Author: Natasha Jee

Empower women who are breadwinners: Academician

KUCHING: Women should be empowered and not be discriminated if they intend to be the breadwinner of the family. Dr Bernard Ting, the medical lecturer at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), viewed that there may still be a portion of society who thinks that women should

Action plan on OKU empowerment

KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry attended an engagement session with various persons with disabilities (OKUs) non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to get their input for an empowerment plan. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah says presently, various services and assistance are provided by the government and NGOs

Society receives RM50,000 for temple project

MIRI: A grant of RM50,000 has been presented to Miri Buddhist Meditation Society as a contribution in assisting the society’s temple project here. Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin handed over the cheque to the society’s chairman Chua Soon Teng during a simple ceremony at the society’s premises located at

Businesses urged to take advantage of BKSS

KUCHING: Business community impacted by the Covid-19 has been called to apply for the various financial assistances provided by the Sarawak government under the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) packages. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said that apart from the federal financial packages, the state government

Sarawak still attractive to investors

KUCHING: Sarawak continues to remain as one of the most attractive places for investment in Malaysia despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said last year alone the state had secured RM15.7 billion worth of approved investments. “We are not resting on our laurels

Serian District Office closes for sanitisation

SERIAN: The Serian District Office is closed for five days from today (Aug 12) to Aug 16. Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), in a Facebook post on Thursday (Aug 12), said the temporary closure was due to the detection of a Covid-19 positive case in the office. The closure is

Food aid worth over RM20.4 mln distributed to EMCO areas

KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department has spent more than RM20.4mil in food aid for people impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic as of July this year. Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said as of July 28 this year, food aid had been

Public urged to get vaccinated at mobile programme

KUCHING: Those who have yet to receive their vaccine shots are encouraged to do so as there will be a mobile vaccination programme at the Sungai Apong Basketball Court and Kenyalang Theatre starting Aug 11. For the mobile vaccination at Sungai Apong Basketball Court, it will begin on Aug 11

GPS steadfast on its stand

KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has been steadfast on its stand to support the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that GPS’s stand has been firm before and now. She was commenting on the GPS’s stand to continue

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Seven new clusters detected in state

KUCHING: Seven new Covid-19 clusters were reported in Sarawak on Sunday (Aug 8). Four were community clusters while two were workplace clusters and one institution cluster. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first community cluster, known as the Lorong Merbau cluster, involved several family members staying in Lorong Merbau,