Chinese schools ready for reopening

KUCHING: The Chinese schools in the city are prepared for the reopening of schools on Monday. For the SJK Chung Hua schools (number 1 to 6) in Kuching, the board of management respects the decision of the State Education Department to allow the school physical sessions to resume, said its chairman Datuk Wong Tiong Hock. […]

Reopening of more economic sectors reduces national losses to RM300 mln a day

KUALA LUMPUR: The reopening of more economic sectors under the second phase of the movement control order (MCO 2.0) has succeeded in reducing the country’s losses to RM300 million a day compared to RM2.4 billion a day during the MCO 1.0. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the MCO 2.0 allowed more […]

Govt reactivates additional SOPs for childcare centres

KUCHING: The state government has reactivated the additional standard operating procedures (SOPs) measures for all public and private childcare centres and nurseries in Kuching following the enforcement of the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, however, said that these centres must obtain health […]

Green zone PDKs allowed to operate from Aug 25

KUCHING: Special needs children will be able to go back to their Community-Based Rehabilitation Centres (PDK) effective Aug 25. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) committee member Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the reopening, however, was strictly for those centres located in green zones. “Only rehabilitation centres in the green zone are allowed to resume operations […]

A good cultural night at Sarawak Cultural Village

KUCHING: It was an eventful evening for Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri during her visit to Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) and Damai Beach Resort (DBR) last Saturday. She was attending the reopening of SCV which also saw the unveiling of the new discounted rates for the tourist attraction in the […]

New discounted tickets unveiled

KUCHING: Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) has unveiled new discounted rates for its reopening post Covid-19. State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said such effort would assist in revitalising the local tourism industry. “The new rates will stimulate the arrival of local visitors and those from Sabah, Labuan and Malaya. “Hopefully, […]