Author: Tania Lam

Church conference cluster ends

KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the end of the Covid-19 church conference cluster in Kuching, one of the earliest clusters detected at the beginning of the outbreak in Malaysia. In a statement yesterday, Health director-general, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah congratulated the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)

No new cases for second consecutive day

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day on Tuesday (June 23), with the total number of positive cases in the state thus far remaining at 569. In a statement on Tuesday, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said no new cases had recovered and

Shameless publicity stunt

KUCHING: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Stakan branch has slammed Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak for its inconsistent views on the operation time at the Urban Transformation Centres (UTC). Branch chairman Sim Kiang Chiok, in a statement on Saturday, expressed disgust over the ‘shameless’ actions of DAP Sarawak in its

30 more houses to be repair under MRP: Lo

KUCHING: From now till the middle of next year, Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang is targeting another 30 houses within his constituency to be repaired under Minor Rural Project — Program Penambahbaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak (MRP-PPRMS). “We have completed the repair of 70 houses from 2017 until now.

Nancy surveys areas with tourism potential

KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, who is also Batang Sadong MP, surveyed the development of Rural Transformation Projects (RTPs) around Gedong, Simunjan, and Sadong Jaya yesterday. This was her first visit since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order

Harden gives out MRP cheques

KUCHING: Minor rural project (MRP) cheques were presented to various organisations and associations by Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing Datuk Francis Harden Hollis on Thursday. At the Simanggang Community Service Centre, MRP cheques were presented to 27 organisations, involving a total sum of RM170,000. At the same time, Harden, who

Quarantine baby boom?

KUCHING: While it is quite common to postulate a plausible baby boom whenever there are conditions, pandemics, or disasters that lead to restricted movement, it would take about nine months to see if the Covid-19 movement restrictions had truly caused an increase in birth rate compared to previous years. Dr

Elderly man’s plight gets attention

KUCHING: Hope Place has come to the aid of an elderly man by contributing a new bed, mattress and kitchen cabinet, courtesy of several kind-hearted donors. Thiam Kian Look is a 59-year-old man who lives alone at 21st Mile in Beratok. He has difficulty walking and Hope Place started helping

Partial solar eclipse on Sunday

KUCHING: The Sultan Iskandar Planetarium (PSI), Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research Sarawak will be holding a public viewing event for the partial solar eclipse on Sunday (June 21) at the PSI foyer here. The event will begin at 3pm and open to the public. “A partial solar eclipse

Jamilah on working visits in Lundu

LUNDU: Sarawak Rural Transformation Project (RTP) and Program Penambahbaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak (PPRMS) continue to be implemented by Tanjung Datu assemblywoman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu. In a working visit to a new Sk Siar carpark at Kampung Bajo here yesterday, she was satisfied with the work carried out by