KUCHING: There is no need for Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) to establish a ‘Putera and Puteri’ wings. PPB vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah believed that the party’s Women Wing and Youth Wing were sufficient. “However, it is up to the Women Wing and Youth Wing to establish sub-committee
KUCHING: Certain measures in the standard operating procedure (SOP) needed to be fine-tuned as the whole of Sarawak moves into phase three of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah anticipates an influx of tourists into the state with the opening of
KUCHING: The Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has released a detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) for domestic tourism, which has been approved by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). “Tourism activities, which are allowed from Oct 1 and subjected to compliance of relevant SOP, include accommodation in hotels and
KUCHING: Members of the public whose self-test RTK Antigen result is positive are advised to update it on their MySejahtera app and undergo the home surveillance order. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the surveillance order will be issued digitally on the MySejahtera app. “They would then have to
MIRI: The Malaysia Aviation Commission (Mavcom) will look into the details of flight frequency to Sarawak as it involves other technical requirements such as manpower, aircraft mobilisation and flight connectivity. In saying this, Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said a request was also made for Mavcom to take
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 2,967 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept 29), pushing the state’s tally to 207,137 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the new cases reported, 2,954 or 99.56 percent were in Category 1 and 2 while 13 cases or 0.44 percent were in Category 3,
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has commended the High Court’s decision on automatic granting of citizenship rights to children born abroad by biological mothers who are Malaysian citizens married to foreigners — the same as those for children born abroad to Malaysian men with a foreign spouse. The Parti Pesaka
KUCHING: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Women’s Wing Supreme Council has voiced its agreement and support for the proposal to update the definition of ‘natives’ in the Federal Constitution. PBB Women’s Wing treasurer Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali made the proposal in a press statement on Sept 22.
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that she will contact the Mukah Divisional Disaster Management Committee to immediately investigate the issues raised by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Mukah regarding the Covid-19 low-risk quarantine and treatment centre (PKRC) there. In saying this, the Dalat assemblywoman noted that the Sarawak Disaster Management
KUCHING: The Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex at Tebedu and Serikin will be upgraded for safety assurance and to uplift economic relations with Kalimantan, Indonesia. “The road project from Ba Kelalan border as well as the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex towards Lawas will begin construction in
