Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Author: Sarah Hafizah Chandra

68 longhouses still under lockdown

KUCHING: A total of 68 longhouses are still under lockdown, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). In a statement today, it said 2,802 Covid-19 positive cases or 18.09 percent from the total number of cases reported were traced back to longhouses in the state. “From 32,380 individuals who went

Subis district is now red

KUCHING: Subis district was declared as a Covid-19 red zone today, leaving only 11 districts as green zones in the state. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today said the declaration was made after 49 local infection cases were recorded in the district within the past two weeks. It added

A love story tangled with mystery

Title: The ReturnAuthor: Nicholas SparksCategory: Fiction, Romance, ContemporaryISB Code: 9780751567809Publisher: Little Brown Book Group LimitedPublication Year: 2020Price: RM79.90 Nicholas Sparks’ ‘The Return’ is another love story tangled with mystery, something that the author is best known for. He is one of the most celebrated authors in recent times and has

Be independent, strong and disciplined

KUCHING: Women across the globe celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8. Historically, IWD has been around for over a century. It was honoured for the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on March 19, 1911. As the focal point in the movement for women’s rights, the

Women must rise up to face challenges

KUCHING: Sarawakian women must continue to rise and take on challenges with their heads held high. Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that equality for all women is a commonly shared aspiration and goal. Having said that, the Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) pointed out

Most parents welcome reopening of school

KUCHING: Parents are generally in favour of allowing schools to be reopened for physical classes on March 8 despite the concern over the pandemic situation in the state. The reopening involves a total of 1,045 schools while 220 other schools in high-risk areas remain closed. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)

Bau turns red, Lundu yellow

KUCHING: Bau district has turned red after recording 41 local infection cases within the last two weeks. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement on Sunday (Mar 7), also revealed that Lundu district has change it status to yellow after recording two new local infection cases today (Mar 7).

EMCO imposed in two areas in Bintulu

KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced the implementation of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in Anong and Beverly Hills rental houses at Batu 5 and Taman Beverly Hills in Bintulu district. The EMCO, which has been effective from 12:01am tomorrow, will continue until March 18 (11:59pm). SDMC

Allow private practitioners to dispense vaccine

KUCHING: The state government should allow a panel of doctors in private practice to dispense the Covid-19 vaccine in order to expedite the vaccination process. Sarawak People’s Aspiration Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo said the private health sector could be mobilised in order to achieve the state government’s ambitious vaccination

Cases under control

KUCHING: The number of positive Covid-19 cases in Sarawak is under control at 3.85 percent which is below the 10 percent benchmark set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). In revealing this, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas today pointed out that the state