Primary schools reopening postponed for another week
MIRI: The reopening of primary schools in the Miri district has been postponed for another week as it is still categorised as Covid-19 red zone due to the rising positive cases in the district. Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Miri Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator said the decision was made […]
Bomba helps sanitisation at SK Kelawit
TATAU: The Tatau Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is conducting sanitisation at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kelawit to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic as well as in preparation for the opening of the school session on March 15. The decontamination operation involved the indoor and outdoor areas of the teachers’ room, classroom, foyer, kindergarten […]
Most parents welcome reopening of school
KUCHING: Parents are generally in favour of allowing schools to be reopened for physical classes on March 8 despite the concern over the pandemic situation in the state. The reopening involves a total of 1,045 schools while 220 other schools in high-risk areas remain closed. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) recently said the decision was […]
Three school blocks destroyed in morning fire
MUKAH: Three building blocks of SK Campuran Daro were completely destroyed by an early morning fire today. The blaze happened at 6.40am and firemen from Daro were immediately deployed to the scene to stop it from spreading to nearby buildings. Upon arriving, the team found that the destroyed blocks comprised a teachers’ quarters, a store […]
Justify school reopening decision in detail
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) have been urged to be transparent and explain in detail the different parameters and considerations that are being used by them to justify the sudden decision to open 1,045 schools for physical classes beginning March 8 in the state. Bandar Kuching MP Dr […]
Explain decision to reopen schools
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) suggests an explanation is required from the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on the decision to reopen schools. SPA secretary David Hii Chin Loung in a statement issued today said that SDMC should explain its decision to reopen schools after a risk assessment. “They should at least explain to […]
1,045 schools allowed reopening on Mar 8
Face-to-face sessions KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has allowed 1,045 government and government-aided primary schools across the state to resume face-to-face class sessions beginning March 8. This involves an addition of 231 primary schools in the state allowed to operate face-to-face compared to only 814 schools on March 1. “The decision was made as […]
PN respects Sarawak’s autonomy
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) decision to postpone the reopening of schools is a fine example of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government respecting Sarawak, says Michael Tiang. The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth chief said PN recognised the state government exercising its autonomy in deciding the best for Sarawakians. “By giving a […]
Kemas kindergartens, nurseries opens on Monday
BETONG: A total of 1,343 preschoolers under the Betong Community Development Department (Kemas) will begin their school sessions next week. According to Betong Kemas officer Md Asdi Hamdi, Kemas will reopen its kindergartens (tabika) and nurseries (taska) throughout Betong in line with the reopening of schools nationwide, starting March 1. “A total of 46 tabika […]
Face-to-face school session to start March 1
KUALA LUMPUR: The face-to-face school session which was postponed earlier following the spread of Covid-19, will be commencing on March 1. Senior Education Minister Senator Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said it involved pre-school, Year 1 and 2 classes while Year 3 to Year 6 sessions would start on March 8. “Secondary school students in Group […]
