Flying Doctor Services scheduled from Feb 16 to 26
KUCHING: The flying doctor services (FDS) to Sri Aman, Miri, Kapit, Samarahan, Bintulu and Kuching regions have been scheduled from Feb 16 to 26, the state Health Department announced through a statement on Monday (Feb 15). For the Sri Aman region the whole day sessions are scheduled to be held on Feb 16 at Rumah […]
Flying doctor schedule announced
KUCHING: The state Health Department has announced the schedule for the flying doctor service (FDS) to Sarikei, Sri Aman, Sibu, Kapit, Limbang, and Miri regions from Feb 3 to 15. The dates are Feb 3 to 5 and Feb 8 to Feb 9 (Sibu); Feb 3 to Feb 4 (Limbang); Feb 5, Feb 8 to […]
Workshop to review planted forest legislation
KUCHING: The Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) will come up with a specific mechanism to handle land use conflict within the Legislation on Planted Forests (LPF) areas. FDS did a workshop to review the legislation on planted forests which was held at Damai Beach Resort on Monday (Feb 1). FDS director Datuk Hamden Mohammad hoped that […]
Air doctor service on if weather improves
KUCHING: The State Health Department has announced that the air doctor service also known as perkidmatan doktor udara (PDU) will visit rural communities in Sri Aman, Samarahan, Kuching, Kapit, Miri and Bintulu if the weather improves. The air doctor will visit the communities from Jan 16 until Jan 31as shown in the schedule, it said […]
A thousand mangrove trees planted in coastal programme
KUCHING: The Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) together with Japan Malaysia Association (JMA) and the folk of Kampung Buntal has planted about 1,000 of two mangrove species, namely, rhizophoramucronata and rhizophoraapiculata. The tree planting programme is part of FDS coastal landscape restoration efforts, which is also aimed at increasing public awareness of the importance of mangrove […]
Enhancing management of national parks in Sarawak
KUCHING: Eleven out of 45 national parks in Sarawak have developed their respective management plans to act as a guide for the agencies in managing the parks. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the plan was in line with the restructuring of the functions of Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) as approved […]
Enforcement against illegal logging to be increased
KUCHING: Forest Department of Sarawak (FDS) will continue to increase enforcement operations to combat illegal logging, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. “Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the relevant agencies have been active in conducting operations to ensure the state’s safety, and this includes FDS in its mission to protect the forests […]
Committed to less invasive logging methods
KUCHING: The Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) is committed to ensuring that the revised Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) guideline for Sarawak is on par with international standards. Its director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said the department had developed a guideline on RIL in 1999 based on the experience gained from two international collaboration projects — the Model […]
Flying doctors schedule for five divisions
KUCHING: The flying doctor service (FDS), which commenced Monday (Sept 21), for Kuching, Samarahan, Miri, Bintulu and Kapit divisions will be available until Sept 25. According to a statement by the State Health Department issued on Monday (Sept 21), the service for Sri Aman, Sarikei, Miri, Limbang and Kapit divisions will be conducted if weather […]
Strive for quality services!
FORESTRY CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION BY NIA NATASHA HASENAN KUCHING: The staff members of the Forestry Department Sarawak (FDS) as well as forest guards, who will be serving the state government in the future, are urged to always strive to improve the quality of their services. Urban Development and Resources Assistant Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh said […]
