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Be the eyes and ears of the authorities

KUCHING: The smuggling of illegal immigrants by locals into the state is against the law and could cause another Covid-19 outbreak, endangering the lives of the population. “This is the ugly side of some of our people and it has been one of the problems that we need to focus and take care of,” said […]

Unimas develops Covid-19 simulation tool to monitor outbreaks

KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) research team has recently developed a web-based simulation tool known as the Covid Malaysia Simulation or COVID-MYSim, that can help monitor Covid-19 outbreaks. Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT) senior researcher Associate Professor Dr Jane Labadin and her team had collaborated with the Health Ministry’s Institute for Medical […]

Fundamental human rights, freedoms violated?

Most countries are in lockdown. This is not by choice, but by force of circumstances. Every single movement is defined and all human activities are strictly enforced by law. Unprecedented, this situation is without any parallel in the entire human history. This New Year is possibly the most challenging in living memory, as we face […]

RMCO extension till March 31 good move, says Dr Sim

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has given the thumbs-up to Putrajaya’s decision to extend the recovery phase of the movement control order (RMCO) until March 31. The Minister of Local Government and Housing said it is a wise decision to once again extend the Covid-19 related restrictions.  He said once the Prevention and […]

Extend loan moratorium for tourism industry

KUCHING: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) has urged the government to extend the loan moratorium for another six months for the tourism industry. According to a press statement issued today, Matta president Datuk Tan Kok Liang pointed out that the tour and travel industry was the hardest hit by the recent […]

One-stop centres to attract visitors

Long before the Covid-19 outbreak, Malaysians were often reminded to travel within the country instead of heading overseas because our local attractions are just as good, if not better. Such claims do not hold water because these are not apples to apples comparison. If one wishes to have a relaxing holiday, then there is nothing […]

Reaching out during Ramadan

KUCHING: The implementation of Info on Wheels (IOW) in conjunction with the month of Ramadan, as well as the release of the ‘Greetings From Sarawak’ (KDS) video series, is an initiative by the State Information Department (Japen) as the state — and nation — enters the fourth phase of the movement control order (MCO). “We […]

Serba Dinamik donates 2,000 food packs

BINTULU: Two thousand food packs were donated by Serba Dinamik to 11 areas in this district yesterday. The recipients were needy households affected by the movement control order (MCO) following the Covid-19 outbreak. Serba Dinamik director Datuk Abdul Kadier Sahib said the food packs were distributed by two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) -Sukarelawan Hikmah Bintulu assisted […]

Oil prices depressed, remain below $40

KUALA LUMPUR: Market participants are doubtful that a historic one-year oil production cut pledged by major producers recently would solve the oversupply problem. For the week just ended, the West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery lost 8.1 per cent to settle at $18.27 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In contrast, the global benchmark, Brent […]

The public should have own ‘exit strategy’ to end MCO

KUALA LUMPUR: While the frontliners are thinking of various approaches as an exit strategy to end the movement control order (MCO) in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country, the public should also play a role by using their own ‘strategy’. Rather than to just wait, the public should together shoulder the responsibility in breaking the chain of […]