Air ticket prices to Sabah, Sarawak will return to normal
KUALA LUMPUR: Domestic flight ticket prices for routes to Sabah and Sarawak will return to standard prices when the total flight frequency operates as usual, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Henry Sum Agong. Therefore, he said the government through the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) would continue to monitor flight ticket prices for all domestic routes, […]
Sarawak rejects extremism
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government will reject any elements that could divide the unity of the people in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, in giving this assurance, said Sarawak will not accept any elements, especially extreme views against other religions. “We are very fortunate that the state’s immigration […]
Every patient’s complaint at quarantine centres speedily resolved
KUCHING: Every single complaint from patients at the three Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centres (PKRC) under the supervision of Sarikei Hospital has been acted upon and speedily resolved. Sarikei Hospital in a statement today said there was no denying that prior to this, a PKRC under its supervision, at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Meradong, had […]
Individuals entering Sarawak still need to apply via EnterSarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak has agreed to allow individuals fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel interstate without police permission from tomorrow in line with the decision of the federal government. However, the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said individuals wishing to enter Sarawak would still be required to apply on the EnterSarawak website. “Other than that, […]
SDMC updates guidelines for travel into Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has released its updated guidelines for travellers who want to enter Sarawak. Travellers need to undergo the rt-PCR/RTK-Antigen test and the result should be valid for three days prior to travel. Also, in the guidelines released on Tuesday (Oct 5), those with a negative result must submit this […]
East Malaysians living in peninsula encouraged to change voting constituency
KUALA LUMPUR: Sabahans and Sarawakians residing in the peninsula are encouraged to apply for change of voting constituency based on the latest place of residence, as recommended by the Election Commission (EC). Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said this was to facilitate voting for a general […]
Four MOUs on digitalising Sarawak inked
KUCHING: Four Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) relating to the formulation of the Kuching Smart City Masterplan (KSCMP) were exchanged between Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Huawei Malaysia) and its strategic partners on Tuesday (Oct 5). The four strategic partners were namely Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA), Sarawak Information Systems Sdn Bhd (SAINS), Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation […]
Build up Sarawak’s own skilled workforce
SEBUYAU: Contractors are advised to train the local technical manpower so that Sarawak will have its own skilled workforce in the long run, said Infrastructure and Port Development Assistant Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi. He added that the current major projects which are ongoing in the state are an opportunity to train and utilise the local […]
One-off recruitment for teachers at interview stage
KUCHING: The one-off recruitment exercise to overcome the shortage of teachers in Johor, Sabah and Sarawak is still at the interview stage, said Deputy Education Minister ll Datuk Mohamad Alamin. He, however, said that with the intake of 18,000 new teachers, the prolonged shortage of teachers over the past few years will be overcome. “The […]
More women politicians in Sarawak, thanks to Taib
KUCHING: The Head of State Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud made many contributions to Sarawak when he was chief minister, said Minister of Welfare, Community, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “Among them is the increase of women in politics,” she pointed out in a statement yesterday issued in conjunction with Taib’s […]
