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Self-discipline, government enforcement vital

KUCHING: With Covid-19 still around, life is not going to return to normal that fast. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian, in saying this, stressed that as Covid-19 was not going to go away overnight, apart from getting vaccinated, the people needed to incorporate all the non-pharmaceutical interventions and […]

Recovery plans must be easily understood

KUCHING: While the National Recovery Plan (NRP) is generally welcomed, the government is urged to ensure that the implementation is easily understood by the people. “It is good to have such a plan. At least we have something to target and work towards,” said president of the Federation of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Chinese […]

Understanding childhood cancer

Childhood cancers are prevalent within society. However, not many are known about how it develops. Most recently, Parkway Cancer Centre Singapore, Paediatric, Haematology and Oncology specialist Dr Anselm Lee shared his thoughts on the topic and his research done in Hong Kong. A peculiar disease that only affects children According to the Sarawak Children’s Cancer […]

Call to inculcate vaccine importance

SERIAN: The local people need to be properly informed about the importance of vaccine as protection against Covid-19. This can be done through relevant awareness programmes that could remove the public’s negative perception of the safety of the vaccine, said Serian Resident Tuah Suni. “The facts about the Covid-19 vaccine must be disseminated to the […]

Miri Hospital halts specialist clinic services

KUCHING: Appointments made at Miri Hospital’s specialist clinic will be postponed effective Jan 18 to 22. Miri Hospital said affected patients, including those whose appointments cannot be delayed, would be contacted. “The management of Miri Hospital requests the cooperation and concern of all patients to provide space for the hospital to address the current situation. […]

Rural folk laud govt initiative

MIRI: Rural folks are excited about the initiative brought by the state government through Section 6 and Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code (SLC). With the perimeter survey carried out under Section 6 before proceeding to Section 18, majority of the native (landowners) lauded the government’s efforts. For 2019, the state government has allocated […]

SOPs in three languages recommended

KUCHING: The state government has been asked to publish the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the state’s conditional movement control order (CMCO) in three languages — Bahasa Malaysia, English and Mandarin.   In recommending this, the Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) said this was to ensure the SOPs could be properly understood by […]

Masing: Order not ‘Cuti-Cuti Malaysia’

KUCHING: The public must understand that the movement control order issued by the government is not a time for “Cuti-Cuti Malaysia”, says Tan Sri James Jemut Masing. The Deputy Chief Minister said many Malaysians still did not understand the severity of the Covid-19 outbreak. “It is infectious and deadly. It moves from human to human, […]