KUCHING: The single-dose CanSino Covid-19 vaccine fits very well with the state’s rural situation, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. “In Sarawak, there are people living in the interiors where transportation is not only a problem but expensive as well. “With the CanSino vaccine, our medical teams
KUCHING: Julau district has turned red after recording a total of 72 local Covid-19 infection cases in the last two weeks. Meanwhile, the Simunjan district is now yellow after recording 20 local infection cases in the past 14 days. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced that as of today (June 15),
KUCHING: The State Health Department has identified five new clusters in Kuching, Subis, Meradong and Julau. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today (Tuesday), said that the Jalan Daya cluster in Kuching was a workplace cluster involving a seafood processing factory in the Pending industrial area. “This
KUCHING: The rise of crude oil prices has resulted in additional revenue for Malaysia but expenditure to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic will put a strain on the country’s finance, says an economist. Datuk Dr Madeline Berma pointed out that the government had allocated RM340 billion for the
KUCHING: The suspension of the Urban Transformation Centres (UTC) throughout the state has been extended until June 28. A spokesperson from UTC said it is due to the extension of the movement control order from June 15 to 28, which was announced by the State Disaster Management Committee on Saturday
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 544 Covid-19 positive cases on Sunday (June 13), compared to 569 cases the previous day. With the new cases, the state’s tally is now 55,443 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 304 cases or 55.88 percent of the new cases were detected in Kuching, Bintulu,
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Sunday revealed that six longhouses and two villages had been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The EMCO at three longhouses in Bintulu, namely Rumah (Rh) Belayong Buang, KM22 Jalan Bintulu-Tatau; Rh Fabian Jembu Tangi, Sg Setiam KM37, Jalan Pesisir
KUCHING: Government subsidies are vital as they lighten the people’s burden amid the pandemic and ease the impact of the rising cost of living. “As cooking oil and fuel are necessities, the government will subsidise them to the tune of RM8 billion but without adding to the country’s financial burden,”
KUCHING: Two more longhouses and a village will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee stated today that the EMCO would be enforced at Rumah Jarop, Changkol in Lubok Antu from June 11 until June 24; at Kampung Sebandi Hilir in Lundu
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four new Covid-19 deaths today (June 12), bringing the state’s death toll to 346. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 343rd death was that of an 84-year-old local woman from Kapit. She passed away at the Kapit Hospital. She tested positive on June 8 and had