Phase two of CIVac to begin Aug 5
KUALA LUMPUR: Phase Two of the Construction Industry Vaccination Programme (CIVac) which will start on Aug 5 will involve 55,000 construction workers in Penang and Johor. Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the registration for the vaccination was opened on July 12 with 30,000 slots allocated for the workers in Penang and 25,000, in […]
Recipients grateful, thankful for Pemulih food aid
KUCHING: Recipients of the food aid under the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) are thankful to the federal government for being concerned about their welfare. The federal government recently allocated RM300,000 to all MPs including the opposition for them to implement the Food Basket Aid for those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Ever ready to help Sarawakians in need
KUCHING: The state government, through ‘Rumah Sarawak Kuala Lumpur (RSKL)’ and Sarawak Volunteers (SV), is always ready to help Sarawakians in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Labuan who are facing problems and difficulties due to the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Senior Minister (Works) and Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri […]
Food baskets for 500 poor families
KUCHING: Five hundred underprivileged families in Kuching, Samarahan and Sri Aman received food baskets worth RM100 each from Sarawak Volunteers on Monday (May 24). Sarawak Volunteers, a non-profit volunteering platform run by trained and experienced youth volunteers, said the programme was carried out under its “My Gawai & My Ramadhan” annual charity programme launched in […]
Claim to Petronas resolved within a year
KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has successfully resolved Sarawak’s claim to Petronas as per the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63) despite being in office for only a year. “This claim is not new. Several prime ministers before Muhyiddin also promised to look into the matter but never materialised. “Under Muhyiddin, however, he managed to […]
Critical construction projects can proceed during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: Work in all construction sites in the six states placed under the movement control order (MCO) have been ordered to stop effective tomorrow. Senior Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said exceptions, however, have been given to certain types of construction work categorised in the list of essential services to ensure continuity. The […]
Opportunities in building sector for those made jobless by Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry is prepared to train people who lost their jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic so that they would have the skills required to work in the construction industry, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this would be done under a special programme of […]
Hospital’s extension not planned by PH
KUCHING: Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has slammed Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary Senator Alan Ling over his claim that the construction of Miri Hospital’s building extension is a project planned to be implemented by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government. Fadillah, in response, said it was completely baseless. “This is because the […]
Learn from Malaya
KUCHING: The political turmoil in Peninsular Malaysia should serve as a lesson to remain strong and united in defending Sarawak and its people. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) senior vice president Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said as the federal and state governments are focusing on efforts to combat the spread of Covid-19 and providing assistance, […]
Members urged to be more active on social media
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) members have been urged to be more active on social media so that they are ‘ready to fight’. Its senior vice president Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this is because social media has become the main platform in the dissemination of information and propaganda where it can influence the […]