Author: Tania Lam

MP visits SMK Tabuan Jaya

KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii visited SMK Tabuan Jaya today (Apr 27) to better understand the needs of the students there who are currently under quarantine due to the detection of positive Covid-19 cases among them. “While they are provided with basic food necessities, as a form of

No loitering after 8pm effective today

BINTULU: Effective today (April 27) till May 10 in Bintulu, individuals are not allowed to be in public places after 8pm. Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) chairman Jack Aman Luat said this was in line with the new standard operating procedure (SOP) which was updated on Monday (April 26).

Movement in and out of Bintulu Division not permitted

BINTULU: The Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has decided that movement into and out of Bintulu Division is not permitted except for essential services only. Its chairman Jack Aman Luat said this decision was made after taking into account that Bintulu was still a red zone and also to

Positive individuals surrendered themselves in Bintulu

BINTULU: The 100 positive Covid-19 individuals in Bintulu who could not be traced before have surrendered themselves. Bintulu Division Health Officer Dr Melvin Chung said all of them surrendered themselves to the Bintulu Division Health Office on Monday (Apr 26). “The patients have personally contacted the Bintulu Health Office to

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Patients advised to seek treatment early

KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has advised Covid-19 patients to seek treatment early. He noted with concern that two of the six deaths reported on Monday (Apr 26) were brought in dead (BID), having not sought treatment early. “No matter how mild your

Raya hampers a way of promoting local products

KUCHING: Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak (Centexs) Commercial is committed to promoting Sarawakian products through various means, including in the form of hampers for the coming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. Its general manager Mohamad Shahren Mohamad Yusri said the products included in these hampers could be found in all corners

Rundi all for changes to act

KUCHING: Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom agrees that the Interpretation Act 2005 should be amended. This amendment is to allow children, whose either parent is native, to opt to be given native status or otherwise. He said this was in view of the large number of mixed

Icom Cluster brings to 54 active clusters statewide

KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has declared a new cluster in Kuching, called the Icom Cluster. “The index case of this cluster is Case 23,951, a local man, aged 20 who was detected through symptomatic individual screening at a private hospital in Kuching on April 18,” the Sarawak Disaster Management

One death, 474 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 474 new positive Covid-19 cases today, bringing the state’s tally thus far to 26,032. Bintulu district accounted for 103 of the cases, Sibu (84); Miri (46); Kuching and Song with 35 cases each; Kapit (34); Mukah (27); Serian (24); Saratok (13); 11 cases each in Pakan and

EMCO at Sri Aman prison, staff quarters ends

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has ended the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) enforced at Sri Aman prison and staff quarters as scheduled today. In a statement today, it said this was in view of results from the second screening had not returned any new positive cases. “Besides