Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Author: Sarah Hafizah Chandra

Seven win big at Sarawak literary awards

KUCHING: Seven winners emerged from the 10th Anugerah Sastera Negeri Sarawak (ASNS) competition  organised by Sarawak Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP). The announcement of the winners was officiated by Assistant Education and Technological Research Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee on Tuesday (July 6) via Zoom. The winner for ‘Anugerah Sasterawan Negeri

Trienekens contributes to church’s outreach to needy

KUCHING: Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd has contributed essentials, including rice and cooking oil, to the Cathedral Parish of St Joseph’s outreach programme. Trienekens deputy group CEO Elvin Wee and COO Alice Lee represented the company in a simple handover ceremony on Monday (July 5). The parish was represented by Archbishop

State records 424 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 424 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, pushing the state’s total to 66,985. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that of the total, 318 or 75 percent were detected in five districts, namely, Miri, Kuching, Telang Usan, Meradong and Sibu. It said of the 120 new positive cases

NRP for districts with fewer cases

KUCHING: Certain districts with manageable cases should be considered to progress to the next phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), says Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing. The Meradong assemblyman said he supported a recent report that stated that Sarawak would request the federal government to assess the domestic Covid-19 situation

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Allowing economic recovery at district level to proceed

KUCHING: Economic recovery can be made possible if the Covid-19 situation is assessed based on each district in Sarawak rather than as a whole state. There have been reports that Sarawak will ask the federal government to assess the pandemic based on this in order for Phase Two of the

Consider Sarawak’s unique circumstances when deciding NRP

KUCHING: The enforcement of movement control order in Sarawak needs to take into account geographical conditions. Touching on the National Recovery Plan (NRP), Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said decision makers must consider Sarawak’s unique circumstances and situations as they are different from Malaya’s. He pointed out

More practical and realistic for Sarawak

KUCHING: Assessing the domestic Covid-19 situation based on districts instead of the state as a whole is more practical and realistic for Sarawak, opines Datuk Snowdan Lawan. The Balai Ringin assemblyman stated zooming on the district’s situation specifically would help in identifying which districts could be placed under the next

State may up doses to 65,000 daily

KUCHING: The State Health Department director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed is confident that Sarawakians will complete their two doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the second week of August.  He revealed that the department was thinking of increasing the administration of the vaccines from 60,000 to 65,000 doses a day.

State sticks to policy of swab test before entering Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak will continue to implement its policy of undergoing a RT-PCR swab test three days prior to entering the state. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the policy which was effective on June 28 is crucial in preventing Covid-19 positive cases from entering Sarawak. “A family of eight

Sarawakians willing to come forward for vaccination

KUCHING: The success of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) in Sarawak is due to the willingness of its people to come forward and do their part in the fight against the pandemic. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian added that hesitation rate among