KUCHING: Sarawakian frontliners working in Singapore have started receiving their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Ronnie Poh, who works as a nurse manager in the geriatric and dementia wards at a healthcare institution in Singapore shared that he was among the first batch to get the vaccine. “My
KUCHING: The One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) Sarawak has set a key performance indicator (KPI) of achieving 10 percent decline of teenage pregnancy yearly in the state. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said Sarawak recorded 2,099 teenage pregnancies last year compared
KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department has been sending out food supplies to residents under lockdown at the respective areas especially in the longhouses. Minister of Welfare, Community, Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the welfare department, as one of the partners in Sarawak Disaster Management
KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development welcomes more private hospitals and non-governmental organisations (NGO) to set up baby hatches in the state. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said providing facilities such as baby hatch could prevent newborn babies from being dumped in an
KUCHING: Stigma from society regarding unwed mothers and lack of emotional support from family members are some of the reasons that lead to single or young mothers abandoning their babies. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said teenagers were often afraid or ashamed
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says with the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) expiring in June, democracy and the state constitution have to be respected, with polls needed to be held under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs). “I saw Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP)
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will be mobilising the army to assist the police in the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO), especially at the longhouses under lockdown. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said SDMC would be working with police and the army on the
KUCHING: Out of the 55 ultra-low temperature freezers that will be purchased by the federal government to store the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine from the United States, eight will go to Sarawak. This was revealed by Sarawak Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing. “Yes. We (Sarawak) are getting eight units,” he
KUCHING: Be disciplined, comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to stop the Covid-19 transmission or face another lockdown. This is the advice given by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing to the public. He said when people moved around unnecessarily, they might catch the
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is prepared for any eventualities should there be a more contagious Covid-19 strain in the state. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas noted that the Pasai Cluster is spreading throughout the state, as such SDMC is taking various strategies to ensure that the
