Saturday, 2 August 2025

Author: Natasha Jee

Putrajaya mustn’t shortchange Sarawakians

KUCHING: Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu agreed with Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah’s statement that the federal government must not shortchange Sarawakians. Using the analogy of a child and a parent, he said if a child did not get what he or she

Gerald Rentap Jabu

Let’s unite in fighting pandemic

KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth Wing is urging all politicians in Sarawak regardless of their political background to unite in the fight against Covid-19. PBB Youth chief Gerald Rentap Jabu said that now is not the time to point fingers at who is not doing their job right

Measures taken to rectify Senari Port congestion

KUCHING: The Sarawak Infrastructure and Port Development Ministry has apologised for the inconvenience caused by the congestion at Senari Terminal due to a computer outage, and is taking several measures to solve this. Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said what had occurred was beyond control, and as a

Shifting focus to domestic tourism

KUCHING: Travel agencies are among the businesses most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with zero bookings for tours outside the country. To stay alive, many have shifted their focus to domestic tourism. Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Sarawak Chapter chairperson Lina Tsen said since the onset of

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Vaccinating everyone will create herd immunity

KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to register to be given the Covid-19 vaccine. The purpose is to reach a critical mass of vaccinated people whose sheer number would enable them as a giant group to acquire herd immunity against the virus. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim

Careful, pandemic can get worse than it is now

KUCHING: Considering the horrible Covid-19 situation in India right now, all efforts must be made to prevent a similar situation from happening in Sarawak. “India was alright at first, but a year later the pandemic is much worse. It can happen to any country in the world including Sarawak. “While

Dr Sim Covid

Cases projected to reach four digits and beyond soon

KUCHING: The daily number of Covid-19 positive cases in Malaysia is projected to reach four digits in the next one or two months. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian, after referring to a graph of the daily Covid-19 cases, said that it would not be

Let experts handle pandemic, not politicians

KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) wants the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sarawak to be done by experts, and not politicians. Aspirasi president Lina Soo said she would like to see the Sarawak government appoint professionals to manage the pandemic since the situation is not improving. “Pandemic management

Everyone’s role to fight against virus

KUCHING: The public, including community leaders and resident committees play an important role to help in containing the spread of Covid-19. Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator for coastal Kuching, Samarahan and Lundu, Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said resident committees such as the Village Development and Security Committee, Neighbourhood Watch,

Specific parameters on opening, closing of schools needed

KUCHING: Dr Kelvin Yii is proposing that schools in areas with high Covid-19 cases in Sarawak remain closed for another two weeks. At the same, the Bandar Kuching MP is calling for the Ministry of Education (MOE) to have specific parameters to decide the opening and closing of schools in