KUCHING: A political analyst says that focus should be on how best to curb the Covid-19 pandemic in the state in light of moves by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government to appeal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to lift the emergency in the state to pave way for the
KUCHING: Enforcement officers arrested 20 illegal immigrants in the last two days under Ops Jala launched in December last year to curb the entry of illegal immigrants (Pati) into the state. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the issue of imported Covid-19 cases especially involving Pati was
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas expressed his satisfaction with the high level of compliance to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) at Bandar Riyal Market in Kota Samarahan. “We are seeing compliance level at almost 99 percent on adherence to the SOPs such as wearing face masks,
KUCHING: The Crown Prince of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has shared that besides Johor, his favourite state is Sarawak. The prince, popularly referred to as TMJ (Tengku Mahkota Johor) said this in an “Ask Me A Question” post he created recently on his official Instagram page, where one netizen
KUCHING: The Sarawak Manufacturers’ Association (SMA) thanked the state government for the initiatives announced in the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 5.0. Its president Joseph Lau said since the state was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic last year, it has helped local manufacturer suppliers to sustain their business operation, apart
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) is proposing that the Sarawak government grant an Emergency Basic Income (EBI) of RM200 for 12 months for all Sarawakians above the age of 18. Aspirasi president Lina Soo said although the state announced the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 5.0, the EBI should
KUCHING: The Sarawak government may appeal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to lift emergency in the state should it manage to contain the spread of Covid-19. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said this is in order to make way for the 12th state election
KUCHING: The National Registration Department (NRD) is urged to make the necessary amendment promptly of errors in categorising the religious status of an individual on his/her identity card (IC). Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing noted that a few ethic groups in Sarawak use the term ‘binti’
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has clarified that his earlier suggestion on building fences or walls along Sarawak borders with Kalimantan, Indonesia was for it to be built at strategic locations. He said such fences or walls should be built in areas that
KUCHING: Just last week, Sarawakians were shocked by a baby dumping incident in the middle of the road at the city centre. The issue became the talk of the town and netizens were furious. Many questioned why the mother resorted to such a decision and viewed that she could have
