State records 443 COVID-19 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a total of 443 COVID-19 cases during the 42nd epidemiology (epid) week, a slight increase compared to 424 cases during the 41st epid week. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its weekly COVID-19 update, said of the total number of cases reported during the 42nd epid week, 430 cases were in categories […]
WhatsApp increases group chat limit to 1,024 participants
KUCHING: Group chats on WhatsApp are set to expand substantially after an update increasing the limit to 1,024 concurrent participants. A report from SoyaCincau said the increased group limit was revealed by WABetainfo and is said to be rolling out this week to both Android and iOS devices. WhatsApp has been actively pushing new features […]
Update MySejahtera app if self-test result positive
KUCHING: Members of the public whose self-test RTK Antigen result is positive are advised to update it on their MySejahtera app and undergo the home surveillance order. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the surveillance order will be issued digitally on the MySejahtera app. “They would then have to contact the district or division […]
No, it isn’t an offence
KUALA LUMPUR: Failing to update one’s health status on the MySejahtera application is not an offence under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) and should not be compounded. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in this regard, the compounds which had been issued by any enforcement […]
Telang Usan turns green
KUCHING: Telang Usan district has changed its status from yellow to green after reporting no new local infection cases in the last 14 days. “This brings the total number of green districts in the state to eight,” said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a daily Covid-19 statement on Monday (April 5). The other green […]
Sarawak reports one death
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new Covid-19 death on Monday (Feb 22), bringing the state’s death tally to 74. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said, “Case 5,707 was a 58-year-old local male receiving treatment in Sibu Hospital for fever, cough and difficulties in breathing. He was screened with an rt-PCR […]
WhatsApp delays launch of update after privacy backlash
WhatsApp has decided to delay an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after users who feared that the messaging platform was watering down its privacy policy in the process, raised a storm, a Reuters report said. WhatsApp users received a notification this month that it was preparing a new privacy policy and […]
WhatsApp to stop working on old phones on Jan 1
The popular instant messaging app WhatsApp will cease to work on older devices from 1 January. According to TechRadar, the app makers have confirmed that those who have smartphones with software older than iOS 9 or Android 4.0.3 won’t be able to use the app in the new year. As long as you have iOS […]
Update your village profile
BALINGIAN: Community leadersare urged to update their village profile from time to time to ensure that it is relevant with the current development. Mukah District officer Shaferi Saili said it is important for administrative purposes, for the government and also the villages. According to him, the database from the village profile was also used in […]
Farmers can harvest padi, says Uggah
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee has decided to show leniency towards farmers as the padi harvesting season sets in. Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said directives had been given to the police to allow for two persons to travel in the same vehicle. “Previously, we had noted that only one person is […]
