KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) will be stepping up precautionary measures in light of the area being declared as a Covid-19 red zone yesterday, with 42 cases as of Tuesday. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the council would continue to implement the usual procedures but in an intensified
KUCHING: It is up to the small and medium enterprise (SME) tenants renting from private landlords to negotiate discounts, said the Sarawak Chamber of Bumiputera Entrepreneurs (DUBS). Its president Datuk Abang Helmi Ikhwan said that under the recently announced RM10 billion Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (supplementary), rental subsidy for
SRI AMAN: The distribution of food aid through the Simanggang community service centre started in the interior of the division on Saturday. The first stop at Ulu Paku Community Hall involved 137 households from ten longhouses while the second stop was SK Batu Lintang Multipurpose Hall, Undop, Sri Aman, involving
KUCHING: With the current movement control order (MCO) heading for the one-month mark and potentially lasting even longer if an extension past April 14 is mandated, Malaysians have to get creative in keeping themselves occupied while staying home. Marketing strategist Seán Matjeraie, 27, is making full use of the MCO
KUCHING: Perodua is joining the ongoing war against Covid-19 by contributing RM2 million to the National Disaster Management Agency’s (Nadma) Covid-19 fund. In addition to the cash contribution, Perodua has also donated 150 mattresses, 200 pillows, 105 boxes of mineral water, 15 industrial fans, and 300 pairs of rubber boots
KUCHING: The Federation of Chinese Associations in Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions yesterday handed over protective medical apparel worth RM25,000 to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here. The donation included 300 pairs of protective plastic shoes, 100 N95 surgical masks, and other protective medical apparel to be used by frontline
KUCHING: Sarawak’s rural communities are assured of Sarawak Energy’s commitment to providing reliable power supply during the movement control order (MCO). “While our urban customers are well served as they are grid-connected to our major power plants and can access quick response by technical teams, we are also ensuring that
KUCHING: The Old Marians Association (OMA) has come up with a community-driven donation drive to support local makers in providing protective gear for medical frontliners. “This donation drive is to assist the local makers in developing ideas, designing, prototyping, purchasing, and even producing the items that are needed such as
KUCHING: Info on Wheels (IOW) by the Information Department (Japen) has been carried out continuously at district-level all over Sarawak in an effort to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. This ongoing effort is important and in line with the current situation following the extension of the movement control
KUCHING: Lawmakers have been urged to distribute relief goods and provide aid sincerely and without ulterior motives, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah also urged politicians and political parties not to use this trying time to campaign or advertise themselves during the distribution of Covid-19 relief
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