Celebrate within your home
KUCHING: The Dayak community should confine their Gawai celebrations this year to their own household and ‘bilik’ (rooms), especially in the longhouses. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women chief Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie said lifestyle in the longhouses are very close-knit hence social distancing including good hygiene must really be practised. “The closely knitted lifestyle […]
American companies to revise investment due to pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR: A survey conducted by the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) revealed that 82 per cent of its member companies in Malaysia have reported significant losses. It said around one third of respondents have been incurring losses of over RM10 million for every two weeks that restrictions on business activity have been in place. The […]
Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 250,000
ANKARA: Global coronavirus fatalities exceeded the 250,000 mark on Monday, according to a running tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University. Turkey’s Anadolu Agency (AA) in a report Wednesday said the university’s figures counted 250,134 deaths, while the numbers of cases and recoveries stand at 3,562,919 and 1,144,454, respectively. The US is the country hardest-hit […]
448 premises sanitised since March 30
KUCHING: Four hundred and forty-eight premises in Sarawak have been sanitised since March 30. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hing said sanitisation was carried out at 123 government buildings; 94 worship places; 56 public markets; 49 transportations; 47 assembly points; 30 supermarkets; 31 housing areas; 16 hotels and two […]
State govt took positive step in delaying CMCO
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has taken a positive step in delaying the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in the state. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said this shows that the state is concerned for and prioritises the safety and health of the people […]
Chinese expert team wraps up visit, pledges more cooperation
KUALA LUMPUR: A medical consultant expert team sent by the Chinese government wrapped up their two-week working visit to Malaysia on Sunday, during which they shared Chinese experiences in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in a gesture of solidarity and friendship between the two countries. Sharing experiences According to Xinhua News Agency, the team was seen […]
‘Let’s not create new cluster’
KUCHING: The government has every right to protect the life of parliamentarians, the Speaker and staff from the danger of Covid-19, thus the one-day Parliament sitting on May 18. Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said in deciding on a one-day sitting, it is very important that the government […]
Vietnam could become world’s face mask factory
HANOI: Vietnam’s garment industry was suffering an unprecedented crisis due to Covid-19, but the pandemic also brought significant opportunities for the country to become the world’s face mask factory, reported Vietnam News Agency. Many garment producers hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic recently invested in producing face masks as a solution to cope with the […]
Steep learning curves
Always be prepared, expect the unexpected. –ANONYMOUS We are 28 days into our movement control order (MCO) and have another 14 days to go if there is no extension. These past 28 days I am sure have been a challenge for us as individuals. However, for the Sarawak government and the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee, […]
US now 1st in world with number of virus deaths
ANKARA: The US passed Italy on Saturday to record the highest death toll in the world from the novel coronavirus, Anadolu Agency quoted Johns Hopkins University as saying. The university’s running tally counted 19,882 deaths and 514,415 cases as the US struggles to curb the outbreak. A total of 29,347 people have recovered from the disease. […]
