SOPs reduction gets thumbs-up
By Siti Nurain Ratani KUCHING: Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi has welcomed the federal government’s decision to reduce the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the National Rehabilitation Plan (NRP). He said the federal government would reduce the number of NRP SOPs from 181 to […]
Citizenship Ruling: Court decision gets the thumbs-up
KUCHING: The public praised the Kuala Lumpur High Court on its recent decision declaring that children born abroad to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreigners are entitled by operation of law to be citizens of Malaysia. According to counsel Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar on Thursday, Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir ruled that Part II […]
Rh Naing mobile PPV gets thumbs-up
JULAU: Sarawak Assistant Native Customary Rights and Land Development Minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn has lauded the vaccination process at the Rh Naing mobile vaccination centre (PPV) in Sungai Lijan. The Meluan assemblyman also urged more members of the community to support the Covid-19 vaccination efforts undertaken by the Sarawak government. “For those yet […]
Thumbs-up for free hydrogen bus services
KUCHING: The government initiative of providing free hydrogen shuttle buses to designated vaccination centres (PPV) in the city has received positive feedback from the public. Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Tan Kai said, in a statement yesterday, that he personally boarded the shuttle bus at the bus stop in front of Riverside Majestic Hotel […]
Thumbs-up for new Mukah Airport
MUKAH: Airline passengers have given the new Mukah Airport here the thumbs-up. Akit Sebli, who is in his sixties, said travelling had become more comfortable with the upgraded facilities. “I just wish more comfortable planes will be made available soon in line with the economic developments and better tourism facilities,” he told New Sarawak Tribune […]
Residents give thumbs-up to Pemerkasa Plus
KUCHING: Several local residents have expressed their support to Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) 3.0, through the Supplementary Strategic Programme to Empower the People and Economy (Pemerkasa Plus), with an allocation of RM1.2 billion. Pemerkasa Plus was announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on May 31 as an initiative to help the people affected […]
Sarawakians give the thumbs-up to fuel and cooking oil subsidies
By Nurin Yusrina KUCHING: The government has continued to assist the people through a variety of measures, including increasing the price subsidy for RON95 petroleum products, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as well as subsidised cooking oil in order to alleviate the people’s burden and enhance the viability of businesses, especially small traders. The […]
Thumbs up for MCO
KUCHING: The second movement control order (MCO) in Sarawak comes into force for 14 days from May 29 to June 11. According to standard operating procedures (SOPs), all economic sectors are not allowed to operate during the MCO except for those listed as essential services. Chairman of the State Disaster Management Committee, Datuk Amar Douglas […]
Thumbs up for rotation system
By Crystal Wong SIBU: Schools in Sibu and Miri divisions began using the rotation system on Monday in an effort to keep everyone safe from Covid-19. After being closed for two weeks, the schools resumed on Monday under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs). In Sibu, Year 4, 5 and 6 students attend classes on Monday, […]
Assemblyman supports SDMC decision
KUCHING: A proposal to vaccinate the rural people in Sarawak all at once has gotten the thumbs-up from Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau. Dennis in a statement said that the decision made by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) was a wise and spot-on decision. “As a people’s representative who serves a very rural constituency, […]
