Seniors urged to get flu vaccine to prevent diseases
PETALING JAYA: Senior citizens have been urged to obtain influenza (flu) vaccine to prevent diseases and subsequently reduce the risks of hospitalisation and death. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said this is because up to 70 per cent of hospitalisations and 85 per cent of deaths related to the flu occur among […]
Land owners taught to prevent wildfires
MIRI: Owners of private land along Kuala Baram and Permyjaya play a valuable role in preventing wildfires in the areas which cover about 8,000 hectares of peat soil. In order to impart wildfire fighting knowledge, a fire management programme was held on Monday (April 11) at Curtin University Sarawak Campus here. In recent years, the […]
Anti-Party Hopping Bill can prevent political turmoil
KUCHING: The proposed Anti-Party Hopping Bill will act as a deterrent for political turmoil from happening again in the country. “I agree with the proposed Bill and I believe it can stop the on-going political problems in Malaysia as it has gone for too long now. “Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is still a […]
Build wall now to prevent illegal entry
MUKAH: Any plan to construct a proper boundary wall separating Malaysia (along the Sarawak border) from Indonesia needs to be implemented soon to solve the problem of illegal trails (jalan tikus), a local community leader has suggested. Kapitan Kang Boon Eong said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing had previously mentioned the idea […]
How to prevent being scammed
KUCHING: Unclear of what to do and what not to do when receiving an unknown call believed to be from scammers, pay heed to this advice from Sarawak Commercial Criminal Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid. The public should remain calm and not panic if they received a phone call from a stranger claiming […]
Tighter security to prevent jailbreaks
PADAWAN: The Puncak Borneo Prison will be enhancing its security measures to prevent future jailbreaks like the recent one involving four inmates. Puncak Borneo Prison Director Assistant Commissioner Hamdan Salleh Majin said, “This reception transit centre has been upgraded and gazetted as a prison and it is equipped with grilles, gates, chain link fences, barbed […]
Help prevent Gawai cluster
KUCHING: The Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has called on its members – all 900 of them in the state – to help prevent a Gawai Covid-19 cluster. “We understand we cannot stop people from celebrating Gawai but we urge our members to play their role by not going back to the longhouses […]
Prevent emergence of more viral variants
KUCHING: The Covid-19 chain of infections needs to be severed to prevent the emergence of more viral variants, advised Sarawak General Hospital infectious disease specialist Dr Chua Hock Hin. He said the current situation differed from that of yesteryear due to the widespread transmission of the virus in the community now. He said the people […]
Ministry taking action to prevent child neglect
KUCHING: The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development is taking the issue of child neglect seriously. Deputy Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff said a total of six deaths involving children accidentally left behind in vehicles were reported in the country since 2018. She explained that most of the victims were left and forgotten when their parents […]
Financial factors prevent couples from having more children
PUTRAJAYA: Financial factors are major obstacles for couples keen to have the desired family size, said the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) director general Abdul Shukur Abdullah. He said, although on average, coupled in the country wanted four children, but the reality was that most of them could only have between two to […]
