Kapit folk have no problem with MCO
KUCHING: Communities in Kapit have given the thumbs-up to the movement control order (MCO) in the district. Kapit Information Department (JaPen) recently conducted a survey to get feedback from locals on the MCO’s impact on their daily activities. Majority of them expressed their support for the MCO in Kapit, from Feb 2 to 15, as […]
Flying doctor schedule announced
KUCHING: The state Health Department has announced the schedule for the flying doctor service (FDS) to Sarikei, Sri Aman, Sibu, Kapit, Limbang, and Miri regions from Feb 3 to 15. The dates are Feb 3 to 5 and Feb 8 to Feb 9 (Sibu); Feb 3 to Feb 4 (Limbang); Feb 5, Feb 8 to […]
Kapit and Song to receive aid
KUCHING: The state government has decided to extend its food assistance programme to 16,000 households in Kapit division in a swift response to assist those who are affected by the imposition of movement control order (MCO) from Feb 2 to 15. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan who announced the initiative said […]
Landslide cuts off road
KAPIT: Firemen here closed off Jalan Melekun-Mujong after a massive landslide occurred early this morning. The incident was reported to Kapit fire station around 5.20am and a team was despatched to the scene. Kapit fire chief Erwandy Tugor said the incident happened about 16km from the town with a depth of about 50 meters deep. […]
Mixed reactions to rural lockdown
By Crystal Wong KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SMDC) placed Kapit and Song districts under the movement control order (MCO) for 14 days yesterday. The decision was made following an increase in Covid-19 cases in these two areas. The MCO starts from Feb 2 until Feb 15. The lockdown has drawn mixed reactions from […]
Kapit is now a Covid-19 red zone
KUCHING: Kapit District is now one of the eight districts in Sarawak to be declared as a Covid-19 red zone. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Monday (Feb 1) said the declaration was made after 41 locally transmitted cases were recorded in the district within the past 14 days. SDMC added that Bau and […]
Masing agrees with MCO in Kapit, Song
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing fully agrees with the decision taken by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to enforce the movement control order (MCO) in the Kapit and Song districts. “Placing Kapit and Song districts under MCO is a very appropriate decision by SDMC,” he said on Sunday […]
Kapit, Song under MCO from Feb 2 to 15
By Nur Shazreena Ali & Sarah Hafizah Chandra KUCHING: Kapit and Song have been placed under the movement control order (MCO) effective Feb 2 to 15. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee, in a statement on Sunday (Jan 31), said this came on the heels of the Pasai Cluster which has continued to spread unabated with the […]
41-year-old woman latest state fatality
By Nur Ashikin Louis & Natasha Jee KUCHING: A 41-year-old local woman was the latest Covid-19 fatality case in the state today (Jan 30), bringing the total number of deaths to 37 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the fatality, identified as Case 3,956 from Song District, sought emergency medical assistance at Kapit […]
Shaman arrested for alleged rape
KAPIT: Police arrested a shaman for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl who had requested treatment to cast out unwanted spirits. District police chief DSP Freddy Bian confirmed that the incident happened around 6pm on Dec 24. The girl’s mother brought her to seek counsel from a shaman as she believed her daughter was disturbed by […]