Health D-G calls for delivery strategy improvements
LIMBANG: The Ministry of Health (MoH) needs to strengthen the health delivery strategy in this district, said the Director-General of Health. Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this is because the state’s geography makes it challenging to reach all areas by road. “Apart from that, I hope the management will optimise existing resources and expertise […]
Onus on ministry staff to deliver
KUCHING: Deputy Minister of Rural Development II, Datuk Hasbi Habibollah has called on ministry staff to not shirk their responsibilities or duties entrusted to them. “All staff should always be serious, have integrity and be responsible in executing every task given. “We need to do our best so that the people will be satisfied with […]
Vaccines, medical equipment bound for Tawau
KUCHING: The C-130H aircraft from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Number 14 Squadron on Sunday (Aug 29) delivered vaccines and medical equipment from Sarawak, including Kuching, Sibu and Bintulu, to Tawau, Sabah. According to Malaysia’s 9th Infantry Brigade in a statement, the supplies arrived in Tawau at 4.45pm. “The vaccines and medical equipment were […]
40 pct digitalisation of E2E service delivery target by year-end
PUTRAJAYA: The government is targeting 40 per cent digitalisation of the end-to-end (E2E) service delivery by end of this year compared to 20.2 per cent in 2019, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. He said the digitalisation process will continue to be intensified with focus also to be given to the development of the […]
Two held for drugs worth RM40k
MIRI: Two food delivery men were arrested for possessing drugs worth RM40,000 in separate incidents on Wednesday (Aug 19). District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the first arrest took place around 2.45pm when anti-narcotics police arrested a delivery man in front of a condominium at Jalan Tanjong Lobang. Following the arrest and information […]
Selling durians using social media applications
BALIK PULAU: The durian season in Balik Pulau usually begins in May but this year the king of fruits have started to drop to ground during the movement control order (MCO) period. As a result, durian orchard owners look for alternative ways to market and sell the fruits including through WhatsApp and WeChat mobile messaging applications. In compliance with the MCO over […]
Food items for rural community in Bintulu
KUCHING: More essential food items are being delivered to the rural community affected by the movement control order (MCO). Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, in his Facebook post, said the Bintulu Community Service Centre had distributed essential goods to the poor and single mothers yesterday. He said the food items such as rice, […]
Food aid recipients urged to be patient
BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI & NUR ASHIKIN LOUIS TATAU: The ongoing food aid delivery to needy communities was carried out at Ulu Kakus, Penyarai and Sangan on Monday. Food items were distributed to 484 households from the areas. Kakus assemblyman Datuk John Sikie Tayai reminded the recipients to wait for the items to be delivered […]
Smooth delivery of relief goods
KUCHING: The process of delivering the Sarawakku Sayang relief goods throughout the state is progressing smoothly. In many areas, according to the district and division disaster management committees, the goods are being delivered with the help of express boats and land vehicles. This was revealed yesterday by International Trade and Industry, Industry Terminal and Entrepreneur […]
Medicines to be delivered by post to patients
KUCHING: Medicines are aplenty, but how to get them to non Covid-19 patients? “If a lot of them (non Covid-19 patients) come to collect their medications, they would be gathering and put themselves and others at risk,” said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. So what’s the solution? “I have […]
