Teachers, educators hold bubur lambuk programme
By Diana Octavia SIMANGGANG: The teachers of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Simanggang recently held a bubur lambuk (savoury porridge) programme in collaboration with the Islamic Education Bureau of the Sri Aman District Education Office. The school principal, Ramlee Bee, also participated in the programme which began at 9am and lasted until 1.30pm at the school […]
A gift of 20,000 Maggi Hot Cups for frontliners
KUCHING: Maggi will pay special tribute to healthcare and frontline heroes throughout Sarawak and Sabah to start off the Gawai Dayak celebration. It said on Saturday (May 1) that it will be donating 20,000 Maggi Hot Cups via the Malaysian Red Crescent this month. Maggi/Nestle business executive officer Geetha Balakrishna said it has always been […]
Firm donates face masks to Sabati
KUCHING: The Association of Wives Ministers and Assistant Ministers (Sabati) on Monday (Apr 12) received 15,000 face masks which were contributed by Multi Brilliance Sdn Bhd. The firm’s director Damien Sii presented the donations to Sabati president Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bujang at a simple handover ceremony at Wisma Sultan Tengah. Juma’ani thanked the […]
Media members are frontliners too
MIRI: Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting feels that those in the media industry should be considered as frontliners and should be vaccinated early. “Whether it is an event, natural disaster, fire, road accident or government announcement, reporters are always there,” the Piasau assemblyman said on Monday (March 29). “They are doing […]
Lee visits frontliners in second round of vaccination
MIRI: About 540 people were scheduled to receive their second doses of the Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Dato Permaisuri Multipurpose Hall on Sunday (March 28). Transport Minister cum minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee, Datuk Lee Kim Shin, was at the hall which has been turned into a vaccination centre. While he […]
120 frontliners in Bintulu district get vaccinated
BINTULU: Assistant Minister of Native Laws and Customs, Datuk John Sikie Tayai, led 120 frontliners in this district to receive the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday. When met after his inoculation at Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus, Sikie urged people in the district to register for the vaccination and not listen to any […]
Frontliners, leaders in Bintulu get first dose of vaccine
BINTULU: Bintulu Resident Jack Aman Luat is the first individual in the division to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Saturday (Mar 6). The first phase of the immunisation programme was conducted in Sri Kenyalang Hall, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu Campus. The first-phase Covid-19 vaccine recipients also include Bintulu Health Officer Dr Melvin Chung, Bintulu […]
Health inspectors also unsung heroes in Covid-19 battle
KUCHING: When the streets, markets and environment are clean and the community is healthy, one can rest assured that a special workforce, like a “hidden hand”, is active as usual. This manpower comprises the assistant environmental health officers or health inspectors who have emerged as unsung heroes, just like the other frontliners such as the […]
Miri inoculation programme this Saturday
MIRI: Miri district will begin its inoculation programme this Saturday (March 6) by first vaccinating the frontliners. The inoculation programme will begin at 3pm, said Minister in charge of this division’s Disaster Management Committee (MDMC, Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Sunday evening after chairing a meeting via Zoom with committee members of MDMC. The meeting […]
60 get first dose of vaccine in Selangau
BINTULU: The first batch of 60 frontliners in Selangau district has received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Monday (Mar 1). The inoculation exercise under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme was led by Selangau District Officer Inting Nyami. The frontliners who received their first jab today (March 1) comprised healthcare workers, police officers […]
