KUCHING: The Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) fully complies with the state government’s request for Sarawak government-linked companies (GLCs) to participate in contributing to the State Disaster Fund as a joint commitment by all parties to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. SEDC chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr Abdul Aziz Husain
KUCHING: The State Health Department today (June 5) declared four new clusters — one each in the districts of Meradong, Sri Aman, Miri and Bintulu. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the new Skim B cluster in Meradong was a community cluster involving a longhouse at Skim B, Meradong
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 651 new positive Covid-19 cases today raising the state’s tally to 50,571. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said 331 of these new cases, or 50.84 percent, were detected in the districts of Kuching, Sibu, Sebauh and Miri. Kuching District leads the tally with
KUCHING: Various state leaders have expressed their wholehearted support for the contributions towards the State Disaster Fund. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah described this initiative as a reflection of a caring state government and its leaders. “Hopefully, the two months’ salary deduction and contribution to
KUCHING: Malaysia cannot let any superpower take it for granted and intrude into its airspace or territorial waters, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He was commenting on the encroachment by 16 Chinese military aircrafts into Malaysian airspace on Monday. “Sixteen foreign military aircrafts
KUCHING: The Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Kuching has reiterated that the encroachment of 16 Chinese military aircrafts into Malaysian airspace on Monday was a routine flight training of the Chinese air force and did not target any country. The Chinese Embassy in Malaysia had earlier stated
KUCHING: Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has appealed to China not to ‘bully’ Malaysia, in reference to the encroachment of 16 Chinese military aircrafts into Malaysian airspace on Monday. “Please do not bully us; we are a small country and we do not
KUCHING: Malaysia should lodge a complaint or protest with the United Nations (UN) Security Council and also with the UN itself regarding the encroachment of 16 Chinese military aircrafts into Malaysian airspace on Monday. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Information chief Datuk Idris Buang said Malaysia has to use its
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded six new Covid-19 deaths today (June 3), bringing the death toll to 311. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 306th death was case 47,531, a 66-year-old local woman who received treatment at Kapit Hospital due to shortness of breath. “The case started to experience symptoms
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 594 new Covid-19 positive cases today (June 3), bringing the state’s tally to 49,214. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 362 or 60.94 percent of the total number of cases were detected in the districts of Kuching, Miri, Sarikei and Bintulu. “Kuching recorded 136 cases, followed
