KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today conferred state awards on 38 recipients during an investiture ceremony held in conjunction with his 85th birthday celebration at Lapau Hall, State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Complex today (Oct 9). Two recipients of the Darjah Jasa Bakti Sarawak (DJBS) which
KUCHING: Netizens, ministers and politicians have taken to social media to congratulate national diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong Pamg after she was conferred the Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak, Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak (PSBS) which carries the title ‘Dato’ today (Oct 9). She was among the 38 recipients who
KUCHING: Sarawak has reported one of the state youngest deaths from Covid-19 today (Oct 9) –a five-year-old boy. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that the victim from Miri division, who had comorbidity of obesity, passed away at the Miri Hospital on Oct 6. He was
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,126 new Covid-19 positive cases today (Oct 9), bringing the state’s tally to 223,507. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said 1,116 cases or 99.11 percent were in Categories 1 (no symptoms) and 2 (mild symptoms). It said there were 10 cases or 0.89
KUCHING: The 85th birthday celebration of the Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud this morning (Oct 9) was lively despite being celebrated on a moderate scale for the second straight year. The celebration was held at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Complex with strict compliance to the
MIRI: A thanksgiving ceremony in conjunction with the Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s 85th birthday celebration was held at Masjid Darul Istiqamah, Kampung Luak here last night (Oct 8). Organised by the Miri Division Islamic Religious Office, it was attended by 100 people and in accordance
KUCHING: The state Tourism, Arts, and Culture Ministry will ink a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu Sarawak Campus to set up the ‘Pehin Sri Adenan Satem Chair’ (Tok Nan Chair) to carry out research on Sarawak’s various ethnic groups. This MoU will be one of
KUCHING: Kuching Coffeeshop and Restaurant Owners Association committee member Kapitan Tan Yit Sheng has echoed the Malaysian Employers Federation’s (MEF) suggestion that private sector employers must make it mandatory for employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19. He voiced his support that employees who opted to not get inoculated without any
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is urged to solve the issues currently faced by Sibu Hospital. Senator Robert Lau said there were not enough beds for Covid-19 patients. “Some are being put in the emergency wards for hours while waiting for beds to be freed up. “Ventilators are fully
KUCHING: The Finance Ministry’s policy of forcing owners of freight forwarding companies to have 51 per cent Bumiputera ownership is not the way to help the Bumiputera, especially the natives of Sarawak and Sabah, and the Orang Asli. Senator Robert Lau mentioned that this was an arbitrary act and a
