RM500 per Sarawakian for six months proposed
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) has reiterated its call to the state government to give emergency basic income (EBI) of RM500 to every Sarawakian for six months after the end of the movement control order (MCO) period. Its president, Lina Soo, said this aid for adult Sarawakians aged 18 and above and regardless of […]
Video of man racing stuffed toy goes viral
KUCHING: In coping with the movement control order (MCO), Malaysians have taken their creativity to social media that even Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was left in awe. A video that showed a man cycle-racing against a stuffed toy earned specific mention in Muhyiddin’s preamble to the Additional Prihatin Package announcement made in the […]
‘Safety of students utmost priority’
KUCHING: Rumah Sarawak Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak Volunteers are giving their best to help Sarawakian students stranded in Peninsular Malaysia since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18. On April 19, four Sarawakian students of Alor Gajah National Youth Advance Skills Institute (IKTBN) in Melaka were reported stranded in Kelantan following […]
Tasik Biru one step ahead
KUCHING: Self-regulation in local areas is not a new thing as Tasik Biru constituents embarked on the initiative since the beginning of the movement control order (MCO) implementation. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep stated that there is already early awareness by respective village chiefs and Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) in the […]
Sharp rise in dengue cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 637 dengue cases from Jan 1 to Feb 29 this year, a sharp increase from 314 cases for the same period last year. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said 68 cases were recorded in Kuching within that period. “The national mortality or death rate from dengue alone in 2019 was 162 […]
NO to virtual marriage
Churches prohibit online marriage ritual KUCHING: The Roman Catholic Church will not opt for virtual marriage ceremonies amidst the movement control order (MCO). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching Archbishop Simon Poh said Catholics are prohibited from resorting to virtual marriage solemnisation because the recitation of the vows and consent would not be valid. “For Catholics, […]
Farmer tries to save overripe rice
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Rendah Regon, 62, and his relatives from Kampung Merdang harvested rice at his farm in Samarahan yesterday. Rendah said the rice should have been harvested in March, but they could not go anywhere as the movement control order (MCO) was in force. Only after hearing last Saturday that they were allowed to carry […]
Jais looking at ‘akad nikah’ options during MCO
KUCHING: The Sarawak Islamic Affairs Department (JAIS) is looking at options to allow Muslim couples who had to postpone their solemnisation during the movement control order (MCO) period to do so. In revealing this, Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the consideration to allow couples to get […]
Preventing Covid-19 starts with community
KUCHING: The effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 must start with the smallest unit of community, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She stated that in order to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission, it should start with the smallest unit of community — family. “From […]
‘Two in a vehicle only for farmers’
KUCHING: For the general public, one person is allowed to travel in a vehicle during the movement control order. However, for farmers who have to work on their farms and harvest their crops, two of them are allowed to travel in a vehicle. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Embas clarified this yesterday during a […]
