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Road to facilitate farming activities

PADAWAN: A farm road will be built for the people of Kampung Biya Jaber to go to their farms. “The project is under the rural transformation programme (RTP) and the cost of building it is RM500,000,” said Assistant Transport Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil. He said this after the earth

Barricades will not keep them in

KUCHING: No number of barricades is sufficient if self-awareness and discipline are ignored by the people in efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic especially in rural longhouses. This was stated by Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports, Datuk Snowdan Lawan when commenting on longhouse residents escaping movement restriction order. “Chief

Catering business keeps single mother going

KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic has affected many people economically. But AmyRozila Saili, a single mother of three here, is doing quite well in her home-based small catering business.  “I started venturing into the catering business in 2015,” said the 35-year-old woman who used to work in a private hospital as

Padawan aims to stay aedes-free

KUCHING: There has been no dengue cases reported in the Padawan area this year. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman, Lo Khere Chiang however said the council would remain proactive to the risk of dengue as it still existed in the environment. “We want the public to help maintain cleanliness of

Flood-hit farmer remains resilient

KUCHING: The last few days have seen an improvement in the weather here, albeit a bit cloudy, but it is a stark contrast to the previous week here. Last week, Sarawak was hit by floods due to the continuous heavy downpour which lasted for almost a week. The floods were

Thumbs-up to training centre for disabled

KUCHING: The establishment of a training centre in the state for the disabled to further their education after completing the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) received positive feedback from members of the public. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that Sarawak did not

12 longhouses in Kanowit on lockdown

KANOWIT: Twelve longhouses here affected by the Covid-19 Pasai Cluster are on lockdown. This was confirmed by Kanowit District police chief Supt Tega Bilong when contacted today. “All have close contact with the Pasai Cluster. Therefore, the residents are subjected to movement restrictions and the longhouses are on lockdown.” The

Leaders asked to take pay cut during emergency

KUCHING: A Sarawak activist has suggested that government leaders nationwide take a 50 percent pay cut over the next seven months of the emergency. Francis Paul Siah said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet should take the lead in the pay cut to show that they are

Inviting artists to join virtual art residency

KUCHING: Haus Kch will host virtual art residency programme to help Malaysian artists that have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The creative community hub’s “K[otak]ku” programme is to encourage experimentation and innovation in artistic creation and support career sustainability through capacity-building in self-management and documentation skills. The programme is

Back to school? Not quite just yet

KUCHING: Schools across the country were scheduled to reopen their doors today. And as exciting as it is for the schoolchildren after a long hiatus, the pandemic situation took a twisted turn. The number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia increased on Jan 11 with 2,232 reported. Meanwhile, Sarawak recorded a