KUCHING: The Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration is only allowed on the first day for Sarawakians with attendance limited to immediate family members, said the State Disaster Management Committee. SDMC said the move was taken after assessing the current Covid-19 situation in the state. “The Sarawak Islamic Council has agreed to
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Syed Hamzah Syed Paie has lodged a police report over allegations linking him to Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister (Medac) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar over approval of grants to his wife’s company, Azzahra Product Sdn Bhd. Syed Hamzah, who is also Wan Junaidi’s political secretary,
KUCHING: A Royal Medical Corps team has flown to Kapit to set up a field hospital there to alleviate the situation at Kapit Hospital. In a statement today, the 1st Infantry Division said essential medical equipment were also being brought in. “These include beds, medical trolleys, computer sets, X-ray equipment,
KAPIT: A man in his 60s was killed while another was injured after their four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle plummeted into a 20-metre deep ravine along Jalan Melinau-Mujong, here on Wednesday afternoon (May 5). The victim has been identified as James Kanyan, a passenger in the ill-fated vehicle. According to Kapit Fire
TATAU: Former Tatau police chief DSP Dennis Bunyam has been appointed the new deputy police chief of Bintulu District. He is replaced by DSP Jame Reis as Tatau police chief. Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Lukas Aket witnessed the handover ceremony at the Tatau district police headquarters last
KUCHING: An elderly couple reported missing when out looking for rattan wood at Sungai Janting in Bintangor was successfully rescued by firefighters on Wednesday night (May 5). Klang Entalai, 74 and Achang Unja, 58 were found by firefighters at around 11.30pm at a distance of 4.5km from their last known
SIBU: A single-storey terrace house at Sibu Jaya was razed by fire this afternoon. Quick action by local firefighters managed to prevent the house from being completely burned down and also prevented the blaze from spreading to adjacent houses. The fire is believed to have started in a bedroom of
KUCHING: No open houses are allowed during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration in Sarawak. Sarawak Islamic Council said this was one of the few activities which were not permitted in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Other forbidden activities included conducting feasts after Aidilfitri prayers, house-to-house Eid Takbir and Tahlil prayers
KUCHING: A team from the Royal Medical Corps has been deployed to Kapit to set up a field hospital. This came following discussions between Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba and the Defence Ministry. The 1st Infantry Division, in a statement on Tuesday (May 4), pointed out that Kapit
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 356 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Monday (May 3). “This brings the cumulative number of cases to 32,047 with a death toll of 184,” said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its statement. It said 63 percent of the new cases were detected in