Monday, 16 February 2026

Author: Clement Erik Wong

Kota Samarahan public’s SOPs compliance satisfactory

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police are satisfied with the level of Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) compliance among residents here. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said thorough checks were conducted to weed out recovery movement control order (RMCO) flouters. “So far, (the authorities) had conducted checks in all places,

Kota Samarahan council wants green zone status maintained

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) has intensified efforts to ensure that the green zone status is maintained. Chairman Datuk Peter Minos said MPKS had organised the Kongsi Rezeki Komuniti Niaga yang Lestari (Sustainable Business Community) post Covid-19 programme on Monday (Aug 17). He said the programme was organised

RC churches resume services

KUCHING:  Roman Catholic churches here resumed services last Saturday (Aug 15) following the declaration of the state as a Covid-19 green zone last week. Archbishop of Kuching Rev Fr Simon Poh said all parishioners complied with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the reopening of churches.  He added the service

Jalur Gemilang fly at Pawe, Sri Satok

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Satok deputy chairman Datuk Ibrahim Baki joined senior citizens to place the Jalur Gemilang at the Senior Citizens Activity Centre (Pawe), Sri Satok, here on Saturday. Ibrahim was accompanied by Abdul Samad Gany, a political secretary to the chief minister. They attended the Fly

New cemetery for Muslims in Sarikei

SARIKEI: The state government has approved an allocation of RM2 million to provide a new cemetery for Muslims here in this division. Assistant Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the new 10-hectare site is located at the end of Jalan Rentap which is

Govt, schools making sure SOPs complied with

TATAU: Parents have been told not to worry about sending their children to school during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period as schools have ensured that all standard operating procedures (SOPs) would always be complied with. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Sarawak Bumiputera Law and Customs) Datuk

Praise for Padawan Road upgrade

PADAWAN: The upgrading of the Padawan Road received positive feedback from dwellers here set to benefit from the project as part of the state government’s initiative. The project, which started at the fourth quarter of last year, would improve the safety of commuters and serve as the main road for

Motorists to enjoy better driving condition

PADAWAN: Motorists using the Padawan Road connecting Tapah to Teng Bukap here will soon get to enjoy better driving condition. Gone will be the safety hazard and treacherous bends of the present road once a RM34.9 million Padawan Road Upgrading Project (Phase 1) is completed by September, 2022. The project

Kota Samarahan will not be complacent

KUCHING: The people of Kota Samarahan will not be complacent in the war against the Covid-19 pandemic. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council chairman Datuk Peter Minos said despite the state’s status as a green zone, MPKS would continue to ensure compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) among its residents. “We

Sarawak Skills gives face masks to schools

KUCHING: Sarawak Skills, through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) for the year 2020, has distributed 334 boxes of face masks to its 25 adopted schools around Kuching, Samarahan and Padawan. The donation, handed over by Sarawak Skills executive director Hallman Sabri, was held yesterday at SMK Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul