KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee is now looking to set up more quarantine centres here. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the Amiruddin Baki Education Leadership and Management Training Institute and the Inland Revenue Board (LDHN) Academy had been proposed to cope with
KUCHING: Sarawak will continue to maintain its movement control order (MCO) time restriction from 7am to 7pm instead of following the new nationwide time restriction from 8am to 8pm. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) had decided
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one death and 21 new positive cases for Covid-19 yesterday. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that the latest victim was a 40-year-old lecturer from Kota Samarahan who passed away at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). On the two deaths on
MIRI: In the light of a recent Covid-19 death case involving a 46-year-old woman, the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee assured that measures were being taken actively to identify the source of infection. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the measures taken involved the tracing of the source of
KUCHING: Disinfection works in Kuching South City Council’s (MBKS) areas of jurisdiction have begun with the help of the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and the Health Ministry. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said the first phase was done at the Stutong Community Market in which a total of
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19, bringing the tally to seven. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, said that one was reported at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and the other at Miri Hospital. Six positive cases were recorded in the state
KUCHING: A total of 67 individuals who violated the movement control order (MCO) have been arrested by police over a period of 24 hours. State Commissioner of Police (CP) Datuk Aidi Ismail stated that as of 8am yesterday, 65 men and two women have been arrested. He said that Sibu
PADAWAN: Police have arrested a man for violating the movement control order (MCO) yesterday. According to Padawan District Police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, the suspect was spotted by a team of police who were patrolling the streets around 2.50am. “The man was seen on his motorcycle at Jalan Batu Kawa
KUCHING: The Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) is calling on members of the public to donate funds to help it buy face masks for the B40 group in the state. Its chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng revealed the non-governmental organisation (NGO) had been receiving a lot of feedback
KUCHING: Three men, believed to be involved in a burglary case at the Sarawak River Water Inspection station, have been arrested. The burglary was witnessed by one of the station’s monitoring personnel last Friday while inspecting a station near Kampung Sebuak before making a police report. Padawan OCPD Supt Aidil