KUCHING: The Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) should be inculcated among the younger generation who play important roles in nation-building. A public relations officer at Undi Sarawak Adillah Zaki pointed out that children and youth are agents of change for the future. Hence, knowledge and understanding of the MA63 must be
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 634 new positive Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (August 11) a slight decrease compared to the previous day’s 836 cases. This brings the state’s total tally to 83,387 cases to date. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee in a statement today, said the state also recorded two new deaths,
KUCHING: In a bid to promote reforestation and sustainable forest management, Sarawak aims to plant a total of seven million trees this year, said Datuk Hamden Mohammad. In saying this, the Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) director disclosed that Sarawak thus far has planted 6,706,558 trees as of today. “The state
KUCHING: Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi has lauded the recent announcement made by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on the relaxations of standard operating procedure (SOP) for those who are fully vaccinated. The Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs & DBKU) stated that the relaxation is
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 589 Covid-19 cases and three fatalities on Monday (Aug 9). The total number of cases now stands at 81,917 while the death toll is 471. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching accounted for the highest number of cases with 348, followed by Mukah (70); Saratok
KUCHING: Inter-district travel in Sarawak should be limited to those who have been fully vaccinated, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. He also pointed out that the effectiveness of Covid-19 would only take place 14 days after the second dose. “According to a microbiologist from Universiti
KUCHING: The recent announcement on the relaxation measures for fully vaccinated individuals is a good start for the country to move forward in resuming normalcy in daily lives, said Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “This will also have positive impact on the local workforce who can look forward to employment
KUCHING: Affordable housing is the most basic requirement to attain quality of life in a city, said Professor Ar Dr Julaihi Wahid. In saying this, the Deputy Dean of Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) pointed out that it was important for the prices of houses to match
KUCHING: There is a need to create a strong repository on the state’s ethnic groups with their tangible and intangible heritage through serious documentation. A senior lecturer in Anthropology and Sociology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Dr Elena Gregoria Chai said this would allow people from other parts of Malaysia and
KUCHING: The state government has been urged to empower the local communities to preserve Sarawak’s numerous tangible and intangible heritage. Senior lecturer in Anthropology and Sociology from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Dr Elena Gregoria Chai made the call during The Sarawak Initiative Leadership Programme webinar entitled “Sarawak Identity Through Heritage”