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Vandalism cause of supply interruption at Petra Jaya

KUCHING: Vandalism caused a supply interruption in multiple areas in Petra Jaya on Saturday night (Mar 25). Sarawak Energy said the areas affected were Medan Raya, Kampung Sungai Bedil, Bukit Siol, Jalan Astana, Che Buyong, Jalan Hashim Jaafar, Jalan Merdeka, Kampung Lintang, Arked Mara, Ava Astana and Astana Housing. Powers was restored in most of […]

Assurance on chicken egg supply

MUKAH: Supply of chicken eggs in the district will return to normal on Wednesday (June 8). Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry branch head Salihin Den who gave the assurance said there had been a delay in the delivery of chicken eggs by suppliers. “This is because the suppliers’ workers from Sibu and Kuching were […]

Supply of Covid-19 vaccine sufficient for booster dose, adolescent immunisation programme

PUTRAJAYA: The supply of Covid-19 vaccine for the booster dose and National Covid-19 Adolescent Immunisation Programme (PICK) is adequate, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “In terms of supply, God willing, we have enough,” he told a press conference in conjunction with the kick-off of the adolescent immunisation programme at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Putrajaya Precinct […]

Gov’t completed purchase, payments for vaccine supplies

TANGKAK: The government has completed the purchase and payments for Covid-19 vaccine supplies to meet the demand to accelerate vaccination in the country. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he had also instructed all ministers involved in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to ask the vaccine manufacturers to provide Malaysia with the supplies faster. […]

Pharmaniaga to supply, distribute 200,000 doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Pharmaniaga Lifescience Sdn Bhd, has signed an agreement with the government through the Health Ministry to supply and distribute 200,000 doses of the imported finished product of Covid-19 vaccine by Sinovac. The vaccine has been developed and manufactured by Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Sinovac Biotech […]

Price of red chilli dropping

PUTRAJAYA: The price of chillies in the market, including the cili merah kulai, cili merah minyak and cili akar, is starting to drop, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. Citing the “cili merah kulai”, he said, the price was RM23 per kg last December, but this week it dropped […]

Indonesia receives Covid-19 vaccine from China

JAKARTA: Indonesia received 1.2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from China last night. The Presidential Secretariat’s press, media and information bureau in a statement said the first shipment of the vaccine arrived in Jakarta at 9.25pm from Beijing via a Garuda Indonesia flight. President Joko Widodo said Indonesia is expected to receive another 1.8 million […]

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine supply issues do not affect supply for Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Issues over supply of Covid-19 vaccine supply faced by pharmaceutical company Pfizer as claimed by an international media will not affect its supply for Malaysia, which is expected to be made during the first quarter of next year. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar said according to the media report, […]

Clean water supply for eight longhouses soon

Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau

KUCHING: The water problems in the northern hinterlands of Sarawak will soon be a thing of the past as works to provide clean water supply to the area are ongoing. Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said eight longhouses in the area would be equipped with stand-alone water treatment plants through the Highland Development Agency (HDA) […]

Villagers no longer depend on rainwater

SERIAN: After depending on rainwater as their only source of water, villagers of Kampung Merakai can now enjoy a steady supply of clean water after the completion of a water pipeline project here. The state government, under the Ministry of Utilities with Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB Sarawak) as the implementing agency, planned a […]