KUCHING: Party hopping is not honourable, neither is it the benchmark of intelligence, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing. He said the element of trust is lost when a lawmaker hops from a party from which he or she was elected. “The more frequent he hops, the
KUCHING: The Dayak community will be celebrating Gawai on June 1 among their household in their respective homes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bung Bratak Heritage Association president Datuk Peter Minos said hopefully by next year when Sarawak is free from coronavirus, the Dayaks can have a bigger and joyous
KUCHING: The Dayak community is reminded to stay safe at home and not to hold open house or go out visiting during Gawai festival on June 1 in order to curb the spread of Covid-19. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women chief Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie said ‘anang kin kiti,
KUCHING: Celebrants are urged to comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) for Gawai Dayak as to avoid creating a ‘Gawai cluster’. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this time Gawai will be celebrated differently — in a subdued and cautious way —because the state is still in
KUCHING: One hundred and ninety-nine registered ‘penambang” (river taxi) operators in Sarawak will be receiving the RM500 one-off cash assistance under the third Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS 3.0). Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said during the movement control order (MCO) and the present conditional movement control order (CMCO),
KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development has spent a total of RM13,072,625 on food assistance for Covid-19 frontliners in the state since the launch of the movement control order (MCO). Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said, the ministry in a meeting on March
KUCHING: Anyone with information on people who need assistance can inform the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the state government recognised that despite all the Covid-19 related stimulus packages and assistance provided, there were some individuals who had been overlooked
KUCHING: About 80 less fortunate families from Kuching City South Council (MBKS) municipality received donations totalling RM8,000 from Great Vision Vantage Sdn Bhd Kuching. Great Vision Vantage Kuching’s representative handed over the fund to MBKS’s zone councillors. The zone councillors would distribute the fund to recipients from Kampung Stutong Baru,
KUCHING: Western Digital company has donated 3,000 pieces of medical suits for frontliners who are combating Covid-19 in the state. The medical suits were handed over to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) for distribution to frontliners. Receiving the medical suits at the old State Legislative Assembly (DUN) building was
KUCHING: The Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS) has spent a total of RM1,771,751 to help people affected by various disasters as of April this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said until last month, there had been a total of 264 disaster