KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) is calling on relevant individuals to participate in their survey on the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on the socio-economy of Sarawakians. Individuals are requested to answer the survey questionnaires if they fit one or more of the
KUCHING: A total of 380,568 heads of households in the state has received food aid under Sarawakku Sayang programme, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said the food aid had benefitted the B40 (low-income group) and other needy individuals. “This is
SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) yesterday received 26,000 face masks from the Sarawak government and began distributing them to households in the area. The free face masks were part of the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package. MPKS chairman Datuk Peter Minos said that each household received a pack of
KUCHING: Researchers from the University of Nottingham in Malaysia have completed the first phase of a riverbank restoration project in Sarawak that uses natural materials. The project is being undertaken in partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)–Malaysia. It aims to protect and restore eroding banks along the Trusan
KUCHING: With the implementation of the movement control order (MCO), upheaval of daily routines, and general fear and stress arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is not uncommon for many to feel the effects on their psychological wellbeing. The current pandemic is a challenging time for everyone, but perhaps even
KUCHING: Frontliners at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) battling Covid-19 recently received freshly-made meals prepared by Pullman Kuching culinary team. The three-day initiative was held on April 22, 26, and 29 in collaboration between Bon Appetit Kuching and Interhill Group of Companies. As part of the initiative, 300 packed meals
SAMARAHAN: There is no reason to enforce a lockdown on the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said although there was a Covid-19 cluster involving healthcare workers and 52 healthcare workers had tested positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday (April 28), the
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded six more positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 502 since the first positive case was reported on March 13. Of these six cases, three were from Kuching, two from Serian and one from Samarahan, according to a statement by
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will assess whether certain economic sectors and activities in Sarawak’s Covid-19 green zones would be allowed to operate during the movement control order (MCO) period. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun
SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will deliberate on the federal government’s decision to allow two individuals to travel per vehicle during the movement control order’s (MCO) fourth phase, which began yesterday. During a site visit to active case detection programme locations in Kota Samarahan yesterday, Deputy Chief Minister
