Temporary evacuation centre at Kpg Jeriah closed
SIBU: The temporary evacuation centre (PPS) at Kampung Jeriah hall which accommodated 44 flood victims from Kampung Seduan Jaya here was closed today (Jan 15). All of the flood victims are allowed to return to their homes after the flood situation improved. The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) state operations control centre said, in a […]
Vaccinated Sarawakians can return home freely
KUCHING: Only Sarawakians with complete vaccination status do not need to apply through EnterSarawak to return to the state. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today (Oct 17) said they would need to fill in the e-Health Declaration Form (eHDF) and do not need to go through Covid-19 swab test. “They still need […]
Sarawak is home, sweet home for Hidayah
JOHOR BAHRU: Nur Hidayah Mohamad Mustapha, a Sarawakian who has lived in Johor for about 10 years, is glad she and her family can now return to Sarawak. This follows the lifting of the ban on interstate travel announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Yaakob last Sunday. “I moved to Johor as I followed […]
City boys return home for break
KUCHING: Premier League club Kuching City FC (KCFC) will be on home soil for a week’s breather from Malaysia Cup action. In the Group B opener on Sept 26, they lost to Terengganu 2-0. They then played to a 2-2 draw against Perak in the following match on Sept 29. With the Malaysia Cup taking […]
Missing angler returns home safe
BETONG: An elderly man who was reported to have gone missing since Wednesday (Sept 22) while fishing at Batu Lintang, Layar has returned home safe and sound. A spokesman for the State Fire Department operations centre said the 61-year-old man reached home around 8pm on Thursday (Sept 23) while rescuers were deciding whether or not […]
CM-inspired scheme to help grads return home
Inisiatif Graduan Pulang Sarawak (i-GPS) There are various initiatives and subsidies provided by the Sarawak government, proving that the state leaders are very sensitive and concerned about helping the people to reduce their cost of living. At the Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak session in 2018, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg announced that […]
Paralympic heroes Bonnie, Yee Khie back home
SEPANG: Malaysia’s two 2020 Tokyo Paralympic heroes – powerlifters Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Jong Yee Khie – were given a modest but meaningful reception upon their arrival at the KL International Airport (KLIA) here today. The two powerlifting hercules, who left the Narita International Airport, Japan at 10.20am today on Malaysian Airlines Flight MH9117, landed […]
Stranded students finally return home
KUCHING: Twenty-six students studying at Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Sabah (SSMS) returned to Sarawak today. They were stranded in Kota Kinabalu when SSMS was ordered to close on June 1 due to the movement control order (MCO). “We are grateful to the Sarawak government, the Ministry of Education (MoE), Rumah Sarawak in Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak Volunteers, […]
Being able to return a Gawai gift for native students
KUALA LUMPUR: The last group of 35 Sarawak matriculation students in Malaya returned to Sarawak on the second day of Hari Raya today (May 14). They comprised 14 matriculation students from Selangor, Negeri Sembilan (12), Melaka (three), Perak (three), Johor (two) and Penang (one). They boarded flight MH2742 from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to […]
SDMC allowed student boarders to go home
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to allow students staying in education institution and boarding school to return home. SDMC in a statement today disclosed that the decision was following the extension of the closure of education institutions in the state. “Previously, students staying on campus or in boarding schools were not […]
