Minister urges owners to share responsibility for pets’ wellbeing

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom has stressed the importance of collective responsibility among pet owners to ensure the wellbeing and health of their pets. The Minister for Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development said that pet owners who could not afford medical expenses for their pets should be assisted from time to time. […]

Fire safety ultimately a shared responsibility

MANY people believe that fire safety is the sole responsibility of the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and government agencies. However, if we were to look and analyse the statistics as well as the forensic fire post-mortem reports, it is the community themselves who are held responsible. So to change this misperception, there is an […]

Shared responsibility vital to combat drugs

SIBU: People here have been reminded to take drug abuse in the community seriously, especially the use of the substance among the youth. In making the call, Sibu Deputy Resident, Christopher Ranggau Unting said the people need to take a ‘jaga tepi kain orang’ attitude, meaning thy should take note of what’s going on in […]

Educating children should be shared responsibilities

KUCHING: The Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) is urging all parties concerned to shoulder the responsibilities of educating children so they can be aware of the possible social problems that they may encounter in the society. STU president Adam Prakash Abdullah stated that schools have been trying hard to include sexual education in the school curriculum. […]

SOP compliance a shared responsibility

MUKAH: It is the collective responsibility of all the people here to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs). This is meant to ensure that this district will always remain in the green zone category. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said being in green zone, people should not take for granted by not complying with the […]

Francisca Luhong James: Miss Universe Malaysia 2020

On a mission to empower women, Miss Universe Malaysia 2020 Francisca Luhong James recently gave an insight on her latest responsibility under the pageant brand name and how joining pageantries has changed her as an individual. Giving back to the community Francisca Luhong James recently became the pride of Sarawak as she was crowned Miss […]

Give minister and deputy time

KUCHING: The public should give time to the new federal Women and Family Minister Datuk Seri Rina Harun and Deputy Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff to settle down in their respective posts. The advice came from the state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah in response to […]

Stimulus package to address concerns, long term sustainability

KUALA LUMPUR: The measures announced in the Covid-19 stimulus package announced yesterday seeks to address the immediate concerns associated with the virus’ outbreak as well as the long-term economic sustainability of the country. Deloitte Malaysia country tax leader, Sim Kwang Gek said the economic aid focused on the sectors’ hardest hit by the disease is to ensure […]