KUCHING: The district of Kuching needs to be on high alert following the 29 Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday (Feb 21). “There are 11 cases as a result of contact tracing of the earlier sporadic cases who came forward to health clinics to be tested,” said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee
KUCHING: While being on the same page with other anxious parents about their children returning to school in stages on March 1, Clarence Ting however, said remote learning was not a good substitute for in-person classes. The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman said he had read of many who openly
KUCHING: The Samarahan Division Health Office is urging those who have visited the Desa Ilmu Mosque, in Samarahan during the Friday prayers on Feb 12 to come forward for the Covid-19 screening on Feb 23 from 9am to 3pm. “Anyone who went to Desa Ilmu Mosque on that day, especially
KUCHING: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination finally pushed off on Monday (Feb 22) here under the new normal. New Sarawak Tribune visited several schools and found that strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) were practised among teachers and students alike — face masks, body temperature checks and the works.
KUCHING: A total of 35,312 students in Sarawak are sitting for their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 examination, which runs from Monday (Feb 22) to March 25. These candidates are taking their examination at 294 centres in the state, overseen by 2,566 invigilators and 226 area supervisors. Sarawak Education Department
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 195 people had recovered from Covid-19 and were discharged from the hospitals in Sarawak on Sunday (Feb 21). It said 87 cases were from Sibu Hospital, 57 from Miri Hospital, 20 from Sarikei Hospital, 15 from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), 14 from low-risk
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 185 Covid-19 positive cases on Sunday (Feb 21), an increase of 51 cases or 38.05 percent of the cases reported on Saturday. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the total number of positive cases in the state now was 7,943. It said since no Covid-19 related death was
KUCHING: A foreign student here misses his family in Lagos, Nigeria very much but is thankful that Sarawak and its people make him feel at home. God’swill Ejeohiolei Esechie, 34, who is currently taking his PhD in Media and Anthropology at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), said Sarawakians are friendly and
KUCHING: The Hing Ann Association Kuching is welcoming more from the Heng Hua community in the district to register as its members. There are approximately about 20,000 Heng Huas in Kuching, but currently, the association only has 2,600 registered members, said the association president Michael Teo Kim Huat. “We, therefore,
KUCHING: With restrictions on large physical gatherings during the celebrations of the year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) due to the coronavirus, the pandemic did not stop the Hing Ann Association (Kuching) from distributing ang pows to the elderly. This act of contributing to the elderlies (known as Heng Huas) is
