KUCHING: Parents and grandparents play an important role in making children feel safe and secure at home during the movement control order (MCO) implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that parents and grandparents needed to
KUCHING: In light of the desperate economic climate, the government needs to come up with drastic measures and effective policies to counter the negative impacts that have arisen from the Covid-19 pandemic, says Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok. “With the slumping
KUCHING: Explanations and strict enforcement come hand in hand in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “Our government has to take serious measures because after the announcement on the movement control order (MCO) was made, there are still
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg says he has a policy in mind aimed at supporting women, as long as Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) remains as the state government and he continues as Chief Minister. However, he kept mum on the plan and refused to elaborate. “We
KUCHING: The printing of Kenyalang Gold Cards (KGCs) has commenced and they will be distributed to applicants soon after being officially launched by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said 17,024 cards had
KUCHING: The iSarawakCare mobile app was officially launched by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg at the Sarawak Women X: Global Innovative Entrepreneurship programme yesterday. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that her ministry had been working with the
SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts is organising ‘Duduk dan Tonton’, a film screening event under its Mini Film Festival. ‘Duduk dan Tonton’, which will be held on March 10, will feature four best short films from Singapore. Registration will commence at 7.30pm and screening
KUCHING: After visiting a septic sludge treatment plant operated by Sar-Alam Indah Sdn Bhd in Matang yesterday, Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos has once again appealed to the people to help keep Samarahan neat and clean. He said that a local council alone could not upkeep
BAU: Seventy-sevenvillages comprising 1,910 households will receive electricity supply under the Additional or Late Applicant Funds (ALAF) scheme of the Rural Electricity and Water Supply Project 2020 for Bau District. Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the state government had almost achieved its goal of 97 percent
KUCHING: St Joseph’s Private School here achieved a total of 32 straight-A scorers in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2019 results — the school’s highest record thus far. In this batch, there were 167 SPM candidates and they achieved a school average grade (GPS) of 2.85 and a passing rate