Dr Sim welcomes endorsement to restore seats
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian welcomes the endorsement of the Special Council on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MKMA63) to restore 35 per cent parliamentary seats for East Malaysia. He said this is part of the follow through of the MA63 and Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report being annexed in the Malaysian constitution […]
Congratulations to our reporter-graduates!
NEW Sarawak Tribune and Suara Sarawak reporters were among the 575 graduates from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities who received Bachelor’s degrees from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Suara Sarawak reporter Nuruldayana Mohamad Rafiee and subeditor Afiezul Samit both graduated as Bachelors of Social Sciences with Honours (Communication Studies) while reporters Syamimi Husna Sabri […]
Passengers advised to complain to Mavcom, not ministry
KUCHING: Passengers are advised to lodge their complaints with the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) and not the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) if they have any issues regarding aviation services. On Thursday (June 16), KPDNHEP informed that from March 1, 2016, through the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 2015, Act A1498, Section 99 […]
No report of fake vaccination in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak police have not received any reports on people being vaccinated with empty syringes or that the Covid-19 vaccine was not inserted into their body. “To date, we have yet to receive any police report pertaining to the issue here in Sarawak,” said Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail. He was asked to comment on […]
Nangka assemblyman clarifies Chinese newspaper’s report
SIBU: Nangka assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee has clarified that the issue of a woman living in a shelter near Kampung Bahagia Teku as reported in a Chinese newspaper is incorrect. After learning the real situation, he said the shelter was a temporary resting place of a man and his cousin, who worked as a scrap […]
Govt unveils eight economic packages worth RM530 bln since last year
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has unveiled eight economic packages worth RM530 billion in total to address the crisis ever since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared last year, Asia Analytica said. The research and institutional services said since then, however, many have expressed their grouses on insufficient support given to the rakyat although the amount was […]
Police confirm receiving report on baby swap incident
SHAH ALAM: Police have confirmed receiving a report on a baby swap incident involving two couples at a private hospital here, yesterday. Shah Alam district police chief ACP Baharudin Mat Taib said the report was lodged by the husband of an online entrepreneur Siti Suriani Wahiddin, who was one of the couples involved, at the […]
Crime prevention patrol teams to report social gatherings
MIRI: In the light of the deteriorating Covid-19 situation here, Miri City Council (MCC) will mobilise the crime prevention patrol teams (Pasukan Rondaan) set up by its Neighbourhood Committees to report any social gatherings in residential areas to the authorities such as the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) for possible actions such as the […]
Report non-compliance with SOPs
KUCHING: Eatery operators who are facing a hard time to get their customers to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been urged to report the matter to the relevant authorities. Kuching City South Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said there have been cases whereby operators could not get diners to sit […]
Everyone’s role to fight against virus
KUCHING: The public, including community leaders and resident committees play an important role to help in containing the spread of Covid-19. Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator for coastal Kuching, Samarahan and Lundu, Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said resident committees such as the Village Development and Security Committee, Neighbourhood Watch, Friendly Neighbourhood as well as […]
