Sarawak opens registration for free vaccination
KUCHING: Registration is now open to Sarawakians who want to get the free Covid-19 vaccination. “People can now register for the free vaccination through the MySejahtera application on their smartphones,” said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. He said this after visiting the lockdown operation centres at Kampung Sungai Maong and Taman Univista in […]
Registration for Covid-19 vaccination to start in March
KUALA LUMPUR: Registration for Covid-19 vaccination to members of the public is expected to kick off in March and this will be on a volunteer basis, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said there are five ways for the public to sign up for the vaccine, including via the MySejahtera application. “If […]
Registration for Covid-19 vaccination should be through people-friendly methods
KUALA LUMPUR: Registration for the Covid-19 vaccination, which is expected to open soon, should use simple methods that are people-friendly and can be accessed by all levels of the society to ensure that no one is left out, medical experts say. Apart from MySejahtera, they suggested other ways and methods should also be considered, especially […]
Vaccination registration to open soon
KUALA LUMPUR: Registration for the Covid-19 vaccination for Malaysians will be opened soon, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. However, he did not say when actually the registration would be opened, but that Malaysians would receive two doses of Covid-19 vaccine for full protection against the virus. “Those who receive the vaccine will […]
Register with Perkeso, self-employed told
KUCHING: Self-employed individuals, who have not registered with the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso), are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said self-employed individuals such as entrepreneurs, hawkers and many others were now covered by Perkeso. “Before this, Perkeso only covered those employed but […]
Mixed reactions from students
By Noor Syahhira Hady KUCHING: Because of the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in the country, Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad has suggested that the registration of new and current students of Higher Educational Institutions (IPTs) be postponed. In view of the latest development, some IPTs have decided to postpone their traditional face-to-face […]
Stranded varsity students get help
KUCHING: Malaysians are springing into action via social media to raise funds to help students who are stranded in their universities following the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE)’s last minute announcement to postpone physical registration of students. On Twitter, the social media is filled with the hashtags #SiswaJagaSiswa by netizens offering various assistance including collecting donation, […]
Register before attending events
BETONG: Rural village and longhouse chiefs have been urged to register all outsiders attending any gathering such as wedding receptions or funerals in their areas. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said he agreed with such suggestion made by Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We always have large […]
Sarawak Volunteers offers help
MATRIC REGISTRATION KUCHING: Sarawak students that are scheduled to register for their enrolment at matriculation centres located in Malaya and Labuan can breathe sigh of relief as the Sarawak Volunteers (SV) and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will provide transportation and logistic support to ensure that all Sarawakian students will be able to make it […]
Verification mandatory for overseas grads seeking registration with medical council
KUALA LUMPUR: All overseas medical graduates who wish to register with the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) are required to go through the ‘Primary Source Verification’ process for degree verification and transcript effective June 1. This was announced by Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who is also the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) president, in […]
