SDMC approves CNY SOPs
KUCHING: The Unit For Other Religions’ (UNIFOR) standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the coming Chinese New Year celebration have been approved by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). SDMC said yesterday (Jan 13) that the guidelines were available at its website: https://sarawakdisastermc.com. On the increased number of flights from Malaya and Sabah, the SDMC had […]
Easing of entry into Sarawak a boon to tourism
By Jacintha Jolene KUCHING: Malaysians who wish to enter Sarawak now no longer need to apply through the enterSarawak app effective Jan 14. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) also said this was applicable to non-Malaysians who have been in the country for more than two weeks. However, travellers still need to fill up the […]
SDMC does away with EnterSarawak but e-health declaration stays
KUCHING: Malaysians looking to enter Sarawak are no longer required to apply for entry through EnterSarawak effective Friday (Jan 14). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in announcing the revised procedure, said this was applicable to Malaysians who do not have a history of travelling abroad within 14 days prior to entering Sarawak. It said […]
Sarawak recorded 22 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 22 new positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 11), an increase from the seven cases reported on Monday (Jan 10). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily statement said this brought the state’s case tally to 252,527. Of the new cases recorded, 11 were in Category 1 (no symptoms), nine […]
Sarawak readies for floods, 625 centres available
KUCHING: Nothing is being left to chance as Sarawak prepares for floods with the onset of the monsoon season. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Tuesday (Jan 11)revealed an arsenal of measures it has lined up to mitigate the consequences of widespread flooding in light of heavy downpours of late. A total of 625 […]
Pandemic fatigue
This pandemic has magnified every existing inequality in our society — like systemic racism, gender inequality, and poverty. — Melinda Gates, American philanthropist Lockdowns, MCOs, SOPs. Will we be going through the whole cycle again this year? Do we have to start planning for a permanent pandemic? I mean, at the moment, we are seeing […]
Lee checks on barrage system amid weather warning
KUCHING: Every effort is being taken to ensure the river barrage system is functioning well to minimise the risk of flooding during the prevailing inclement weather. State Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said the ministry was keeping a close eye on the situation together with the Sarawak River Board (SRB). He gave the […]
Sarawak records seven new cases on Monday
BY JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a total of seven new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Jan 10). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said in a statement that five of the cases were Category 1 and 2 while two were Category 4. Kuching recorded four cases, followed by Bintulu with two and and one in […]
Omicron variant: Beefed-up healthcare, monitoring, steady jabs needed
KUCHING: The federal government has been asked to increase the country’s public healthcare and genomic surveillance capacity and ramp up Covid-19 vaccination exponentially to deal with the Omicron threat. This, according to Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii, is to prevent any uncontrollable surge that could overwhelm the country’s health system and cause deaths. “Based […]
Sarawak records 22 new cases
KUCHING: Twenty-two new Covid-19 cases were reported in Sarawak with 252, 498 cumulative cases statewide, disclosed the Sarawak Disaster and Management Committee in its press statement here on Sunday (Jan 9). The committee said six cases were reported in Lawas while five were reported in Sibu. Meanwhile, Bintulu and Limbang reported two cases each while […]
