KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) welcomes Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s assurance that the federal government, through the Special Council on Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), has promised to pay close attention to the interests of Sabah and Sarawak. “We hope it will be a reality that our rights
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar is optimistic that more can be achieved under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s leadership with regard to looking into the rights of Sabah and Sarawak as contained in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). These rights have been eroded over the
KUCHING: The Graduates Enhancement Training Sarawak (GETS) 4.0 programme continues to receive strong interest and demand from public and private agencies, said Sarawak State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion. He revealed that over a period of three years, more than 5,000 applications were received from graduates of Science, Technology, Engineering,
KUCHING: Azran Osman-Rani, founder of Naluri, a digital therapeutics application for mental health and chronic disease management, has shared on building resilience through the ‘THINK’ framework developed by his team. He explained that ‘THINK’ stood for ‘take control’, ‘hopeful outlook’, ‘informed actions’, ‘nurture yourself and nurture your network’, and ‘know
KUCHING: Graduates Enhancement Training Sarawak (GETS) Excellence Awards were presented to five recipients during the GETS 4.0 programme launch held virtually on Wednesday (Sept 15). The five interns were selected for their exceptional performance in work, assignments, and contributions during the period of their internship. The first recipient was Afiqah
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 4,709 new positive Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept 15), bringing the state’s tally to 167,012 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) explained that the high number of cases was due to a cumulative backlog of tests from Sept 10 to 14. It said 4,702 of the
KUCHING: Three new Covid-19 clusters were declared in Sarawak on Wednesday (Sept 15) and all were categorised as community clusters. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that one was the Sebobok cluster detected in Bau while the other two clusters located in Pakan were dubbed the Sungai Ipoh cluster
KUCHING: Dining at eateries is discouraged at this present time due to the risk of spreading or contracting Covid-19 especially through aerosols. Dr Ooi Mong How, senior consultant paediatrician at Sarawak General Hospital, stressed that it was important to realise that even if a person was breathing at a normal
KUCHING: Even with ventilation improvements to curb Covid-19 transmissions through aerosols, other measures, including physical distancing, surface decontamination, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), will still need to be practised in order to curb transmissions through droplets. Comparing droplet and aerosol modes of Covid-19 transmission, Prof Dr Anselm
KUCHING: Owners/operators of non-residential buildings and spaces are required to implement the standard operating procedures (SOPs) pertaining to improvement of ventilation to reduce the spread of Covid-19 through aerosols. Billy Sujang, state chief environmental health officer from the Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH), said this SOPs had been
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