end of this month. “We hope that by the end of this month, the road works will be done and motorists will have a smooth road to travel on,”
KUCHING: The National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) has agreed to accept TVS as a strategic partner and will fund its published works through the Creative Industry Immediate Economic Action Plan (Pelaksana) initiative. In a statement on Thursday, Finas said this was one of the key decisions made during a
KUCHING: Tourism players should be more gung-ho, innovative and willing to make full use of available opportunities in order to boost the industry. Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) chief executive officer Sharzede Salleh Askor opined that some players in the private sector were not proactive enough. “They tend to depend on
KUCHING: As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sarawak has experienced a drastic 68 percent drop in tourism receipts in the period from January to September this year compared to the same period last year. Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) chief executive officer Sharzede Salleh Askor disclosed that the value of
KUCHING: While there are undoubtedly more doctors these days, public expectation of quality of service has also increased, said Dr Bernard Ting, medical lecturer at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). He said that limiting the number of local medical graduates would not necessarily reduce the number
KUCHING: The border security road network along the Sarawak-Kalimantan border should be funded by the federal government as it is not just a Sarawak border but a Malaysian border, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. He said the project, estimated to cost RM24 billion,
ANWAR AS PM KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political gimmicks are not needed at this critical time when the nation is combating the Covid-19 pandemic, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. “A person of that standing and experience in
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