In the thick of the action
By Umie Syazwanie Mohd KUCHING: Medical and nursing students who had to undergo their practical at selected hospitals during this Covid-19 pandemic are left with little or no choice but to soldier on as medical and health frontliners. Together with the ever-dedicated teams of serving nurses and doctors at their respective stations, they had to […]
Allocation of financial assistance practical and realistic
KUCHING: There is no perfect mechanism for the allocation of financial assistance apart from being practical and realistic, said Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok. He was commenting on Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen’s statement that the RM10,000 one-off financial aid for active businesses registered in Sarawak provided […]
36 new auxiliary firefighters for Batu Niah, Selangau
KUCHING: Thirty-six (36) newly-commissioned auxiliary firefighters will be reporting for duty at the Batu Niah and Selangau fire and rescue stations (BBP) effective July 21. Eighteen firefighters will be stationed at Batu Niah BBP while the remaining will be stationed at Selangau BBP. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director Khirudin Drahman said with these […]
Electric buses more practical?
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Kelvin Yii viewed that using bus powered by electric is more practical in Sarawak compared to using hydrogen bus. He said Sarawak is rich in hydroelectric energy, and is there a need to explore the usage of hydrogen bus when electric bus can easily charge using the grid anywhere, anytime, without […]
