Hold parents responsible for children’s behaviour
Being a bad parent is a sign of not having learned from experience. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana, philosopher, author and social critic What’s up with our kids nowadays? Or would it be more appropriate if I asked what’s wrong with parents these days? Teenagers are dying unnecessarily on the roads like frogs – mati katak! The […]
Two teenagers nabbed for reckless driving
KUCHING: Two teenagers’ wish to become ‘Supermen’, were not granted after they were arrested for riding dangerously and recklessly on Friday (Feb 4). Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah, who confirmed the case, said the operation codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ from 5pm to 11.50pm, was carried out by six traffic policemen at Jalan Sultan […]
Police nab duo for dangerous stunts on bikes
SIBU: Two men were arrested for dangerously riding their motorcycles in an operation codenamed ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ last Saturday (Jan 8). The operation, led by Sarawak Traffic Police deputy chief DSP Mathew Manggie together with Sibu traffic policemen, was conducted at Jalan Tun Zaidi Edruce from 10pm to 3.30am. The duo, aged 16 and 20 […]
Teens who dumped baby gets three years in reform schools
KUCHING: Two teenage lovers aged 15 and 16 were ordered to be placed at the Henry Gurney School, Puncak Borneo and Sekolah Tunas Bakti, Miri respectively by the Magistrates’ Court here, on Thursday (Nov 11), for dumping their newborn baby last August. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar sentenced the duo after they pleaded guilty to the charges […]
Sarawak records fewer cases of teenage pregnancy
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded fewer cases of teenage pregnancy — only 1,269 cases — this year, says state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She disclosed that since the One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) was established in 2014, it had recorded a slight decline (in cases) from 2014 […]
Talk teaches students money basics
KUCHING: Forty students from SMK Batu Lintang were given a talk entitled, ‘Money Basics to Teenagers’ on Sept 24. The talk was given by the managing director of Little Tauke Kuching Delia Su who was invited by the English Language Department of SMK Batu Lintang under the Highly Immersive Programme (HIP). “The talk aimed to […]
635 SMK Sri Aman students receive jab
BY PETRONELLA FELIX SRI AMAN: A total of 635 students from SMK Sri Aman became the earliest teenagers aged 13 to 15 years in Sri Aman division to receive their inoculation on Saturday (Sept 25). They received their first dose of the vaccine at the Dewan Suarah Sri Aman vaccination centre (PPV). Sri Aman division […]
Jabs for 4,000 students in Sarikei until Oct 1
SARIKEI: As many as 4,000 students aged 12 to 15 from 50 schools in Sarikei division started to receive their Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday (Sept 25). Assistant Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources Datuk Len Talif Salleh told Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) today (Sept 25), the vaccination programme for this age group would […]
Almost all 16- to 17-year-olds in Sibu vaccinated
SIBU: Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said almost all 16- and 17-year-old teenagers in the district have received their Covid-19 vaccination. Speaking during a livestream to provide an update on the Covid-19 situation in Sibu, he said the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) involving the said age group which was […]
Ministry’s jab efforts highly praised
KUCHING: Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi yesterday lauded the efforts undertaken by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to expand the vaccination coverage to include those who are below the age of 18. The Pantai Damai assemblyman pointed out that this is pertinent given that most of the Covid-19 cases recorded in the country involves the […]
