KUCHING: It was a quiet and calm day at the St Thomas Cathedral Kuching yesterday as most of its parishioners turned to Facebook for their Sunday Mass that was broadcast live. There were fewer than 50 people at the 8.15am English Mass compared to thousands participating or watching on Facebook. The
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) feels that Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA 74) should be reviewed solely by the Sarawak Native Court. Its chairman Datuk John Lau Pang Heng said PDA is not recognised in Sarawak because it has never been approved by the Sarawak State Assembly. “SPA feels that
KUCHING: Members of the public have been told that toilet paper cannot replace face masks. Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii pointed out yesterday that a proper three-ply mask included an additional layer which was waterproof to stop mucous from either spreading out or to the mouth and nose. “Toilet paper
KUCHING: Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) wants the state government to repudiate the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) and Territorial Sea Act (TSA). Its president Lina Soo said the GPS government can do this by passing the necessary legislation in State Legislative Assembly (DUN) in order to reclaim Sarawak’s ownership and
KUCHING: The Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching has announced that all weekly and weekend public masses will be suspended for two weeks in order to prevent the further spread of Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching Archbishop Simon Poh said the masses will be suspended beginning from March 20 to
KUCHING: Due to recent confirmed cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Anglican Church of Sarawak and Brunei Darussalam has decided to temporarily suspend its weekly masses. Bishop of Kuching (Sarawak and Brunei Darussalam) Right Reverend Datuk Danald Jute, in a statement on Facebook, said this would take effect from March 15
KUCHING: In light of the increasing Covid-19 cases in the state, the Kuching Evangelical Church (BEM/SIB) will be suspending its church services for four weeks beginning March 22 onwards. Pastor Brian King said the church would try to make alternative arrangements such as having the sermons livestream on its Facebook
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will ensure that all medical staff carry out their duty well in this difficult time of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said he was confident that his medical colleagues would do their best to assist
KUCHING: Petronas should not appeal against the Kuching High Court‘s decision to dismiss its judicial review application against Sarawak government on the imposition of State Sales Tax (SST). State legal counsel Datuk Seri JC Fong who represented the Sarawak government in the court case said Petronas should instead work with
KUCHING: The Kuching High Court’s decision to dismiss Petronas judicial review application against imposition of State Sales Tax (SST) by the Sarawak government is a historic day for the state. Assistant Minister of Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said the court had decided