Face shields for staff of Kuching Court

KUCHING: The frontline staff of Kuching Court has received 50 units of 3D printed face shields from Pustaka Negeri Sarawak and MiLUS Miniatures. The court assistant registrar Mosidi Husseini received the donation at the court complex yesterday. Pustaka Negeri Sarawak in a statement said the initiative taken was to provide the protective gear to the […]

Samling donates 49,000 masks to NGOs

MIRI: Samling Group of Companies yesterday donated 49,000 pieces of face masks to 14 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) here to help keep them safe from the Covid-19 virus. The simple handing over ceremony was held at Wisma Samling, Jalan Brighton here. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster […]

Samling donates 41,000 masks in Miri

MIRI: A total of 41,000 face masks were donated by Samling Group of companies to frontliners here yesterday. The company handed over the items to Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is minister-in-charge of Miri Disaster Management committee at a simple ceremony held at Wisma Samling here yesterday. On hand to witness the […]

Petronas staff donates RM6.4 million

KUCHING: Petronas staff have come together to donate RM6.4 million through a voluntary salary contribution initiative to be channelled to the Tabung Covid-19 under the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma). The contribution aims to expand the funds at Nadma’s disposal towards intensifying the responses amidst this pandemic, especially towards the distribution of essential supplies and […]

Sibu Hospital says ‘Thank You’

SIBU: The many kind and generous souls here are a blessing to Sibu Hospital as they make sure that the hospital is not alone in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Sibu Hospital director Dr Mohamad Ng Siah Huat said this in reference to the many contributions which the local folk have extended to the […]

Four new positive cases; no death

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 459. Another 27 cases had recovered and were discharged from hospitals, with 21 of these cases from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), two from Sibu Hospital, one from Bintulu Hospital and three from Miri Hospital.  Sarawak Disaster […]

Show of thanks to police

KUCHING: Roselle’s Kitchen yesterday donated tea break food for police personnel who worked non-stop regardless of the weather, since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan helped distribute the food for police officers who are on roadblock duty in Samarahan. “They (police personnel) even slept overnight by the road […]

Astro donates 50,000 face masks to frontliners

KUCHING: State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) received 50,000 pieces of face masks from Astro for the state’s frontliners yesterday. A member of SDMC Secretariat Datuk Mohd Morshidi Mustapha, on behalf of SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, received the donation from Astro’s director of Customer Sales Alision Lau, a representative of Astro’s chief executive […]

OM Sarawak donates PPE worth RM1.4mil

KUCHING: OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, an associate company of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMS), has donated RM1.4mil worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontliners. The PPE consisted of 10,000 disposable protective suits, 10,000 isolation gowns, 5,000 face shields and 5,000 safety goggles. CMS group managing director Datuk Isaac Lugun and OM Sarawak director […]

1,000 face masks for DBKU officers

KUCHING: Kuching North City Council (DBKU) received 1,000 face masks from MR. DIY Group (M) Berhad,  The masks are especially for officers on duty with frontliners throughout the movement control order (MCO) period. A representative of MR. DIY Group, Liew Hui Phin, accompanied by Farah Tusa, handed over the masks to DBKU’s deputy director of […]