12 private health facilities can conduct screening
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has approved 12 private health facilities to conduct Covid-19 screening in the state. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this when delivering SDMC’s daily Covid-19 update on Monday (Aug 24). The 12 private health facilities are Borneo Medical Centre, Kuching Specialist Hospital, Normah […]
Processing machine for pepper farmers
BETONG: A pepper processing machine will be installed at the Farmers’ Organisation office here for the benefit of local farmers. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas revealed this when officiating at a Community Extension Outreach Programme organised by the Agriculture Department at Rumah Jambai Bunsu in Kerapa Spak, Betong on Sunday. Uggah said […]
Thermal scanners for four schools
SPAOH: Monitoring the body temperature of 1,638 students will be a breeze with thermal scanner sets donated by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. According to a statement issued today, the sets were presented to four schools through his service centre here today. The schools that received the sets were SK Chung Hua, SK […]
State govt to discuss post Covid-19 policy
KUCHING: The state government will discuss with the private sector the post Covid-19 socio-economic policy. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the discussion was necessary to promote food exports and develop more incentives for investors. He revealed this during an official visit to Thian Yien Enterprise Sdn. Bhd., a local company specialising in […]
Uggah checks on schools for SOP compliance
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas took time to visit two secondary schools in the city today (June 29) to see how well the Form Five and For Six classes complied with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO). Uggah, who is also the Sarawak Disaster Management […]
Random testing of construction workers
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is planning to conduct random Covid-19 testing of workers at construction sites throughout the state beginning next week. In stating this, SDMC Chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the policy to make it compulsory for construction workers to be tested for Covid-19 would be evaluated depending on […]
Mandatory quarantine beneficial
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee’s decision to continue the mandatory 14-day quarantine of people returning to Sarawak from overseas has proven beneficial in detecting positive Covid-19 cases. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas on Sunday (Jun 28) said one positive case had been detected in Sarawak, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases […]
High SOP compliance rate at Aeon Mall
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas is happy with the high level of compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs)at Aeon Mall Kuching Central. He stated this after inspecting the implementation of COVIDTrace app at the mall on Sunday (Jun 28). “We can see that the COVIDTrace app is implemented in all […]
JKKKs empowered to control, monitor RTPs
KUCHING: The Village and Development Committees (JKKKs) will be responsible for controlling and monitoring their own Rural Transformation Projects (RTPs) costing up to RM200,000. Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas told New Sarawak Tribune that the state government was empowering the committees by giving them greater control over the less technical Rural Transformation […]
24-hour service sectors allowed to reopen
KUCHING: More socio-economic activities will be allowed under certain standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. Hence, State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas on Monday has announced that all sectors involved in providing 24-hour services are allowed to operate in the state. “This includes petrol […]
