Not the right time to implement RM1,500 minimum wage
KUCHING: The business community in general is supportive of the review of the minimum wage to increase to RM1,500, but feel that it is not the right time to implement it yet. Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Datuk Jonathan Chai said that, “Just not now.” “Practical issues like the timing and margin of revision should […]
Private healthcare insurance should cover COVID-19
KUCHING: Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia has urged all healthcare insurance stakeholders with the help of the Life Insurance Association of Malaysia LIAM and General Insurance Association of Malaysia PIAM to reconsider the restrictive claim benefits for their clients with COVID-19. Its president Datuk Kuljit Singh said the current daily numbers of COVID-19 are below […]
Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON: Former US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweeted, according to Xinhua. He also wrote that he and his wife, Michelle, “are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested […]
Surge in COVID-19 cases in Sarawak due to people’s movement, social activities
KUCHING: The people’s movements and social activities that involve the removal of masks are among the reasons contributed to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Sarawak. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences public health expert Associate Professor Dr Helmy Hazmi said social activities that involve the removal of masks for […]
1,248 COVID-19 cases in Sarawak today
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a total of 1,248 new Covid-19 cases today, an increase of 806 cases compared to Monday’s 442. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 261,060. In its daily update, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said four patients were Category 5 (requiring ventilator support) while two, Category 4 […]
No COVID-19 casual contacts on the MySejahtera
KUALA LUMPUR: Casual contacts of COVID-19 will not see any change in their status on the MySejahtera, but they will be notified via the application, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. In a post on his Twitter page today, he said that those who are traced in contact with COVID-19 positive cases would only receive a […]
28,825 Covid-19 cases on Feb 19
KUCHING: Malaysia reported 28,825 Covid-19 cases yesterday (Feb 19), the highest cases in a single day since the pandemic hit the country in 2020. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 95 cases were in Categories 3, 4 or 5. Of the 95 cases that were under Categories 3, 4 and 5, more […]
27,808 Covid-19 cases on Feb 18
KUCHING: Malaysia reported 27,808 Covid-19 cases yesterday (Feb 18), where 103 of the new cases were in Categories 3, 4 or 5. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the country also reported 36 deaths and 16 clusters yesterday. Apart from that, he said, the number of Omicron cases in Malaysia has increased […]
Gov’t never forced children to be vaccinated – PM
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The government had never forced parents to register their children to be vaccinated through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids). Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the perception that the government was forcing children to be inoculated via PICKids was untrue as parents have always been given a choice […]
1,349 new Covid cases, two deaths nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,349 Covid-19 new cases and two deaths from the viral infection were recorded today, said Health director Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said from the number of new cases, 1,342 were local transmissions while seven were imported cases. “Sarawak recorded the highest number of new cases with 419, […]
