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 […]
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. […]
Effectiveness of MCO raises questioned
KUCHING: Although the state has been put under the movement control order (MCO) a number of times since the pandemic hit the country in March last year, the worrying number of Covid-19 cases has made the public wonder about its effectiveness. Logically, the MCO should have decreased the number of cases, but that has not […]
Council happy with resident’s co-operation
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has lauded residents in the municipality for providing the council with feedbacks on its services. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said that the residents have been keeping the council well informed on the conditions of their drains which needed clearing works. He asserted that the council has been continuously […]
Extension of MCO, tighter restrictions appreciated
KUCHING: Most of the general public agree that the extension of the movement control order (MCO) from June 15 to 28 is a necessary measure to curb Covid-19 infections and flatten the curve. However, a number of people have lamented the severe impact of the MCO on small businesses and expressed concern that a prolonged […]
Shortening of school holidays — mixed reactions among students, parents
KUCHING: While students may be on board with shortening the school holidays, parents on the other hand are indecisive on the matter. Some parents are of the opinion that shortening the school holidays does not do anything in helping students in their studies if classes were still conducted following the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) […]
One million users in two months
KUCHING: Touch ‘n Go Group yesterday (June 8) announced that it has crossed the one million users mark in over two months. “We are pleased that we’ve been able to get to this milestone in just over two months and well ahead of our internal estimates,” said Touch ‘n Go Group group chief executive officer […]
Modest Mother’s Day this year
KUCHING: For the second consecutive year, Mother’s Day will be celebrated in a modest manner in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is still unsafe for people to gather on a large scale and people have been advised to celebrate it at home instead of eating out. Mother’s Day, which is celebrated annually, is about […]
Public appeals for shorter Raya
KUCHING: The green light granted by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) for Muslims in the state to celebrate the coming Hari Raya Aidilfitri was received with great joy by many. However, many others also felt that the one-week period allocated for the celebration is a bit too long. They fear the possibility of a […]
Public ‘aye’ to MCO
KUCHING: The public is generally in favour of the movement control order (MCO) being re-imposed in Sarawak due to a spike in positive Covid-19 cases. This week Sarawak recorded the highest and second highest daily Covid-19 positive cases throughout Malaysia at 607 on Tuesday (Apr 13) and 489 on Wednesday (Apr 14). Moreover, the number […]
