Most parents welcome reopening of school
KUCHING: Parents are generally in favour of allowing schools to be reopened for physical classes on March 8 despite the concern over the pandemic situation in the state. The reopening involves a total of 1,045 schools while 220 other schools in high-risk areas remain closed. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) recently said the decision was […]
1,045 schools allowed reopening on Mar 8
Face-to-face sessions KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has allowed 1,045 government and government-aided primary schools across the state to resume face-to-face class sessions beginning March 8. This involves an addition of 231 primary schools in the state allowed to operate face-to-face compared to only 814 schools on March 1. “The decision was made as […]
Bedridden mother of five receives donations
KUCHING: A bedridden single mother of five had recently received donations and integrated work by various agencies in a one-off service. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KKWPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah along with State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), Kuching North City Hall (DBKU), and many other agencies came together to […]
Consider returning to PdPR
KUCHING: Malaysian Youth Parliament member Spanski Steven has urged the Education Ministry (MoE) and the State Education Department (JPNS) to consider returning to home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) in view of the recent spike in Covid-19 cases. Noting that the school session was continuing as usual despite the rise in Covid-19 cases nationwide, he pointed […]
Teachers union confident of SOP compliance
KUCHING: With the announcement of the reopening of schools for face-to-face sessions for certain classes, the Sarawak Teachers’ Union has expressed confidence that schools would be able to ensure that the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) can be adhered to with the cooperation of parents and the students themselves. STU president Adam Prakash Abdullah said […]
SK St Joseph building handed back
KUCHING: Teachers from both SK St Joseph (SSJ) and St Joseph’s Private Primary School (SJPPS) witnessed the official handing back of the SSJ building at Jalan Were to SJPPS by SSJ’s outgoing headmaster to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching Most Reverend Simon Poh on Tuesday. An official letter addressed to the director of the […]
Feeder school wanted for two primary schools
BY TANIA LAM & NATASHA JEE KUCHING: The state government will take note of SK Merpati Jepang’s Parent-Teacher Association president Senator Zaiedi Suhaili’s request for a feeder secondary school for SK Merpati Jepang students and Sekolah Rakyat Haji Bolhassan to further their secondary education. In saying this, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg […]
Help increase STU membership
SIMANGGANG: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) Sri Aman Division recently held its 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Hotel Sri Simanggang here on Oct 10. Speaking during the meeting, STU vice-president Kullin Djayang urged committee members to continue their efforts to increase the organisation’s membership. “With a bigger membership, STU will be able to become a […]
Kuching District students take most drugs, report reveals
KUCHING: This year up until August, Kuching District has seen 30 students testing positive for drugs, the highest number of such cases compared to other districts in Sarawak. Munawwar Ismail, drug prevention special officer from the State Education Department’s (JPNS) Drug Prevention Education Unit, said this was followed by Bintulu with 13 cases and Serian, […]
