Author: Tania Lam

Isolation waiver for foreigners if…

KUCHING: Foreigners who have been in Malaysia for at least 30 consecutive days can now enter Sarawak without quarantine requirements.  In announcing this on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said they would have to apply for permission from Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) via http://sdmc.sarawak.gov.my. He

Vital new methods

KUCHING: New methods such as digital economy and technology have to be applied in the agricultural sector to ensure sufficient food supply in the future. Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais pointed out that as the world population increased, there

Also considered for help

KUCHING: Those in the informal sector are also considered in the state government’s assistance schemes such as the micro-credit scheme as long as they are cooperative members in their villages, said Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais. He said that

Fed, state govts to rescue SMEs

KUCHING: The federal and state governments have been helping to alleviate the burden of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and movement control order (MCO). This was pointed out by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan during a Sarawak SME Dialogue titled ‘Covid-19:

Comply with the SOPs: Rep

KUCHING: Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni has reminded Village Development and Security Committees (JKKK) to ensure that programmes and activities conducted comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the government. He said that during the recovery movement control order (RMCO), the SOPs should be complied with

Second consecutive day without new case

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday for the second consecutive day, with the total number of positive cases in the state thus far remaining at 571. In a statement yesterday, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that one new case had recovered and been discharged from

Harden leads survey on longhouse roads

SIMANGGANG: Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing and Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis together with Public Works Department (JKR) Sri Aman Division new engineer Christhoper George on Saturday (June 27) surveyed the access road to longhouses and the bridge conditions in the interior of Ulu Paku. This survey was to

Tourism industry loses RM45 billion

KUCHING: The country’s tourism and cultural industries suffered losses amounting to some RM45 billion from January to June this year. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the losses were due largely to the restrictions imposed under the movement control order implemented during the Covid-19 global pandemic.

Walikota thanks govt for road upgrade

KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos expressed his gratitude towards the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) governments for projects to alleviate traffic congestion in Samarahan. He thanked Senior Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof for his personal intervention in the upgrading works for

Third consecutive day of zero cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday for the third consecutive day, with the total number of positive cases in the state thus far remaining at 570. In a statement, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that no new cases had recovered and been discharged from hospitals