STIDC, STA donate RM2mil worth of PPE
KUCHING: Sarawak Timber Association (STA) and Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth RM2mil to help the state’s frontliners battle the Covid-19 pandemic. The PPE comprised KN95 masks, disposable masks, goggles, face shields, head covers, vinyl examination gloves, isolation gowns (non-sterile), protective coveralls (sterile) and boot covers. STA, in a […]
Samling donates food, medical supplies
MIRI: Samling Group of Companies donated 4,000 food packs to the Miri Disaster Management Committee to be distributed to needy groups in the Tudan resettlement area. Yesterday’s contributions also included medical supplies for the Red Crescent Miri Chapter, various front-liners, Miri Polyclinic and other clinics in Miri and the upper Baram areas. According to Samling […]
More firms donating to frontliners
KUCHING: More private companies have been coming forward to assist medical frontliners in combating the Covid-19 pandemic by donating personal protection equipment (PPEs). Yesterday, a company D.A.L Keluarga Realty Sdn Bhd donated over 100 pieces of PPEs to the State Health Department and it will be distributed to frontliners at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Its […]
College makes 1,000 face shields for frontliners
BETONG: “Nak nulong hero kita di barisan hadapan, bajet ciput sekalipun sik jadi masalah, yang penting niat ikhlas.” The saying came from Betong Community College director Shairul Al-Suzana Shahidan which means “To assist our frontliners, even on a small budget is not a problem as long as the intention is sincere.” He was referring to […]
A fontliner’s appeal
KUCHING: Even as the nation enters its third phase of the movement control order (MCO) in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, a small number of people continue to flout the decree. Everyday dozens of people are arrested for violating the decree and face charges under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within the […]
State spends RM6.5 million for PPE
KUCHING: The state government has given RM6.5 million to the State Health Department. In revealing this, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the allocation is used to purchase additional personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical staff at the front of the Covid-19 pandemic fight. The PPE includes 50,000 units of […]
Food delivery riders remembered
MIRI: Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak secretary, Senator Alan Ling, continued his round of donation of face masks, hand sanitisers and mineral water to food delivery riders around this city yesterday. Ling reached out to the food delivery riders under ‘Hungry Delivery System’ to express his gratitude for their honourable services for the community during this […]
Samling donates PPEs to hospital
SARIKEI: Samling Group of Companies yesterday donated personal protective equipment (PPEs) for hospital staffs here. According to Samling’s general manager Choo Siong Liew, the donation comprised of surgical face masks, thermometers and sanitisers as part of their corporate social responsibility to help those in the front line fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. “The PPEs will also […]
Communal production of PPE
KUCHING: In the fight against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, Tanoti House here has embarked on a community project to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontliners. Tanoti House is a congregation of Sarawakian women weavers and artisans dedicated to the production, promotion and proliferation of hand-crafted fabrics. The founder of Tanoti House, Jacqueline Fong, together […]
Task forces’ report expected soon
KUCHING: State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas expects a report from the Covid-19 task forces, particularly on the state’s hospital capacity in handling the pandemic, within the next three to four days. He said the report will tell if the state has sufficient hospital beds should the situation continue or […]
