KUCHING: All development projects including the Second Trunk Road (STR) and those that focus on narrowing the rural-urban socio-economic gap are important. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women chief Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie pointed this out in response to Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) leaders who said that the STR was
KUCHING: The conditional movement control order (CMCO) which allows certain economic sectors to operate is not a licence for families to go out freely. In pointing this out, Malaysian Parents Consultative Association (Mapim) Sarawak branch chairman, Omar Immun said since the CMCO, some parents have begun to take their children
KUCHING: Parents are advised to take extra precautions not to expose their young children to any risk of infection, including Covid-19. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said this includes not taking children out to public areas like shopping malls or any unnecessary gatherings during the conditional movement control order
KUCHING: Anglican churches in Sarawak and Brunei will not be opened for worship gatherings until the conditional movement control order (CMCO) is lifted. Bishop of the Anglican Church in Sarawak and Brunei, Right Reverend Datuk Danald Jute said while he was delighted to see that the number of new Covid-19
KUCHING: Parents should not bring their children out to public places for the time being, said Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She explained that children were among those at higher risk from Covid-19. “It is still dangerous to bring children to
KUCHING: Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang said Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has lost touch or focus after not being involved in government administration for a long time. He also said Entulu had failed to understand that the Second Trunk Road (STR) was to cater to
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is not in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance, but only to support them so as not to repeat what had happened during the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) ruling in the past. Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said that is why GPS only
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has reiterated that the party is a separate entity working closely with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government for the good of Sarawak and the country. GPS secretariat said the coalition is “not immersed in PN but merely cooperating as a partner to it, to
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) veteran Datuk Peter Minos has questioned why Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and its members are talking as if rural development can be done without having road accessibility. Minos said without roads, the rural community would not have access to schools and clinics as well
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday for the fourth consecutive day; the total number of cases remained at 544 since the first positive case was reported on March 13. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement yesterday, said four new recoveries were discharged from Sarawak General