Regular health check-up vital
KUCHING: Members of the public, especially in Kuching, are urged to do a health check-up at least once a year to avoid cases of non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Deputy Minister for Utilities and Telecommunications (Utility) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said it is important for individuals to […]
Fire certificates for MOH facilities vital
KUCHING: Last Sunday’s (Oct 3) fire at the Jalan Masjid Health Clinic here, which destroyed more than 80 percent of medical supplies and 40 percent of the building, should not be looked upon as an isolated case although there was no casualty. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii, who stated this, pointed out that there […]
Vital to build resilience in children
KUCHING: It is vital to nurture resilience in children in tandem with the new normal which has been necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah explained that resilience would enable them to withstand adversity and bounce back and grow despite life’s downturn. “So, […]
Good patient-doctor ties vital
By Rachel Mina KUCHING: Good patient-doctor communication is crucial as it can have beneficial effects on the patients’ health outcome. This was pointed out by Dr Voon Pei Jye, Dr Adibah Ali and Dr Chew Lee Ping of the Sarawak General Hospital during an online workshop entitled “Sarawak Patients Organisations Knowledge Exchange (SPOKE) 2021” on […]
Political stability vital for country, government
KUCHING: Political stability is required at this time so that the government can focus more on combating the pandemic and rebuilding the economy, says Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She emphasised the importance of rebuilding the people and country’s economies through the Post-Covid Recovery Plan. “Stop the strife and […]
Affordable housing vital to quality of life
KUCHING: Affordable housing is the most basic requirement to attain quality of life in a city, said Professor Ar Dr Julaihi Wahid. In saying this, the Deputy Dean of Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) pointed out that it was important for the prices of houses to match household incomes and number of […]
Strict SOP compliance vital
KUCHING: Strict compliance to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) is vital and the Ministry of Education (MOE) may need to review the guidelines for both primary and secondary schools, said Datuk Richard Wee. The Kuching Chung Hua Middle School (CHMS) No.1, 3 and 4 Board of Management Committee chairman was commenting on the reopening of […]
Vital to detect as many Covid-19 cases as possible
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said it was important to detect as many Covid-19 cases in Kuching-Samarahan-Serian as possible. “Let’s not have low numbers because if we don’t aggressively test, later on, we may end up with so many symptomatic cases overnight,” he said in a Facebook […]
Parental care vital to help drug addict children
KUCHING: Parents should not lose hope of their children who are involved in drugs, said Sarawak National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) Kuching district chief Sharifah Azimah Said Ismail. She said continuous support from parents was the most crucial to help them to kick off the bad habit and to ensure them from returning to drugs. “The […]
Government support vital for growth of palm oil industry
KUCHING: Government support is imperative to ensure the growth of the palm oil industry in Sarawak in future, said Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa). In its press release on Monday (Nov 30), the association said the favourable crude palm oil (CPO) prices today was achieved because of its regular engagements with both the […]
