Saturday, 3 January 2026

Author: NurhauniLee Abdullah

Ngemah completes food aid distribution

KANOWIT: The distribution of food aid under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 for the Ngemah constituency was completed on June 17. Its assemblyman Alexander Vincent on Sunday (June 20) said it took more than a week to fully distribute the food aid to the residents in his constituency.

Some 150 teachers in Sibu refuse vaccination

SIBU: More than 150 teachers in Sibu refuse to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, said Education, Science and Technology Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee. Speaking on a livestream of the Sibu District Covid-19 update on Saturday (June 19), Dr Annuar who is also Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator

Mobile PPV for longhouses starts today

SIBU: The mobile vaccination centre (PPV) will start operating at Rumah John Lalong, Jalan Teku Pasai on Monday (June 21), said Public Health and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said this last Saturday during a livestream on Sibu’s Covid-19 update. Earlier, Dr Annuar had the opportunity to upload

Food aid for needy Iban households

SIBU: Eighty-seven heads of Iban households received food baskets from the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government on Saturday (June 19). The Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) Sibu Branch said in a statement on its social media page that the food baskets under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package 6.0 (BKSS

More vaccination centres better

JULAU: The existence of more vaccination centres in the rural areas of Meluan constituency will speed up herd immunity, said Meluan assemblyman Rolland Duat Jubin. There was no need for people to go to Julau, Pakan or Sarikei for their vaccinations. “There is no target date but if possible, we

Vaccination begins in Machan

KANOWIT: The Machan Multipurpose Hall is being used as a Covid-19 Vaccination Centre (PPV) for the residents of Machan and Ulu Machan areas. Machan assemblyman Allan Siden Gramong inspected the vaccination centre located in Machan Town today (Saturday). He said the vaccination programme would be held for eight days starting

Drive-through vaccination service for soldiers

SIBU: The 3rd Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment at Mile 14, Jalan Oya here launched a drive-through vaccination service at its camp today (June 16).   The coordinator of the programme, Lieutenant Colonel Anuar Ahmad said the aim of the two-day programme was to vaccinate the soldiers. Abyarm  who is also

No green light from task force yet for UCTS as vaccination centre

SIBU: University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) is still waiting for the green light from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force for it to be used as another vaccination centre (PPV) here. Its board of directors chairman Dr Annuar Rapaee said UCTS will be operated by the Faculty of Medicine of

Some 3,000 to receive jab at mobile vaccination centre

SIBU: The mobile vaccination centre operated by the Sibu Health office will be operating at Durin multipurpose hall for four days from today till Sunday. After the mobile team managed to vaccinate the residents in Bawang Assan in just four days using the ‘inject first, register later’ initiative, Sarawak United

Three SOP violators fined for exceeding passenger limit in a car

SIBU: Three men were compounded after they were found violating the movement control order standard operating procedures (SOPs) by exceeding the passenger limit in a car. Sibu district deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said all the three men, aged between 36 and 58, were each compounded RM2,000. An SOP