Dec 18’s fine with us

KUCHING: Most Sarawakians are of the view that the polling date set by the Election Committee (EC) is suitable for the 12th state election (PRN12) to proceed. Yesterday (Nov 24), EC Chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh announced that the nomination date is on Dec 6 and the polling date will be on Dec 18. Sarawakians... Read More

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November 22, 2021

Parents, teachers welcome reopening of schools

KUCHING: Parents and teachers welcome the announcement by the Education Ministry (MoE) that schools in the country will reopen in March next year. The MoE announced on Nov 15 that the academic calendar for the 2022/2023 school session for states in Group A would be from March 21, 2022 to March 11, 2023. For schools... Read More

Sarawak News

November 4, 2021

Looking forward to the 12th state election

KUCHING: Many members of the public are looking forward to the 12th Sarawak state election following the decision of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to lift Sarawak’s Proclamation of Emergency. On Wednesday (Nov 3), His Majesty granted his consent to lift the Proclamation of Emergency for Sarawak, which went... Read More

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October 28, 2021

Mixed feelings about nation’s second capital proposal

KUCHING: Several members of the public here have voiced mixed feelings about the suggestion to establish Kuching as the nation’s second capital. On Wednesday (Oct 20), Sarawak Perikatan Nasional chairman Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian suggested that Kuching be made Malaysia’s second capital, given that Borneo would feature prominently in the Asean region, especially when... Read More

Sarawak News

October 21, 2021

Kuching North City Hall: Making Kuching beautiful, environmentally sustainable

KUCHING: The Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) is committed in making Kuching beautiful and more environmentally sustainable city. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi stressed that projects and plans to beautify the city reflected the city hall’s efforts to continue the work towards such objectives.... Read More

Sarawak News

September 17, 2021

New MySejahtera features very convenient, useful

BY UMIE SYAZWANIE MOHD MEMBERS of the public are delighted with the updated location tracking smart app MySejahtera application that makes it easier for users to access the status displays for risk level and vaccination status. The improvements include check in and check out features that will ease data collection for contract tracing. The new... Read More

Sarawak News

September 17, 2021

Public happy with 14-day quarantine exception

BY RACHEL MINA KUCHING: The general public voiced their agreement with the decision of the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to ease the quarantine requirements upon arrival in Sarawak from other parts of Malaysia. The decision, which took effect on Sept 16, was taken in light of the state’s increasing vaccination rate. According to... Read More

Sarawak News

September 10, 2021

Citizenship Ruling: Court decision gets the thumbs-up

KUCHING: The public praised the Kuala Lumpur High Court on its recent decision declaring that children born abroad to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreigners are entitled by operation of law to be citizens of Malaysia. According to counsel Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar on Thursday, Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir ruled that Part II... Read More

Sarawak News

September 10, 2021

Students have mixed feelings about school reopening

BY AISYAH AZZAHRA SUHIRI KUCHING: Sarawakian students are having mixed feelings about going back to school when it reopens, tentatively on Oct 3. However, they are delighted to be given the green light to be vaccinated — the process kicked off last Wednesday. Nevertheless, the fear is still there, especially with the continuous high number... Read More

Sarawak News

September 4, 2021

Parents want mandatory vaccination for teachers

BY AISYAH AZZAHRA SUHIRI KUCHING: Parents agreed the government’s proposal for mandatory vaccination for school teachers was essential to safeguard the wellbeing of schoolchildren. In a poll with New Sarawak Tribune on Saturday (Sept 4), they said that it would be best to ensure teachers were vaccinated because most schoolchildren were still ineligible for vaccination.... Read More

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Dec 18’s fine with us

Parents, teachers welcome reopening of schools

Looking forward to the 12th state election

Mixed feelings about nation’s second capital proposal

Kuching North City Hall: Making Kuching beautiful, environmentally sustainable

New MySejahtera features very convenient, useful

Public happy with 14-day quarantine exception

Citizenship Ruling: Court decision gets the thumbs-up

Students have mixed feelings about school reopening

Parents want mandatory vaccination for teachers

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