MP hands over education assistance funds
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii handed over tertiary education assistance funds to 29 students under his constituency. In a Facebook post, Dr Yii said Bandar Kuching Service Centre had distributed funds to 64 students under his constituency as of yesterday, and each received RM1,500. “This education fund is given once a year with […]
Kuching still most Covid-19 affected district
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 731 new Covid-19 cases in Epidemiological (Epid) Week 32, an increase from Epid Week 31’s 602 cases. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) weekly statement issued on Monday (Aug 15), Kuching topped the list as the state’s most affected district during both weeks, with 220 and 242 cases respectively. Among […]
Rape cases on the rise in Kuching, despite district’s overall crime drop: Kuching OCPD
KUCHING: The district’s overall crime index from January to July this year, showed a decrease of 28.8 per cent compared to the same period last year. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said despite the decline, there were some categories that showed a significant increase in the same period. “They are rape, vehicle theft as well […]
Kuching wins prestigious Unesco gastronomy award
KUCHING: Kuching won its second prestigious tourism award in the form of Unesco’s ‘City of Gastronomy’ Award over the weekend. “This is Kuching’s second award from Unesco after the Cultural Heritage Award. We are very pleased,” Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah told the media here on Tuesday (Nov […]
Kuching District reports most Covid-19 cases on Wednesday
KUCHING: New Covid-19 cases numbering 780 were recorded on Wednesday (Oct 27) in Sarawak – 67 more than the previous day’s tally of 713. Of this, 768 of the new cases were Categories 1 and 2 while 12 cases were Categories 3, 4 and 5. Kuching District reported the most cases with 248 followed by Miri […]
Sarawak State Library Tender Notice
Quotation Notice Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan (MBKS)
E-commerce fraud cases going up
KUCHING: Cases related to e-commerce fraud have spiked in Kuching District during the movement control order (MCO). In the period between the end of 2019 and June this year, 79 people between the ages of 19 and 57 had fallen victim to e-commerce scams, said Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah. Losses due to scams on […]
Delta variant dominant strain in Kuching
KUCHING: The Covid-19 Delta variant has taken over as the predominant strain in Kuching. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that this was due to cases of Delta variant having landed in the state from West Malaysia and Kalimantan last month. “Sarawak is surrounded by a tsunami of […]
Register jab by contacting hotline
KUCHING: Kuching citizens who have not yet registered or notified of their Covid-19 vaccination appointments on the Mysejahtera app are advised to contact the Kuching vaccine application hotline. Those concerned can send in their details via WhatsApp to 013-2742806, according to an infographic posted by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) today. In the message, please […]
