Police take proactive action
PADAWAN: Padawan police have taken proactive action to station their personnel at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branches in the district for crowd control. Padawan district deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said that this was due to individuals lining up at BSN banks to collect their government aid. “The Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) aid […]
Digital technology to monitor those in quarantine
BY DARYLL LAW & NATASHA JEE KUCHING: Sarawak unleashed its surveillance technology to combat Covid-19, in its efforts to stem the spread of the virus. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the adoption of the digital method by the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) is to assist the State Disaster Management Committee. Uggah, […]
State government follows Putrajaya’s decision
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will follow Putrajaya’s decision to deploy the Malaysian Armed Forces to assist the police during the two-week movement control order (MCO) period. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said while the police in the state will continue to monitor the situation, the army’s deployment will be of great help. […]
Serba Dinamik’s O&M activities will remain unaffected
By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar KUALA LUMPUR: Oil and gas price volatility will not have a long-term impact on Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd’s operation and maintenance (O&M) activities. Nevertheless, said its group managing director and chief executive director Datuk Dr Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah, maintenance is still required as long as productions are ongoing. “Serba […]
Heavy rain floods longhouse
MARUDI: Flood water inundated the corridor of a longhouse here following heavy rain over the past two days. Miri Fire and Rescue department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said while evacuation was not an immediate concern, his department was monitoring the situation at Rumah Jimbau Gudang. He said four firemen from Marudi fire station led […]
Monitor school buses on your cellphone
KUCHING: The free school bus service programme to be launched in April will include a tracking system via smartphone application. Yayasan Sarawak director Azmi Bujang said that tracking devices would be installed in every school bus under the programme. “We can monitor the school buses through our smartphones. Through the application, we will be able […]
Control fishing in Bakun Lake, says Masing
KUCHING: Fishing activities in Bakun Lake need to be properly controlled to prevent over-fishing which could lead to extinction of fishes in the lake. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing warned that merchantable fish could become extinct in less than 10 years at the rate fishes were being netted in Bakun Lake […]
Thumbs-up for empowerment of JKKKs
KUCHING: Village Development and Security Committees (JKKKs) should play a more active role in ensuring development projects in villages and residential areas are implemented effectively. Assistant Minister of Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the involvement of JKKK in rural transformation projects was essential to monitor and ensure the projects were implemented […]
Availability of face masks monitored
MIRI: Face mask manufacturers in West Malaysia have been instructed to increase their production to ensure there is no shortage in the domestic market, especially in Sarawak. Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Chong Chien Jen said his ministry is monitoring the supply of face masks in the local market. Met by reporters […]
Unimas has virus task force in place
CORONAVIRUS WATCH KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) is not taking the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak lightly. According to its deputy vice-chancellor (Academic and International) Professor Dr Ahmad Hata Rasit, the institution had set up a task force in charge of monitoring its students and staff members since Jan 31. He said the task […]
