Sarawak expects to get CanSino vaccine by mid-July
KUCHING: Sarawak is expected to get the CanSino Covid-19 vaccine supply by the middle of July, says Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah, who is also the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman, said Sarawak had earlier requested from the federal government for 650,000 doses of the vaccine which only required one […]
Public transport operators in Sabah, Sarawak need to adhere to states’ SOPS
KUALA LUMPUR: All public transport operators and service providers in Sabah and Sarawak are reminded to adhere to the specific standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to their respective states that govern their operations. The Transport Ministry, in a statement today, said due to specific circumstances unique to Sabah and Sarawak, the respective states’ disaster management […]
Sarawak should produce own teachers to overcome shortage
KUCHING: Sarawak Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia chief Senator Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian has urged Sarawak to produce its own teachers to help overcome the shortage of teachers in the state. He said a mechanism should be created to gauge the situation as not all teachers from other states wanted to be sent to serve in […]
Sarawak an excellent role model for other states
Herd immunity KUCHING: Sarawak is an excellent role model for the other states in Malaysia to follow in achieving the 80 percent herd immunity under the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme. Professor Datuk Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud pointed this out during an interview on TVS’ Twenty30 programme moderated by senior fellow of the Malaysian Council of […]
Teacher takes initiative to phone students unable to join PdPR
KUCHING: To ensure her students would not drop out of learning sessions, a teacher at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Spaoh in Betong, 200 km from here, would make it a point to call those who were unable to take part in the online sessions of home-based teaching and learning (PdPR). Sharifah Khairunnizza Wan Masbahuddin, 29, […]
Sarawak nation’s second highest with 111k fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,104,873 individuals in Malaysia have completed the two-dose Covid-19 vaccination as of June 1, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Dr Adham in a Twitter posting today (June 2) said 2,002,345 individuals had received the first dose, bringing the the number of doses administered to 3,107,218 as of yesterday […]
14-day mandatory quarantine among new restrictions for travellers to Labuan
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be several additional restrictions for travellers to Labuan among them a 10-day mandatory house quarantine for Labuan residents and a 14-day quarantine at hotels for foreign visitors effective May 27 until June 9. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the 10-day quarantine in the house or hotels […]
Average of three Covid deaths daily in state
KUCHING: The average daily death toll involving Covid-19 patients in Sarawak has increased three-folds in three months with three deaths reported every day this month from only one a day in March. According to Sarawak Acting Health Director Dr Rosemawati Ariffin, a total of 29 deaths were reported in March and the number increased to […]
Sharing Kaamatan-Gawai stories with Maxis
KUCHING: Maxis Berhad recently collaborated with local content creators for the #MenuaiKisah campaign to gather stories from communities in Sabah and Sarawak in conjunction with the Kaamatan-Gawai festivities. Maxis stated that the campaign brought authentic content through the lens of local communities in mini documentaries, video logs and interviews using everyday technology. It added that […]
Sarawak traders fear a return to last year’s strict MCO
KUCHING: Petty traders and hawkers in Sarawak are hoping that the government will not implement a movement control order (MCO) akin to that enforced last year that severely impacted their businesses. They are breathing a sigh of relief that Sarawak is currently enforcing a conditional movement control order (CMCO), in which the economic sector, especially […]