KUCHING: The Sarawak Insurance Association (PIS) will be organising a public forum on Sep 13 at the Waterfront Hotel from 9am to 11.30am. The forum, organised together with the State Security and Enforcement Unit in the Chief Minister’s Department, is held in conjunction with the association’s 40th anniversary. “We believe
SERIAN: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday attended the state-level celebration of the birthday of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. The celebration was held inside the multipurpose hall of SJK(C) Chung
KUCHING: The national-level Malaysia Day celebration on Sep 16 at Padang Merdeka here will still carry on despite the city engulfed in haze. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said there was already a contingency plan ready. “We will monitor the haze situation from time to time.
SERIAN: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has refused to comment further on the latest status pertaining to the implementation of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Abang Johari, who is also in the special cabinet committee on MA63, said he did not want to comment on the contents
SERIAN: The cloud seeding operation in Sarawak will be carried out the earliest by this Thursday, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas yesterday. In view of the worsening haze situation, it will be done mainly over Kuching and Sri Aman which are the badly affected areas. “Looking
KUCHING: Members of the Anglican Church in Sarawak have been encouraged to partake in the state government’s agriculture transformation programme. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said he wanted each of the 40 parishes in the state to be a focal point of the programme. “The objective of
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has promised to help St Thomas Cathedral to look for funds for the construction of its House of Epiphany. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said he, together with State Secretary Datuk Jaul Samion and other elected representatives, would help to raise RM1.5 million
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a drastic increase in dengue cases during the first eight months of this year compared to the same period last year. State Health Department director Dr Jamilah Hashim said from January to August this year, there were 1,487 cases of dengue. “This is an increase of 1,104
KUCHING: Thick haze did not deter some 1,000 people from taking part in various activities at the ‘Stop the Stigma Run’ 2019 held at the compound of the old State Legislative Assembly (DUN) building here yesterday. Over 1,500 had registered to take part in the 4km and 12km runs, which
KUCHING: If you feel unwell, go to the nearest health clinic or hospital to seek immediate treatment. This is the advice of Sarawak Health Department director Dr Jamilah Hashim to members of the public because of the current worsening haze condition in the state. She reminded members of the public