Manhunt for armed robbery suspect
KAPIT: Police here are tracking down a man suspected to be involved in an armed robbery at a mini market at Jalan Temenggung Jugah last Sunday (Aug 8). A female cashier was also injured by the suspect who committed the robbery with a knife. District police chief, DSP Freddy Bian Stanislaus said the incident happened […]
CM, DCM visit Long Singut near border
KUCHING: A total of 178 people from Long Singut in Bukit Mabong District received their vaccine jabs administered by health workers, assisted by a medic team from the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar James Jemut Masing visited Long Singut, located […]
Kicking off National Month
KAPIT: The Kapit District Information Department (JaPen Kapit) has kicked-off National Month by disseminating the message of independence through the Info on Wheels (IOW) Merdeka programme. Aware of the challenges posed by Covid-19, the department said IOW Merdeka was implemented to call on the public to fly the Jalur Gemilang at their homes and premises. […]
Riverine travel for two routes in Kapit approved
KUCHING: Express boat operators and Kapit folk can breathe a sigh of relief after the Kapit Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) finally allowed riverine transportation to resume, starting July 19. The permitted routes are Kapit-Putai-Kapit and Kapit-Belaga-Kapit while the Sibu-Putai-Sibu route is still postponed to a date to be announced later. Kapit DDMC requires all […]
Kapit reaches 62.65 pct first-dose vaccination
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said 2,762 doses were administered per day over the period of 34 days of the vaccination outreach programme in Kapit division. “The Department of Statistics Malaysia Sarawak said 58,531 out of 93,900 eligible individuals in Kapit have already received their first dose of the Covid-19 […]
Tapak Megah PGA gets additional equipment for border security
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing recently visited and handed over equipment to the proposed General Operations Force (PGA) forward base commanded by SAC Saini Bongkek at Tapak Megah (TM1) in Bukit Mabong District, 19.5km from the border with Indonesia and 265km from Kapit town. During the visit, Masing handed over two […]
Foreigners got jabbed? What nonsense
KAPIT: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has denied allegations that there were foreigners who received the Covid-19 vaccine at the Kapit vaccination centre. Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) today reported Masing as saying that the statement by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) which went viral on the social media recently was slanderous […]
Vaccine shipment good news for Kapit folk
KUCHING: Future weekly shipment of Covid-19 vaccine to Kapit will expedite herd immunity among residents, says Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. The Kapit MP added that the recent announcement of 16,680 doses to Kapit was another piece of good news. “The Sarawak government’s plan to carry out vaccination in various rural locations in Kapit Division […]
Masing: Seeing the burial of my brother was unbearable
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing today (June 2) witnessed the funeral of his younger brother Jantai, who passed away from Covid-19 in Kapit on Monday (May 31). “Today, I had to bury my younger brother. It was so hard to only be able to see from a distance as they lowered the wrapped coffin into the ground as we were not allowed to go near the gravesite,” he said. He stressed that Covid-19 should be taken seriously, describing the pain of “losing someone you cannot hold or see for the last time as unbearable”. “Everyone must be aware of how dangerous this pandemic is. The sooner we get vaccinated, the better it is,” he stressed. “Rest in peace, dear brother,” said Masing in a Facebook post today, in which he also shared the last picture he had taken with Jantai at Rantau Penora. In an earlier Facebook post on Monday, the Baleh assemblyman said he was in Kapit visiting his nephew and Jantai’s son Nicholas Kudi, who is a political secretary to the chief minister. He said both of Nicholas’ parents passed away due to Covid-19. “Listening to his ordeal of watching his parents die in Kapit Hospital because of Covid-19… it’s horrible! It’s a vision we see in our nightmares!” he said. He said Kapit Hospital was running out of facilities required to treat Covid-19 patients, while frontliners were at the point of exhaustion in doing their best to deal with the pandemic. “The only way to save Kapit and the rest of Sarawak from the devastating effects of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic is the vaccine. “The faster this government can roll out the vaccine, the better. The rolling out of the vaccine should be our number one priority,” said Masing.
Masing proposes more PKRCs to treat Covid patients
KUCHING: Sarawak should establish Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centres (PKRCs) in areas with rising positive Covid-19 cases, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. “Kapit Division will soon be running out of Covid-19 facilities if the present trend of Covid-19 is still rising. “Dewan Suarah and Indoor Stadium are used for those who are Covid-19 positive. At any one time, there are on average 130 positive cases per day in Kapit. PUI (persons under investigation) are placed at Asrama Belia and Rumah Temuai. “The more serious cases are placed in Kapit General Hospital. Kapit Hospital is now also full,” he said in a statement today (June 2). The Baleh assemblyman said both Dewan Suarah and Indoor Stadium in Kapit will also run out of space for Covid-19 positive cases soon. To resolve the issue, he stressed that PKRCs should be built in Kapit, Bintulu, Miri, and other areas experiencing Covid-19 spikes. In Kapit, for instance, Masing said a PKRC should be built within the vicinity of Baleh Dam, where Covid-19 clusters had been found. “This will reduce the pressure on the use of Dewan Suarah for Covid-19 positive cases. In this way, we can isolate Covid-19 positive cases from non-Covid-19 positive cases. The chain of spread, therefore, can be cut,” he said. He said at the same time there should be a hard push for vaccinations to create sufficient herd immunity. “By building PKRCs and having an aggressive push for vaccinations, we are attacking Covid-19 on two fronts. In this way, we are in a better position to fight Covid-19 in a shorter time,” he said. Masing said that funds would be well-spent for the construction of PKRCs in red zone areas, pointing out that once Covid-19 is contained in the near future, the buildings could be used for other purposes.
