Author: Tania Lam

Inter-zone travel needs approval letter

KUCHING:The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided that for departments and agencies under the essential services category, employees are required to bring a letter of approval from their respective heads of department when commuting between Zone 1 and Zone 2. In addition, they have decided that all movements from

Sarawak Volunteers offers help

MATRIC REGISTRATION KUCHING:  Sarawak students that are scheduled to register for their enrolment at matriculation centres located in Malaya and Labuan can breathe sigh of relief as the Sarawak Volunteers (SV) and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will provide transportation and logistic support to ensure that all Sarawakian students will

Sarawak included in ‘zero potholes’ target

KUCHING: The “zero potholes” target only began for Sabah and Sarawak last month. Previously this target only applied to areas in West Malaysia, said Deputy Works Minister Datuk Eddin Syazlee Shith. “After the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government took over from the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government, then the target was set

Come forward for screening: Dr Sim

KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has appealed to Satok Market hawkers to take the initiative and come forward for Covid-19 screening. In a Facebook post yesterday, he said that Satok Market will be undergoing an active case detection of all its hawkers. “We

Reopening put off to Aug 17

KUCHING:The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to postpone the reopening of primary and secondary schools in Kuching, Padawan and Samarahan from Aug 3 to Aug 17. In a statement yesterday, SDMC said the postponement would be extended to 25 more schools in Padawan and 24 more schools in

Postpone reopening of schools in Kuching: MP

KUCHING: The Ministry of Education (MoE) and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) should look into postponing the reopening of schools in Kuching for another two weeks in view of the increasing Covid-19 cases and discovery of a new cluster in Kuching, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He pointed

Residents live ‘under siege’

KUCHING: Residents in Samarahan have expressed fear and concern over Covid-19, with the area in a somewhat precarious position with several clusters surrounding it. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos explained that Kota Samarahan was in a difficult position – not too far away in the east

Spike in Covid-19 unnerving

KUCHING: The increase in new positive Covid-19 cases in Sarawak is disconcerting, with Kuching declared a red zone and Lundu turning from green to yellow. As such, the community must comply strictly with the standard operating procedure (SOP) to curb the spread of the virus. Coastal Kuching, Samarahan, and Lundu

Two new cases, one recovery

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new positive Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the state thus far to 677. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement said, one of the cases was from Kuching while the other from Serian. It said Case 676, a

Unimas community reminded to uphold patriotism

SAMARAHAN: In line with the launch of the National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang 2020 campaign by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in Putrajaya, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) has joined government agencies and other institutions of higher learning in celebrating the programme. The launch and Fly the Jalur