KUCHING: Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) is currently investigating the illegal hunting of wildlife reported to have taken place in Sarawak. According to The Star on May 15, Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre, an animal conservation activist group, alleged that the killings of wild animals occurred in the state and were
KUCHING: By the 21st day of Ramadan (May 14), some 92,000 Muslims throughout the state have fulfilled their zakat fitrah (personal tithe) totalling RM643,000 through the multiple online payment platforms. Sarawak Baitulmal Fund (TBS) general manager Datuk Abang Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie said with the availability of online payment
KUCHING: Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society’s (SCCS) Go Bald online fund raising campaign to support children with cancer has raised RM29,617. SCCS president Jocelyn Hee said 20 fundraisers took part in the campaign from May 1 to 12; 16 of them conducted home shaves. The fund, she said, exceeded the original
KUCHING: The Dayak community should confine their Gawai celebrations this year to their own household and ‘bilik’ (rooms), especially in the longhouses. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women chief Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie said lifestyle in the longhouses are very close-knit hence social distancing including good hygiene must really be
KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to download the COVIDTrace mobile application for tracing purposes. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the app would help to track and identify those who had been in close contact with Covid-19 positive individuals. “Now, with the opening up
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is currently working on a standard operating procedure (SOP) for congregation in churches and other religious bodies in the state. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the mechanism might be different for the Friday prayers which were allowed in mosques and
KUCHING: Sarawak’s last red zone, Kuching district, has been declared yellow zone when the number of new cases reported was less than 40 in the last 14 days. With that, Sarawak no longer has any red zone district. Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas
KUCHING: All those arriving from Semenanjung, Sabah and Labuan will have their samples taken on landing. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this is one of the latest precautionary measures taken by the committee following an IPT (higher learning institution) cluster reported outside Sarawak.
KUCHING: Kota Sentosa Commercial Centre property owners have voiced out their disappointment over the lack of maintenance in the area. Among some of the issues brought up by included missing drain covers, broken street lights, and the lack of proper maintenance of the commercial centre in which its maintenance has
Limbang is now green, says Uggah KUCHING: There was no Covid-19 positive case reported yesterday and Limbang Division was elevated from yellow to green zone. This means the state had no positive cases reported for two consecutive days. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said there are six recoveries