Busy day for assistant minister

KUCHING: Infrastructure and Ports Development Assistant Minister Julaihi Narawi last Tuesday visited the Sebangan vaccination centre and the proposed site of the new Sebangan Health Clinic. He was accompanied by the Samarahan Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) led by Samarahan Resident Brahim Lumpu during the visit to the vaccination centre. He was told that around […]

Over 1,000 complete vaccine doses in Sri Aman

SRI AMAN: A total of 1,029 residents here received their second vaccine dose at the Dewan Suarah Sri Aman PPV (vaccination centre) today. Sri Aman information Department (JaPen) reported that the vaccination programme went smoothly with the help of 70 staff from the Sri Aman Divisional Health Department, Myvac volunteers, Rela, Civil Defence Force (APM) […]

Sarawak on track in bid to get all athletes vaccinated

MIRI: Sarawak is on track to complete the vaccination of athletes, coaches and sports officials, including those currently training in the Peninsular. This was disclosed by Sarawak Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah during a press conference after his visit to the Curtin University Malaysia vaccination centre (PPV) here. “Thirty-three of our […]

Centre targets Sentosa residents

SIBU: The Sibu Foochow Association vaccination centre (PPV) commenced operations to vaccinate residents in the Sentosa area on Monday (July 12) According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bukit Assek branch Youth chief, Cr Joseph Chieng Jin Ek said the PPV was targeting 3,000 recipients over […]

The Spring jab centre completes Phase 2

KUCHING: The Spring Shopping Mall’s vaccination centre — the largest industrial vaccination centre (PPVIN) in Kuching — completed Phase 2 of its vaccination programme today (July 13), with over 15,000 first-dose recipients inoculated. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng visited The Spring today (July 13) to show his support and give […]

Batu Kawa PPV administers 4,000 doses in past three weeks

KUCHING: The vaccination centre (PPV) at Batu Kawa Health Clinic has successfully administered 4,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses since its operation three weeks ago. Sarawak Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said among those who received the vaccine were unsung frontline heroes such as media practitioners, rubbish collectors, undertakers besides the […]

Exemplary altruism from our frontline workers

KUCHING: Frontline personnel are willing to risk their lives by boarding a ferry while carrying vaccination equipment in order to ensure the success of the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme (PICK) at the Tanjong Embang Health Clinic. The team, led by Dr Nur Izzah Fatihah Ikhwani and other Bako Health Clinic frontline workers, had to be […]

Seberang Hilir villagers receive second vaccine dose

KUCHING: A total of 400 residents from the Seberang Hilir area received their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Petra Jaya Health Clinic Vaccination Centre (PPV), today. Assistant Minister of Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the recipients comprised villagers from Kampung Boyan and Kampung Gersik who had received their first […]

Rep wants Simpang Bukut Health Clinic to operate fully

MUKAH: Datuk John Sikie Tayai is urging the Ministry of Health (MoH), Public Works Department (JKR) and the Health Department to expedite the full operations of the Simpang Bukut Health Clinic. The Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Laws and Customs) said locals were looking forward to this and the clinic needed to […]

Sarawak on track to move into second phase

KUCHING: Sarawak is on track to move into Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), said Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. The Utilities Minister pointed out that the state was doing very well in its vaccination programme, with expected coverage of not less than 85 percent of the eligible population by the end […]