Land and Survey Dept offices close for disinfection works
KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department offices in the Samarahan and Serian divisions will be temporarily closed on Monday (Aug 16). A spokesperson clarified that the closure was to enable the sanitisation works to be carried out. “The department will resume its operations from Tuesday (Aug 17) onwards. All related matters can be made through […]
Serian District Office closes for sanitisation
SERIAN: The Serian District Office is closed for five days from today (Aug 12) to Aug 16. Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), in a Facebook post on Thursday (Aug 12), said the temporary closure was due to the detection of a Covid-19 positive case in the office. The closure is to enable sanitisation process to […]
New cluster emerges in Serian: Chupak Cluster
KUCHING: The Health Department has identified a new Covid-19 cluster in Serian District. The Chupak Cluster, named after Kampung Chupak, Siburan, is a community cluster. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the index case was a 27-year-old local woman. “She was detected through screening of symptomatic individuals on March 9. She works in the Kuching […]
Highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded the highest number of new cases in the country with 407 positive Covid-19 cases and one death due to the virus today. The previous highest figure of positive cases in the state was reported on Feb 24, with 353 cases. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said […]
Sarawak records two new clusters; Depot Imigresen Semuja Cluster and Sungai Atap Cluster
KUCHING: Sarawak Health Department has identified two new clusters namely, the Depot Imigresen Semuja Cluster in Serian and Sungai Atap Cluster in Meradong. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the cluster in Serian involved an immigration detention depot. The cluster was detected when Serian Division Health Department screened Immigration […]
Over 50% of Serian people registered for vaccination programme
KUCHING: Slightly over 50 percent of the eligible population of Serian division had registered for the Covid-19 immunisation programme through their village heads and community leaders (KMKK). On the other hand, 3.2 percent of the population had rejected or declined the vaccination offer. “However, some had given it a second thought after they saw our […]
Bau, Serian go from orange to red
KUCHING: The districts of Bau and Serian have changed their statuses to red from orange. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the two districts recorded 41 and 42 local infection cases respectively in the last two weeks. Samarahan and Song districts changed from yellow to orange after they recorded 21 and 23 local infection cases […]
RM1.4m contraband fags, liquors seized
KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department seized contraband cigarettes and liquors worth RM1.4 million including taxes during an operation at a premises at Serian Durian Piazza, Serian Division. Customs enforcement officers from Miri, Bintulu and Sarikei together with the Intelligence Branch and Internal Investigation Unit conducted the raid on Tuesday at 12.15pm. The 803,660 sticks […]
Swinburne’s Stem team bags community engagement award
KUCHING: Swinburne Sarawak’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (Stem) team won the Highly Commended award at the recent Vice Chancellor’s Award 2020 for their rural school project organised in Serian division. The project ‘Embracing Stem: Shaping Future of Young Generations in Rural Community’ won the title under the community engagement category. It was initiated as […]
CM declares open Roxy Hotel Serian
SERIAN: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg officiated at the opening ceremony of Roxy Hotel Serian, the first purpose-built hotel in Serian Division, today. The hotel, which was completed late last year, has 54 rooms and various facilities, including a restaurant, banquet hall and ballroom. Abang Johari and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar […]
