Two fatalities bring Sarawak death toll to 44
KUCHING: Two more senior citizens in Sibu succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 virus on Thursday (Feb 4), bringing the death toll in Sarawak to 44. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the first victim was Case 3,441, a 60-year-old local man who was referred to Sibu Hospital after having […]
Needy senior citizens receive aid
KUCHING: Two senior citizens from Kampung Muhibbah here received donations in the form of food, mattresses and wheelchairs. Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), in a report, said Kunjan Yusop, 82, received food items as well as several mattresses, while Hasnah Wasli, 86, received a wheelchair on Jan 31. The food items and mattresses were donated […]
Senior citizens, frontliners top priority to receive Covid-19 vaccine
KUCHING: Once the Covid-19 vaccine is available in the state, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will be left to determine the priority order of vaccine recipients. “I leave it to SDMC to decide who will receive the vaccine first because usually, the vulnerable groups will be prioritised,” said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari […]
Proposal to redefine elderly declined
PUTRAJAYA: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun has clarified that the proposal to redefine senior citizens in the country as those from the age of 60 to 65 was merely a proposal which she had not approved. Therefore, she urged all quarters to stop causing confusion and politicising the matter […]
Implications on age definition change
KUCHING: Changing the age definition of senior citizens from 60 to 65 years would have several implications, including a reduction in the nation’s fiscal deficit. Datuk Dr Madeline Berma, Fellow at Academy of Sciences Malaysia, explained that this would arise as there would be reduction in public spending for social security, health, and care of […]
Contribution for needy senior citizens
LAWAS: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan presented aids to senior citizens at a programme organised by the Sarawak Association of Wives of Ministers and Assistant Ministers (Sabati) at Kampung Luagan here recently. The contributions were distributed to needy senior citizens from Kampung Luagan, Kampung Lukutan and Kampung Seberang Kedai Lawas. With […]
Nine RMCO flouters fined RM1,000 each
SIBU: Nine men including a senior citizen, were fined RM1,000 each for not complying with physical distancing during a recovery movement control order (RMCO) monitoring last Monday (Nov 30). District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said they were found violating the RMCO standard operating procedure (SOP) at an eatery at Jalan Foochow around 11.15pm. […]
NGOs receive RM410k in grants
KUCHING: The Sarawak Social Development Council has channeled grants totaling RM410,000 to the senior citizens activity centres (Pawe), senior citizens service centres (PPWE), community-based rehabilitation centres (PDK) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Sarawak. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said there were 11 Pawe, 14 PPWEs, and […]
SGH looking for patient’s next of kin
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is appealing to the public to help locate the next of kin or family members of a Chinese male patient named Poh Kiat Seng housed at Medical Ward 5 of the hospital. In a statement from SGH today, it was disclosed that Poh, 78, was found in a weak […]
Fourth day of SAR for missing woman
PAKAN: The search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for a 63-year-old woman who was reported missing on Nov 14 after she failed to return to her home at Rumah Lingoh, Nanga Engkeraji here has entered its fourth day. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the operation today (Nov 18) involved Bomba’s Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Team […]
