KUCHING: Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen’s call for the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) to convene and discuss the state’s immunisation process and vaccine purchase is merely a publicity stunt, says Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu vice-president added that as an experienced assemblyman and parliamentarian,
KUCHING: Will another movement control order (MCO) be implemented in Sarawak? We should know by tomorrow. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was quoted by a local news portal as saying an announcement on the matter would be made on Monday (May 3) after the
BINTULU: Four individuals here were fined RM1,500 each on Wednesday for flouting conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs). Bintulu District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the men, aged between 39 and 42, were compounded under Regulation 19 (1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
SARIKEI: Rescuers has found the body of a teenager reported missing after falling off a fishing vessel in Batang Rajang last Wednesday. The victim, Muhd Imran Najmi Mohtar, 17, was found floating about 100 metres from where the fishing vessel was anchored at around 11.30am this morning. Sarikei Fire and
KUCHING: Two drugstore owners in Sarikei were fined RM15,000 each for trying to bribe a Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) enforcement officer last year. SFC in a statement on Wednesday said the duo pleaded guilty to committing the offence on July 23 at an eatery by offering RM30,000 as an inducement
SIBU: A lorry carrying electrical equipment caught fire on Lanang Bridge here, this morning. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said 75 percent of the vehicle was damaged by the flames. The operations centre added that firefighters from Sibu station were despatched to the scene after a distress
MUKAH: A fisherman reported missing at Batang Paloh here since Tuesday was found stranded at a nearby beach by members of the public this morning. Acting on a report received on Tuesday evening, State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a search and rescue (SAR) operation was conducted
SARIKEI: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been mounted for a teenager who fell from a fishing boat and into the Rajang River. The 17-year-old victim is believed to have been sleeping on the roof of the vessel prior to the incident near the WTK Kinyau factory here on
KUCHING: Seven more longhouses and a secondary school have been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the longhouses are Rumah Likik in Pakan; Rumah Empeni Budom, Rumah Nyuka Lubuk Lemba and Rumah Giman in Sarikei; Rumah Lai Strait and Rumah
KUCHING: Simunjan district now stands as the sole Covid-19 green zone in Sarawak following the declaration of Telang Usan district as a yellow zone. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Telang Usan, which was previously a green zone, recorded one new positive case today (Apr 27). “This brings the number