State has 55 new positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak saw a state record high of 55 new positive cases today (Jan 9) – 37 in Sibu, 15 in Kuching, two in Miri, and one in Bintulu. In a statement on Saturday, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this brought the total number of positive cases in the state thus far to […]
Foreign spouses: Who pays their quarantine costs?
KUCHING: Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah declined to comment on foreign spouses of Sarawakians who wish to reunite with their partners in the state but have been unable to do so due to the high cost of quarantine. She said it would be best if the […]
Sabah still major contributor to new cases
WEEKLY ROUND-UP BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This week, Sabah continued to be the major contributor to daily new Covid-19 infections in Malaysia where total case numbers have exceeded 36,000 some 10 months after the pandemic hit the nation. With daily new cases during the week under review hovering between 600 and 1,000, they exceeded the […]
Call for inter-division travel restrictions
SIBU: It is necessary for the state government to re-implement inter-division movement or travel restrictions. Residents here urged this to be done as a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) central youth chief Michael Tiang said the local people are worried sick that Sibu might be affected by […]
16 new cases in state
BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 16 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Oct 30), bringing the number of positive cases to 872. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said in a press statement that seven new cases were detected in Kuching and Miri respectively and one each in Limbang and Lundu. The seven new cases in […]
PM inspects East Malaysia-bound materials
CRITICAL SUPPLIES SUBANG: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) air base here inspecting preparations and critical supplies to be sent to Sabah and Sarawak for fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Muhyiddin was received by Air Force chief Jen Tan Sri Ackbal Abdul Samad when he arrived at the […]
Pustaka will be closed from tomorrow
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) will be closed from tomorrow (Oct 29) until further notice. According to a press statement, the library will remain close to control the spread of Covid-19, which have spiked drastically here. “This is an important measure in ensuring the health and safety of our staff, users and […]
Special SOPs for polls
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar agrees that special standard operating procedures (SOPs) must be set by the Election Commission (EC) for the state polls. He said he supported the call by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg that there must proper SOPs for […]
‘Don’t include Sarawak’
State of emergency BY TANIA LAM & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah hopes that in the event a state of emergency is declared, it need not include Sarawak as the state is presently not recording a high number of daily Covid-19 cases. “Until we see cases […]
Active cases escalate to nearly 6,000
WEEKLY ROUNDUP By Melati Mohd Ariff This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Oct 10 up to 12.30pm Friday. In Malaysia, cases exceed 18,000 and globally, the virus has infected more than 39 million people and caused over a million deaths. More than 200 countries and territories are affected […]
