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Sarawak records lower crimes

KUCHING: Sarawak’s crime index figures in the first month of the year are low and under control. This was revealed by Bukit Aman Integrity and Standard Compliance Department director Datuk Azri Ahmad during a press conference at the Sarawak Contingent police headquarters (IPK) on Friday (Feb 11). “Only 327 crime index cases were reported in […]

Aspirasi to field 15 new faces

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) will be fielding 15 new faces among the 17 seats it plans to contest. Its president Lina Soo said the only exceptions would be her and party chairman Buln Ribos. “The new faces are Chan Chee Hiong who will be contesting in Pending, Leong Shaow Tung (Batu Lintang), Tan […]

Persist in delivering impactful information, journalists told

BY NAZRINZULAIQA HASBI KUCHING: Persistence and an unwavering motivation to deliver impactful information are among attributes that journalists must inculcate in order to become effective disseminators of information. Former editor-in-chief and chairman of the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), Datuk Seri Azman Ujang, said along with interest and talent for writing, persistence and motivation were […]

Two fire stations to be proposed soon

SIBURAN: Two Class E fire stations will be proposed soon in the areas of Teng Bukap, Padawan and Kampung Krokong, Bau. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Willie Mongin said this at the press conference after Fire Safety Awareness Programme in conjunction with Christmas celebration and appreciation to Bomba frontliners at Siburan fire station, […]

Foreign spouses: Who pays their quarantine costs?

KUCHING: Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah declined to comment on foreign spouses of Sarawakians who wish to reunite with their partners in the state but have been unable to do so due to the high cost of quarantine. She said it would be best if the […]

Sarawak to postpone school resumption to Aug 3

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to postpone the resumption of 138 secondary and primary schools in Kuching, Padawan, and Samarahan districts to August 3. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that this decision involved transition classes, Form One to Four, Lower Form Six, and Primary Five and Six […]

Sarawak has new Education Dept director

KUCHING: Abang Mat Ali Abang Masagus has been appointed as the new State Education Department director. In announcing this, Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin congratulated Abang Mat Ali on his new position. “He is now the new State Education Department director and was appointed two weeks ago,” he told a […]

Inter-district travel still restricted

KUCHING: Inter-district travel in Sarawak is still restricted, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He was responding to a question on whether Sarawak would permit inter-district travel, which Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had purportedly said was allowed. Uggah said that if Ismail Sabri’s announcement was heard properly, […]

SOP for churches, other religious bodies

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is currently working on a standard operating procedure (SOP) for congregation in churches and other religious bodies in the state. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the mechanism might be different for the Friday prayers which were allowed in mosques and surau beginning next week. “We […]