KUCHING: The state’s Social Welfare Department (JKMS) has been actively helping the community who have been affected by disasters. JKMS officer Hangol Katot disclosed that assistance would be channelled to victims affected by fire, flood, storm, soil erosion and drought among others. He pointed out that the objective of the
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a staggering 2,024 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Aug 26) compared to the previous day’s 1,667 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 2,021 cases (99.85 percent) comprised Category 1 and 2 while one case was in Category 4 and Category 5 had two cases. Kuching
KUCHING: The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) is urging members of the public to provide inputs to mitigate anticipated flash floods due to rains predicted over the area. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the council knows from experience the exact areas in Samarahan that are prone to flash floods.
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has lauded residents in the municipality for providing the council with feedbacks on its services. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said that the residents have been keeping the council well informed on the conditions of their drains which needed clearing works. He asserted that
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is repairing and upgrading drains in areas under its jurisdiction to prevent flash floods. MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said this, however, would take time and funding. “MBKS has identified flood-prone areas such as Sungai Maong Kiri Catchment (Stampin Tengah, Hui Sing,
KUCHING: Covid-19 claimed five lives in Sarawak on Wednesday (Aug 25), with the latest deaths pushing the toll to 508. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee disclosed that the victims were four men and a woman. The 504th fatality was a 64-year-old local man from Sibu District who was confirmed positive
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,667 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Aug 25), pushing the cumulative total to 103,048. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) disclosed that 1,665 or 99.88 percent of the cases were under Category 1 and 2 while Category 4 and 5 had one case each. Kuching accounted for
Last of a three-part series The establishment of the Sarawak Regional Air Base Bomba Malaysia in Miri in July 2013 represented a milestone in the history of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). “It was set up to provide air support for operations in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan,” explained
KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared the emergence of two new Covid-19 community clusters today (August 24). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that the community clusters are in Selangau and Serian districts. On the Nanga Pelugau Cluster in Selangau, the committee said the community cluster
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has urged for timber operations to cease not only in Baleh but throughout the state. “However, it must strictly follow the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) rules,” he added. He stated that probing into the causes of the recent logjam