Pharmaniaga ensures timely delivery of medicines to remote areas
BY NURQALBY MOHD REDA KUALA LUMPUR: Pius Anak Lagon, who lives in Nanga Merit in the interior of Kapit, Sarawak, recalls how his fellow villagers and he used to travel over two hours by boat to obtain the medicines they need at Hospital Kapit. “More than a decade ago, it used to be very difficult […]
Bridging rural internet divide
“We want to expedite our Internet connectivity, especially in the rural areas in Sarawak, where digital transformation is a crucial element towards achieving our target of becoming a high-income state by 2030.” – Sarawak Utility and Telecommunication Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi IN today’s digital age, internet connectivity has become a fundamental requirement for economic, educational, […]
Lukanisman pledges equitable health care provision
MIRI: Newly-appointed Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the ministry would continue to give rural health care services priority to bring about equitable health care provision in Sarawak and Sabah. “This includes upgrading medical services and health care facilities in Sabah and Sarawak,” he said. “This improvement will included some ‘sick’ projects involving the […]
Education development especially in rural areas among priorities for Kota Samarahan MP
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Datuk Rubiah Wang has stressed that education development, especially in rural areas, is one of her priorities. “Developing human capital, empowering and bridging the education gap is the key to driving education in rural areas. “We take into account the issue of education as the Sarawak government emulates the education model from Estonia, […]
White Paper to get things right for rural areas
KUCHING: Sarawak has become the first state to contribute input on the Health White Paper (HWP). Pointing out that he chose Sarawak as the first state to visit, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said it is to ensure that accessibility to healthcare facilities is increased. “It is not just Sarawak, but also Sabah. It is all […]
Musk’s Starlink plans to provide internet service via satellite in Malaysia
LOS ANGELES: Starlink, a high-speed, low-latency broadband internet provider operated by Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX, plans to expand its footprint in Malaysia to enable the country to increase its internet penetration rate, especially the rural area. Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said however, several matters were still being considered […]
Charity begins at home for activist
MIRI: Mujan Lah knows what it is like when life is tough, she’s been there, and now that providence has been kind to her it is no surprise that she wants to give back. The 50-year-old from Long Bemang, Apoh in Marudi Marudi has been actively involved in various charity works to benefit her local […]
Three more fire stations for Sarawak ready next month
KUCHING: Sarawak will have three more fire stations when they are completed next month, completing the existing 36 stations statewide. Sarawak Fire Department director Datuk Khirudin Drahman said the three fire stations in Asajaya, Kidurong and Lutong were expected to complete either end of this month or early February. “Ideally to have an effective fire […]
Plans to increase rural internet access welcomed
KUCHING: Online learning poses great challenges for pupils in the rural areas of Sarawak as there is limited access to internet, or no connectivity at all. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced schools nationwide to close, thus online home-based learning may not be as effective yet. In several rural or interior areas, teachers would need to […]
Sarawak’s success story
Mitigating the pandemic KUCHING: Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic first reared its ugly head last March, Sarawak has been placed under various forms of movement control order (MCO) to mitigate the deadly virus from spreading further. One of the greatest concerns is to ensure that the rural areas are free from the virus, said Institute […]
