KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) is urging all unemployed graduates residing in Sarawak to apply to become teachers. STU President Adam Prakash Abdullah said the state is currently facing a shortage of 3,000 teachers. He applauded a recent announcement by Senior Minister of Education Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin on the
KUCHING: The suggestion for the use of the single-dose CanSino Covid-19 vaccine in rural areas is a good strategy, said Society of Private Medical Practitioners Sarawak (SPMPS) president Dr Liew Shan Fap. He said it is cost effective and efficient. “I strongly support this strategy. Mobilising the vaccination team and
KUCHING: The approval of the single dose CanSino vaccine from China and Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the United States may be a ‘game-changer’ in the state’s efforts to increase the vaccination coverage, said Dr Kelvin Yii. The Bandar Kuching MP stated that such single-dose vaccine is more practical to
KUCHING: A total of ten high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) machines were donated to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) intensive care unit (ICU) here on Sunday (June 20). Sarawak Federation of Chinese Associations (SFCA) president Datuk Richard Wee said the contribution, which is worth RM226,000, was a joint effort by the association
KUCHING: Sarawak has thus far managed to vaccinate 438,621 of its people. This figure is 21.47 percent of those who have registered — a long way from its herd immunity target of vaccinating 80 percent of the population by August. This means that the state (going by the latest statistics
KUCHING: The district of Kuching continues to have the highest number of arrests involving drugs and substance abuse based on mapping carried out by the One-Stop Committee to address drugs and substance abuse (OSC MIDS). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KKWPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said
KUCHING: In the 540 anti-drug operations carried out in May this year statewide, 607 arrests were made. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KKWPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the number was a decrease of 16.5 per cent compared to 727 arrests in April this year. She
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded six new Covid-19 fatalities on Wednesday (June 16), bringing the state’s death toll to 364. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement disclosed that four deaths were recorded in Kuching and one each in Mukah and Bau. The 359th death was a 68-year-old local man from
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 570 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (June 16), a significant drop from the 718 cases recorded the previous day. The new cases raised the state’s tally to 57,475 cases. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said a total of 318 or 55.78 percent of the
KUCHING: A comprehensive plan is needed to cater for students who are left behind in their studies due to the difficulties in joining online teaching and learning sessions, said Adam Prakash Abdullah. The Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president pointed out that teachers should already be aware of the challenges students
