MPs under home quarantine need to wear PPE to Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR: Three Members of Parliament placed under the Home Surveillance Order (HSO) could attend the Dewan Rakyat sitting, here, today by strictly adhering to the standard operating procedure (SOP) including wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun said in such cases, the MPs would first be taken in an […]
Body of Indonesian woman taken to morgue
MIRI: A body of an Indonesian woman believed to have died for more than 24 hours was taken to Miri Hospital morgue for a post-mortem today. The body was brought out from a hut of an orchard in Kampung Tukau where she was found by a team of healthcare workers wearing full set of personnel […]
Sabati donates to rehab centres, NGOs
KUCHING: A total of 55 community-based rehabilitation centres (PDKs) and 20 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) received aid from the Association of Wives of Ministers and Assistant Ministers Sarawak (Sabati) today. Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bujang (wife of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg) presented the aid during a ceremony held at PDK Sri […]
Primary, Secondary schools receive PPE
MIRI: A total of 44 Primary schools and 16 Secondary schools in this division last Friday (July 24) received personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by Pertubuhan Ikram Malaysia (Ikram) Miri branch, in collaboration with Miri District Education Office and Sew4Frontliners Miri. The simple handing over ceremony was held at Miri’s education office, and receiving on behalf of […]
All precautions in place
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is taking all the necessary precautionary measures to prevent any further spike in cases of Covid-19 in the state. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas described the spike in cases with 10 new positive cases reported on Friday (July 17) as the beginning of a second wave. […]
Rattan face masks, anyone?
KUCHING: Since the Covid-19 outbreak, people around the world have been wearing different types of masks against the virus. These masks include surgical masks, N95 masks and fabric masks. Now, Sarawak has produced face masks made of rattan, one of the most durable jungle products found in the forests of Borneo. The creative idea of […]
KPJ Miri donates PPE to support frontliners
MIRI: KPJ Miri Specialist Hospital recently reached lent a helping hand in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, carrying out its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme at Miri General Hospital here. Last Wednesday, KPJ Miri Specialist Hospital donated personal protective equipment (PPE) comprising 5,000 face masks, 100 pieces of protective suits, and 500 units of […]
Salons making a Comb-back
After three months of living with a lion’s mane, Sarawakians were finally able to visit hair salons and barbershops starting last week. Three hairdressers shared their opinions on the reopening, the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and how much their clients misses them. Providing a safer and hygienic environment for clients The moment the state government […]
Salon charges extra for PPE
SIBU: Beauty salon operator Rose Chukan at Sg Merah here said her salon would impose additional fee of between RM3 and RM5 for providing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as glove, facemask and hand sanitiser. According to her, the extra charges are to cover the standard operating procedures (SOPs) expenses for each customer. As a […]
The worst of time brings out the best in people!
How did a Malaysian company contribute as much as China donated in medical supplies to Spain and Belgium for Covid-19? It all began one sunny morning, when James Ho, chief operating officer (COO) of Samling came into Lawrence Chia, chief executive officer (CEO) of Samling’s office and said, “we are having problems getting sufficient masks, […]
