KUCHING: Several ministers and assistant ministers from the Sarawak Cabinet were inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Sarawak Heart Centre in Kota Samarahan on Friday. Among them were Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas; Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah; Minister in
KUCHING: Samarahan District has changed status from red to orange after recording 35 local infection cases in the last 14 days. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Bukit Mabong District, on the other hand, had gone from orange to yellow after recording 19 local infection cases in the last
KUCHING: Sarawak Pay’s branding will be reinforced on the global stage through its collaboration with UnionPay, and in the long run, this partnership would be favourable to the growth of Sarawak’s local economy, especially in the tourism sector. Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said this initiative was
KUCHING: Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) treasurer-general Bell Bernard Aggan has welcomed the state government’s historic milestone of placing Sarawak Pay on the international platform as SPay Global through its collaboration with UnionPay. He said this was another step forward for Sarawak in its journey towards achieving developed
KUCHING: Sarawak Pay’s collaboration with UnionPay will help to leapfrog it to be accepted in China and the world market, said Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. He said Sarawak Pay had shown its prestige through this partnership with an internationally
KUCHING: Miri recorded the highest number of cases in Sarawak today, with a significant portion of cases caused by day-tripping workers of a Baram Oil and Gas Platform flouting the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Of the 89 cases reported in Miri District, 49 were linked to the Baram Oil and
KUCHING: Sarawak registered a new record high of 361 positive Covid-19 cases today, bringing the state’s tally to 10,424. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said 89 of these cases were reported in Miri District, Sibu (73), Bintulu (71), Betong (60), Kuching (22), Subis (11),
KUCHING: As the government is pump-priming the economy to recover from the numerous lockdowns, there is a need for foreign workers in order to spur the various industries and economic sectors which are facing a shortage of labour, said Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. “In Sarawak, without these workers, we would
KUCHING: Strict border control needs to be implemented to keep the spread of Covid-19 under control. This is vital as allowing foreign workers to enter Sarawak could potentially put the lives of locals at risk or trigger another wave of infections. In emphasising this, Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry
KUCHING: The decision to allow the entry of foreign workers into Sarawak is timely as the state gears up for its economic recovery after the recent introduction of the Covid-19 vaccines here, says Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok. He stressed that employers must act diligently and responsibly
