Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

Tell the school, not the media

KUCHING: Any complaint on the lack of a school’s management in handling Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) should be forwarded directly to the school concerned. Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president, Ahmad Malie, said this in response to a member of a public whose complaint was in a newspaper claiming

Sarawak records nine new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded nine new positive Covid-19 cases in Kuching (five) and Bintulu (four) today, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 751. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said out of the five cases reported in Kuching, four of them

New cluster identified

KUCHING: Sarawak now has a new Covid-19 cluster identified as Taman Putrajaya Cluster following five related positive cases reported in Bintulu. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the index case for the cluster was Case 733 which was reported on Thursday. “The index case

RM3.95m to build dyslexia centre

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has agreed in principle to grant an allocation worth RM3,954,500 for the construction of the dyslexia centre in Batu Kawa here. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the decision was made during a

Indonesia’s Consul-General pays courtesy visit on CM

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy visit from a delegation of Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuching, today (Oct 8). The visit was led by the Consul-General of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuching, Yonny Tri Prayitno, which took place at

Apply for myGAP.AM

KUCHING: Sarawak’s honey bee and stingless bee (kelulut) entrepreneurs or organisations are urged to apply for the Malaysian Good Agricultural Practice (myGAP) Certification Scheme on Honey Bee and Stingless Bee Breeding – myGAP.AM. The push came from Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in his speech read by

CS Mini Market gives back to society

KUCHING: As part of their contribution towards the needy community in Kuching, CS Mini Market will place Hope Place donation boxes in all 13 of their outlets here. The first outlet to receive these donation boxes was CS Mini Market Tabuan Jaya outlet. Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan handed over

14-day quarantine needed starting Oct 10

KUCHING: All Malaysians wishing to enter Sarawak from Peninsula Malaysia will be quarantined for 14 days at the quarantine centres effective Oct 10. They will also have to undergo Covid-19 tests on the second and the 10th day. This announcement was made by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk

Bah Arnab cluster in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak now has a new Covid-19 cluster identified as Bah Arnab Cluster following four positive cases reported in the state involving members of a family. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the case index for the cluster was case 719 which was reported

Sarawak records 8 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded eight new positive Covid-19 cases today — five in Kuching, Miri (two) and Bintulu (one) — bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 732. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said case 725 was a local infection involving