KUCHING: Two longhouses and a primary school in Tanjung Manis district will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) effective on Thursday (May 27). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said that the EMCO would be enforced at Rh Isa Blone, Rh Ben Kuleng
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 513 Covid-19 positive cases today (May 25), bringing the state’s tally to 43,326. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 317 cases or 61.79 percent of the new cases were detected in Miri, Bintulu, Sibu, Samarahan, and Kuching districts. The districts that recorded cases today were Miri
KUCHING: A total of 727 arrests were recorded in the state after 569 anti-drug enforcement operations were carried out as of last month. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KKWPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah stated that the enforcement activities were done by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department;
KUCHING: A total of 12 people came for treatment at the One-Stop Centre for Addiction (OSCA), run by the Sarawak Health Department as of April this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KKWPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said of the total, seven of them went to
Mukah teacher is winner of McDonald’s Inspired Teacher Award 2021 MUKAH: Mohd Nur Hifzhan, 25, of SK Kuala Kenyana, Mukah has won the McDonald’s Inspired Teacher Award 2021. He is one of the two Sarawakian teachers who have won the award; the other being Kalai Ampi of SK Nanga Tau,
KUCHING: Food aid will be extended to those undergoing home quarantine starting tomorrow (Monday, May 24), said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister added in addition to this, the state Social Welfare Department (JKM) also provides food aid to those at quarantine
KUCHING: One longhouse in Sarikei district underwent the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) today. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that the EMCO will be enforced on Rumah Keli, Sungai Minus in Sarikei until June 7. It also declared the extension of EMCO on Rumah Jugo Gait Sungai Petai in
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 fatalities yesterday (May 22), bringing the state’s death toll to 249. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 248th death was Case 41,233, a 75-year-old local woman who was referred to Miri Hospital upon experiencing breathing difficulty. “The case was found to be symptomatic
KUCHING: There is no case related to profiteering by businessmen or traders in the state despite the slow pace of business due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) state director Datuk Stanley Tan, however, said that there are a total of 318 notices
KUCHING: The State Health Department has identified one new cluster in Kuching district named Jalan Simpang Tiga Cluster. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today said that the said cluster is a workplace cluster involving a shopping mall in Kenyalang Park. “A total of 44 people were screened
