Alliance Bank’s 1Q net profit slips to RM150.54 mln
KUALA LUMPUR: Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd’s net profit eased to RM150.54 million in the first financial quarter ended June 30, 2023 (1Q FY2024) from RM212.16 million amid a decline in profit in all segments comprising consumer banking, business banking and financial markets. Revenue narrowed to RM466.26 million versus RM474.07 million, it said in a Bursa […]
State expects decline in frequency of fires
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The frequency of fires in Sarawak is expected to decline this year with enforcement assistance from relevant agencies and the state government. Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said the Sarawak government had also provided assistance in terms of enforcement using day and night infrared drones to […]
Cases down to 242, two deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 242 Covid-19 cases and two fatalities today. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the total number of cases now stands at 64,475 while the death toll is at 408. It added that 135 or 55.78 percent of the new cases were detected in the districts of Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri and […]
Pipe smoking – a vanishing act
MUKAH: Smoking pipes in public is a very rare sight nowadays compared to about 10 years ago. Even in villages or longhouses, pipe smokers are hardly seen nowadays. About 10 or 20 years ago, it was quite common to see someone smoking a pipe in town, village or longhouse. Still, in those days, pipe smokers […]
Cases decline but fight continues
SIBU: Covid-19 cases here are on the decline, says Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. However, he said to ensure zero cases, this would take time as too many positive cases were recorded initially. “Although cases are on the decline, efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 still need to be […]
Active cases decline, recovery rate exceeds 90 percent
BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Feb 27 up to noon today. In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 300,000. KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 transmissions have been under control over the week (Feb 27-March 4), with daily new cases falling below 2,500 and the recovery rate […]
One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee achieves KPI
KUCHING: The One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) Sarawak has set a key performance indicator (KPI) of achieving 10 percent decline of teenage pregnancy yearly in the state. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said Sarawak recorded 2,099 teenage pregnancies last year compared to 3,401 cases in 2014. […]
Orange zone status for Kuching
KUCHING: The district of Kuching has now been categorised as a Covid-19 orange zone. This is following the rapid decline in number of Covid-19 cases detected here recently. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the district recorded a total of 37 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in the past 14 days. “Miri and Lawas districts remain […]
Non-native hunters cause of wild boar drastic decline
KUCHING: Who is to be blamed for the reduced wild boar population in the state? Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing said today there was no definite data from Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) showing that hunting by native communities had resulted in the drastic decline of wild boar population. “I believe non-natives are […]
Decline in positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded a decline in positive cases of Covid-19 transmission since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg told a press conference yesterday that if the trend continued, there was a possibility that Sarawak would have zero case by the end […]
