Comply with SOPs for wakes, funerals
KUCHING: Comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for wakes and funerals and do not take the Covid-19 pandemic for granted. The limit on attendees at such gatherings is to prevent the risk of transmission, said Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil today. “Everyone must strictly abide by the SOPs set by the Sarawak Disaster […]
Over RM5 mln grant for sports
KUCHING: Sarawak Youth and Sports Ministry presented grants amounting to RM5,030,600 to 59 youth and sports organisations in the state. Its Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the grants were for implementing youth and sports programmes and activities throughout this year. “The recipients must be wise and creative in planning and organising their respective […]
Reconsider schools in red zones, MoE urged
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) has urged the Education Ministry (MoE) to consider the reopening of schools in the red zones except for the Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) examination centres. Its president Adam Prakash Abdullah said while the announcement on the reopening of schools would see children and teachers back into classroom nationwide to […]
Not all are aboard on reopening of schools
MIRI: Last Friday’s announcement by Senior Education Minister Senator Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin on the commencement of face-to-face school session next month has received mixed reactions from the public. Some are in full support of the announcement as they believe face-to-face learning is much more effective. They also have full confidence in the standard operating […]
Schools given RM3k ang pow
MIRI: Pei Min Middle School Board chairman Khor Ooi Long and Riam Road Secondary School deputy board chairman Datuk Seri Lau Hieng Su paid a courtesy call to Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. In a brief meeting, they both brought up issues being faced by their respective schools to Lee and sought for […]
Mapim Sarawak agrees with reopening of schools
KUCHING: The Malaysian Parents Consultative Association (Mapim) Sarawak branch agrees with the latest announcement by the Ministry of Education (MoE) on the reopening of schools by stages beginning next month. Its acting chairman Datuk Rozalix Edi Wahab said however, it hoped that schools in red zones would be temporarily excluded first. “By not reopening schools […]
Sheda welcomes free vaccination
KUCHING: The state government’s aim to vaccinate the population including legal and illegal foreign workers is a good strategy to achieve herd immunity quickly and to save Sarawak from having to lock down its cities and towns again, said Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. As for who should bear the cost of vaccination for these foreign […]
Tatau sports hall as jab centre
KUCHING: Tatau sports hall has been identified as a Covid-19 vaccination centre for the Tatau district. Bintulu Resident Jack Aman Luat, accompanied by the Bintulu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), visited the hall today to see its condition and discuss preparations and equipment needed to be used for later. Jack said the sports hall was […]
Daily sanitisation at markets and tamu in Miri
KUCHING: Miri City mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang has announced that all markets and tamu (farmers’ market) under the jurisdiction of Miri City Council (MCC) will be sanitised daily. “This is an additional safety measure to safeguard the traders and the general public, namely the market and tamu patrons during the current Covid-19 outbreak. “Regular […]
Cooperation encouraged to curb infection
SIBU: There have been reports of residents in two areas in Sibu Jaya here under enhanced movement control order (EMCO) trying to escape through a nearby forest. Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said the increasing number of Covid-19 cases detected in flats in Sibu Jaya was worrying, and cooperation from […]
