Author: Tania Lam

No new positive Covid-19 cases on Tuesday

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (July 14), with the total number of positive cases in the state thus far remaining at 580. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that two new cases had recovered and been discharged from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH)

Stop spreading fake news or else: Uggah

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has warned that authorities will not hesitate to take action against those who spread fake news. “I appeal to the community to stop such irresponsible actions of spreading fake news. Yesterday (Monday), we saw one being viralled which said that a

Two new cases, one death

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 cases in Kuching on Saturday, with one dead.  The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the 576th case was a local 72-year-old man who had diabetes and hypertension. “He had received early treatment at the Borneo Medical Centre (BMC) Kuching on

Comply with govt criteria

Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) has advised all unlicensed hawkers, petty traders, and food stall operators to comply with all the requirements and criteria laid down by government to qualify for the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) aid. SUPP PCB chief

For creative industry recovery

KUCHING: The National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) is implementing a six-month short-term plan encompassing various initiatives to ensure that the creative industry recover from the movement control order imposed to contain the global Covid-19 pandemic. Finas chairman Zakaria Abdul Hamid said the corporation had acquired approval for a standard

Face Shop’s nationwide search for star kicks off

KUCHING: The Face Shop, a leading Korean beauty brand, kicked off the #EcoBeautySquadMY campaign on July 6 – a nationwide search for a new local star right here in Malaysia. The competition aims to find a young personality who embodies the brand’s ethos of real, natural beauty. Calling for applicants

Accolade for BESarawak

Latest marketing campaign earns recognition KUCHING: Business Events Sarawak’s (BESarawak) Tribal Gathering 2020 became the first hybrid event for the industry in Sarawak following the Malaysian government’s announcement on restarting business activities in the country. The hybrid event welcomed less than 250 industry partners from Kuching in person and the

BCCK holds virtual-hybrid audit

KUCHING: Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) recently conducted a virtual-hybrid audit for the first time ever with its appointed external certification body, with over half of the audit being performed remotely. The audit was for BCCK’s certification with the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) in food safety management systems (ISO

Five individuals still undergoing treatment

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, with the total number of positive cases in the state thus far remaining at 573. In a statement, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that no new cases had recovered and been discharged from hospitals yesterday.  “Thus, the total number

More AirAsia flights between Kuching and Sibu

KUCHING: AirAsia Berhad will be increasing its flight frequency for the Kuching-Sibu-Kuching route from the existing seven flights weekly to 21 flights weekly, or from one flight daily to three flights daily. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin revealed that the new flight frequency of 21 flights weekly would take