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 […]
Extension of MCO, tighter restrictions appreciated
KUCHING: Most of the general public agree that the extension of the movement control order (MCO) from June 15 to 28 is a necessary measure to curb Covid-19 infections and flatten the curve. However, a number of people have lamented the severe impact of the MCO on small businesses and expressed concern that a prolonged […]
Missing school but all efforts paid off
KUCHING: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination was indeed a new and unique experience for students due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its disruptive effects on the education sector. Not only did students have to cope with the pressure of studying for their public examination, they were also forced to quickly adapt to the […]
Shortening of school holidays — mixed reactions among students, parents
KUCHING: While students may be on board with shortening the school holidays, parents on the other hand are indecisive on the matter. Some parents are of the opinion that shortening the school holidays does not do anything in helping students in their studies if classes were still conducted following the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) […]
Families of frontliners relieved after vaccination
KUCHING: As Malaysians are reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic, many frontline healthcare workers have to deal with lost family time as well as disturbances to their personal routines and schedules. The Covid-19 has changed the landscape of the health-care system, making the frontline health workers superheroes, since they are making sacrifices and demonstrating incredible passion […]
Parents ‘aye’ to online lessons
BY NURIN YUSRINA KUCHING: The Ministry of Education Malaysia recently announced that all students would continue to attend home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) beginning June 13 and 14. PDPR will take place for 25 days and continue until the next school holiday on July 16 and 17 as announced by the Education Minister of Education […]
Thumbs-up to get rural folk vaccinated first
KUCHING: Some members of the public are in favour of allowing rural folk to get vaccinated first and register later. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg recently stated that rural folk would not be turned away if they show up at vaccination centres (PPV) without prior registration. He noted that this was part […]
Vaccine drive moves slowly but surely
BY EKAMIEZZA KAMIL KUCHING: Today marked the 100th day of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP) since it was launched on Feb 24. Starting with frontliners followed by senior citizens, other low-risk groups and those aged 18 and above, over 3.2 million doses of vaccine had been given to recipients nationwide in stages. However, despite […]
How housewife boosts family income
Trick is to focus on more than one business KUCHING: By focusing on more than one business (food, clothing and mobile spa services), 39-year-old housewife Massilawati Suhai Melian has been able to supplement her family’s income. “I started the business in 2018 as I am a full-time housewife,” she said when contacted recently. According to […]
Small businesses ride out the pandemic and satay trader has social media to thank for
BY NURIN YUSRINA KUCHING: Small business owners found a new lease in life through social media, utilising the platform as means to market their products. This, they said helped their business to stay afloat despite only operating on a limited basis due to the current movement restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. The owner of Daysya […]
