Investigate state’s recovery rate
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng is asking the authorities to investigate why Sarawak’s recovery rate and the infectivity rate (IR) are below the national levels. Dr Lau in a statement today (June 26) said he have received more than 30 phone calls from the public asking about the state’s […]
Allow walk-in vaccinations
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) has urged relevant authorities to allow for walk-in vaccinations for everyone who has yet to register for the Covid-19 vaccination due to technological constraints. In a statement today SPA chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng said he had received numerous phone calls from both rural and urban residents asking […]
Open up more vaccination centres to curb vaccine hesitancy
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) is concerned over the lack of developments in the opening of additional vaccination centres in the state. “While the usage of mega PPVs (vaccination centres) is a strategy that could work in a high-density urban area, it is bound to fail in Sarawak, where the majority of people are living in semi-urban and rural areas,” said association chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng. He said they had received feedback from the people that it would be much more convenient to have their vaccine shots at their local general practitioner (GP) clinics or Klinik Kesihatan that they are already familiar with. “We believe this will remove one of the factors contributing towards vaccine hesitancy in Sarawak. Having a familiar face deliver the vaccine will help make our people more comfortable and have more trust in the vaccination process,” he said today (June 2). He said the feedback from the people also included asking the government to simplify the vaccination registration exercise. “Allow elderly persons to get their vaccination by walking into a vaccination centre to get his or her vaccination,” he urged. Lau said the association had also been made to understand that many people who went for their vaccination shots ended up requiring to have their details in MySejahtera updated, such as their IC number or mobile phone number. He hoped this was not an impediment in the rollout of vaccinations through private health facilities. “If so, we hope the relevant parties can expedite fixing the application and its data to make it work as soon as possible. It is ridiculous that a digital application can magically alter information that is keyed in by the users,” he said. He added that this indicated manual intervention, which would introduce errors into the date. “We have had more than a year to prepare for this, and yet vaccine rollout so far has shown a lack of planning and foresight,” he lamented.
Patriots back up state government on schools closure
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) has thrown their support behind the state government for taking the initiative to close schools temporarily. “This was done despite knowing well the implications it may have with the relevant federal departments. “We are facing a crisis and we need to take the lead,” it said. On April 19, […]
PM asked to discuss ‘wilayah’ status in Parliament
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) said today (April 13) Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak needed to have a round table discussion on any changes to the status of Sarawak and Sabah. It said the round table discussion was required to reach consensus and execute a Tripartite Agreement with agreed terms to amend Malaysia Act, 1963, Annex […]
Sarawak Patriots demand for answers and solutions
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) urged the state and the federal government to identify what had caused the recent flood and to implement appropriate measures to the problems. SPA Secretary David Xavier Hii Chin Loung said this in a statement today following the flood situation which happened on Thursday. “The floods have caused damage […]
UEC to be recognised?
KUCHING: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as acting Education Minister could hasten the approval of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng said. Lau opined that parents with children in Chinese middle schools could rejoice as they expect Dr Mahathir to approve UEC qualifications as […]
