KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today revealed that the Pusa district had changed its status from an orange to a red zone after 56 local infection cases were recorded in the district within the past 14 days. The district of Bukit Mabong is now yellow after one local infection
KUCHING: Sarawak today (Aug 17) recorded 835 new Covid-19 cases, 731 fewer cases than those reported on Monday, and two fatalities. The Sarawak Management Committee said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 89,407 while the death toll was 489. The Kuching district accounted for the highest
KUCHING: The next prime minister must be aware of the special rights of Sarawak and Sabah, said Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president stated that the special rights must be protected and should not be diminished. “These special rights which are enshrined in
KUCHING: Individuals vying for support from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to boost their majority in a bid to assume premiership must have Sarawak’s best interest at heart. Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the Sarawak government’s support for any federal government should not be viewed merely as
KUCHING: The decision by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to resign as prime minister is an effort to ease the political crisis in the country, says Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He pointed out that the move however would hamper the country’s recovery plan and the mission to achieve herd immunity
KUCHING: Whoever becomes prime minister next must focus on the country’s wellbeing, says a political analyst. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) Dick Lembang Dugun expressed hope that the next prime minister would get the backing from all MPs and that they would all put politicking aside. “(Tan Sri) Muhyiddin (Yassin) lost
KUCHING: Datuk Willie Mongin has expressed appreciation for having served in the federal government with (now former prime minister) Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “I thank all the staff in the ministry who have been diligent and given good cooperation throughout my service. “I hope that our country will continue to
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded an all-time high of 1,566 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Aug 16), a staggering increase compared to the 963 cases recorded the previous day. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 88,572 and the state recorded one new
KUCHING: All premises or offices found to be at risk of Covid-19 infections will be ordered to close for sanitisation while all exposed contacts will be screened and given instructions to undergo quarantine. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that six factories, one kindergarten, one eatery and one supermarket
KUCHING: The State Health Department has announced the emergence of six new Covid-19 clusters in the district of Kuching. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the six new clusters are Kampung Tupong Cluster, Jalan Foochow Cluster, Besi Dua Cluster, Skim Penempatan Stapok 2 Cluster, Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul