Grateful Petronas breaks fast with local media
KUCHING: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) hosted about 80 media practitioners from various organisation at a breaking-of-fast gathering here. The event was held at Pullman Hotel on Tuesday (Apr 22) evening in conjunction with the month of Ramadan. In his speech before the event PETRONAS Media Communications head Azman Ibrahim said that PETRONAS is glad to […]
Question mark on SOPs for CNY
KUCHING: A state DAP branch leader has questioned the federal government’s latest announcement on the standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines for Chinese New Year (CNY) during the movement control order (MCO). Batu Kitang DAP chairman Abdul Aziz Isa said he found the SOP guidelines, which were announced by Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail […]
Register before attending events
BETONG: Rural village and longhouse chiefs have been urged to register all outsiders attending any gathering such as wedding receptions or funerals in their areas. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said he agreed with such suggestion made by Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We always have large […]
Media, communications staff feted with farewell gathering
KUCHING: Four employees of the Media and Corporate Communications Division (MKK) of the Sarawak Information Department (JaPen) who will be transferred in August were feted with a farewell gathering. The ceremony, which took place in a modest but cheerful atmosphere, was attended by Sarawak JaPen deputy director Aziz Abdul Rahman and other senior JaPen officials. […]
Six found gathering and drinking during MCO
BAU: Three farmers and three foreigners ended up behind bars after they were found gathering in a house by police at Jalan Emas-Jambusan, Bau on Saturday. Bau District Police Chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the offenders aged between 20 and 68 years old were arrested for defying the movement control order (MCO) around 5.15pm. “A […]
Slight change in Ash Wednesday this year
KAPIT: This year saw a slight change in the way Ash Wednesday Mass was conducted, as witnessed by hundreds of Catholics who gathered at St Mary Immaculate Conception Church here on Wednesday evening. In the wake of Covid-19, instead of administering ashes in the shape of a cross on a worshipper’s forehead, the ashes were […]
