Fire safety lessons for housewives
SIBURAN: Housewives will be trained in fire safety through the Housewives Programme (Program Suri Rumah), said Bomba Sarawak director Khirudin Drahman. “This programme focuses on housewives who are at home full time while their husbands and children are at work and in school. “They will be trained by women fire officers,” he revealed in his […]
Is your child safe online?
KUCHING: During the Covid-19 pandemic, internet has become an important tool for people to get connected, hold meetings, events and learning online, but another threat on the rise is online predators targeting children. Online predators who commit child sexual abuse are using every opportunity they can to prey on children during this global pandemic. More […]
Public transport battered by pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR: Measures to curb the risk of infection and preventing Covid-19 have caused a major disruption in the way public transportation is operated, impacting not only ridership but also people’s options to move about safely. The operators have to adapt to the new normal of providing hand sanitisers, ensuring face masks are worn by […]
Fire department ready to face monsoon season
KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is ready to face the monsoon season with some 1,194 well-trained and experienced personnel on standby statewide. Sarawak Bomba director Khirudin Drahman gave his assurance at a press conference at the Sarawak Bomba headquarters in Tabuan Jaya here on Tuesday (Nov 17). He added that an additional […]
GPS supports Agong’s decree
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) supports the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decree that all politicians should stop politicking. “GPS hopes that all parties heed the advice of His Majesty Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, who always prioritises the people and the country,” said GPS chief whip Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. “GPS also acknowledges that the […]
Traffic advisory for Kuching-Samarahan Expressway
KUCHING: Upgrading work on the five roundabouts along the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway started last Oct 15 and will go on until Oct 14, 2022. The working hours are from 8am to 5.30pm according the state to Public Works Department that also urged road users to be careful when driving along the route and comply with all […]
68 percent drop in state tourism revenue
KUCHING: As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sarawak has experienced a drastic 68 percent drop in tourism receipts in the period from January to September this year compared to the same period last year. Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) chief executive officer Sharzede Salleh Askor disclosed that the value of tourism receipts from January to […]
Ministry to reduce retail prices of child restraint systems
KUCHING: The Transport Ministry will instruct the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) to have detailed discussions with the association of vehicle manufacturers and sellers as well as the manufacturers or importers to reduce the retail prices of child restraint systems or CRS, the Parliament was told today (September 23). This move was to make the CRS […]
CCTVs to guarantee security, safety
KUCHING: The installation of closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) around India Street, Jalan Courthouse and the Courthouse Connector here will guarantee security and safety for the public at large. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Commission [DBKU]), Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi, said the RM175,000 pilot project was initiated by […]
State to give haze info to ministry
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will provide a response to the Ministry of Environment and Water (Mewa) from time to time on the smoke haze in the state. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the haze was an international matter as it involved Sarawak, Indonesia, and Brunei, and hence it […]
