Hoping for early end of Emergency
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing hopes that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong would look at Sarawak’s political predicament by revoking his Emergency Proclamation early so that the 12th state election can be held when the situation is safe to do so in the future. He said by looking at the current […]
Stricter restrictions on unvaccinated proposed
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has proposed that stricter restrictions be imposed on unvaccinated individuals in public. “This is to protect the safety and health of others,” he said on Sunday (Aug 1). Masing pointed out that if some Sarawakians continued to endanger the health of others by refusing to […]
Pandelela should be given higher honour
KUCHING: Pandelela Rinong’s achievements in earning glory for herself and the country in the sport of diving at the international level must be recognised and acknowledged. In saying this, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing pointed out that it is about time that Putrajaya do that. “Pandelela needs to be […]
MCO is an outdated strategy
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing is of the opinion that the movement control order (MCO) is an outdated strategy. “I have said it many times, but the Ministry of Health or Kuala Lumpur thought differently,” he said yesterday (July 26). Instead, he reiterated the importance of being inoculated […]
Trouble coming if oil and gas issues unresolved
KUCHING: A question was yesterday put to Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing pertaining to the ongoing squabbles over oil and gas between the federal government, Sabah and Sarawak. The question had reference to remarks made last Saturday by Universiti Malaya’s constitutional law expert Professor Dr Shad Saleem Faruq’s remarks), during a […]
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 border security offices approved for construction
KUCHING: The relevant agencies have given approval to the construction of the proposed security enforcement agency offices at the Tapak Megah site in Bukit Mabong District, 20km away from the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing revealed that the Tapak Megah would be the future site for the General Operations Force […]
80 upper Bakun folk jabbed
KUCHING: About 80 people residing at the upper reaches of the Bakun Reservoir Lake were vaccinated recently. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has praised the government’s efforts in implementing the vaccination outreach programme in Bakun. “Despite the great distance they had covered in the previous two days, the outreach […]
Vaccination only way to stop Covid-19 infections
KUCHING: Vaccinating as many people as possible is the only way to control the spread of Covid-19, says Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. “Movement control order (MCO) or conditional movement control order (CMCO) will not cut the chain of spread. Vaccines will,” the Deputy Chief Minister said on Monday (June 28). He said the […]
Over 500 illegals caught entering Sarawak
KUCHING: Over 500 undocumented illegals were caught by various law enforcement agencies in the first six months of this year for entering Sarawak through the rat trails. Sarawak Border Security Control Committee chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said the integrated operations involving the police, army, General Operations Force (GOF) and the […]
