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Some people have callous attitude

KUCHING: From among the 211 positive Covid-19 cases reported in Bintulu Division on Wednesday (Sept 1), 24 were under the age of 18 years, the youngest being a two-year-old toddler.  “Do parents care about their children’s health or would they rather seek more immediate short-term conveniences by not caring about

Welfare of Demak Laut constituents continues to be priority

KUCHING: All citizens affected by the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to be given immediate attention and action to ensure that their welfare is safeguarded. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said that as an elected representative, it was a priority to help people undergoing quarantine at home due being

Food aid for longhouse residents under EMCO

BETONG: Deputy Chief Minister and Bukit Saban assemblyman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas today (Sept 1) contributed food aid to the residents of Rumah Lanyau Jembu, Linsum, Layar who are currently undergoing the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) said the aid was handed over

Samarahan DID urged to prepare for floods

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Rubiah Wang has called on the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) to make preparations to face any potential floods in Samarahan. According to a Facebook post by the Kota Samarahan Parliamentary Service Centre on Tuesday (Aug 31), the Kota Samarahan MP said this during an inspection visit and

Deputy health director in charge of Greater Kuching

KUCHING: State Health Department director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed has appointed his deputy (Public Health) Dr Rosemawati Ariffin to take charge of Greater Kuching with regard to the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases due to the Delta variant. The Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr

Benefits of proportional representation system

KUCHING: There are numerous potential benefits of implementing an electoral reform at the federal level turning the current first-past-the-post (FPTP) system into a proportional representation (PR) system, including paving the way for more progressive politics. “Such a system could in theory steer Malaysia towards a moderate, less ethnically biased, and

Difficult to get a third seats in Parliament

KUCHING: Prof Dr Johan Saravanamuttu is of the view that despite Sabah and Sarawak’s autonomy as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963, it would be difficult to push for either state to be allocated a third of the seats in Parliament. Nevertheless, the Adjunct Senior Fellow at S Rajaratnam School

Rundi hopes ministers will continue to fight for state rights

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom hopes that the federal ministers from Sarawak will continue to fight for the state’s eroded rights and fulfil the aspirations of all Sarawakians. He said this on Friday (Aug 27) when prompted for comments on the new

GPS MPs well-represented in key ministries

KUCHING: It is heartening to note that the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) MPs from Sarawak are well-represented in key ministries in the new Federal Cabinet line-up, said Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan. “Going by this representation and the nature of the portfolios, Sarawak interests seem favourable

Incorporate checks and balances in government policies

KUCHING: The new federal government should revise all policy-making processes to incorporate checks and balances through consultations with stakeholders in their fields of expertise and rely only on scientific data while taking into account public interests. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kota Sentosa branch chairman Wilfred Yap, in making the