Sarawak rubber smallholders urged to register for PAT-G card
PUTRAJAYA: Rubber smallholders in Sarawak have been urged to register for their Rubber Transaction Authorisation Permit (PAT-G) card with the state Agriculture Department or any Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) office to enable them to benefit from the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG). Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Willie Mongin in a statement today said his ministry […]
Airlines must ensure passengers to Sabah, Sarawak undergo screening
PUTRAJAYA: Airline companies must ensure that every passenger goes through health screening at the airport, before boarding and after alighting from an aircraft, to curb the spread of Covid-19. “The important thing is passengers must be screened before and after they have reached their destinations in Sabah and Sarawak,” Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah […]
RMAF ferries medical, health supplies to Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force today despatched an Airbus A400M to bring much needed medical and health supplies to Sabah and Sarawak for use by frontliners combating the Covid-19 pandemic in the two states. RMAF in a statement here said the giant transport aircraft took off from the Subang airbase near here at 7 am with supplies […]
Sarawak disagrees with cancelling flights
KUCHING: The Sarawak government does not agree with the cancellation of flights to the state by airline companies from April 15 to 30. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) deputy chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the committee felt that flights from Malaya to Sarawak and vice-versa were necessary to meet the essential travel requirements. […]
RMAF aircraft ferry equipment to frontliners in Sabah and Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: Two Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft yesterday flew medical equipment to Sabah and Sarawak for use by frontliners in the fight against Covid-19. RMAF, in a statement, said the medical equipment comprised 2.9 million face masks, 44 boxes of aerosol, additional clinical specimens for the Ministry of Health (MOH) facilities as well as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). “The first […]
Southern Sarawak has most Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: The highest infection rate of Covid-19 is reported to be in the southern part of Sarawak. Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this includes Kuching and Samarahan Divisions, which are areas of high infected. Karim was representing Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at the […]
Prihatin package also benefits single individuals, private employees
KUCHING: “My family is also like that of Makcik Kiah’s…as an unmarried person, I receive RM800, my father, who is a government pensioner gets RM500 and my younger sibling, who is in university gets RM200,” said Muhammad Nasrun Zaidi, 21. He said his mother, who sells food at a school canteen, also benefits from the Prihatin Rakyat […]
TUDM flies 375 packs of blood to Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) C130H transporter aircraft yesterday flew 375 packs of blood and additional clinical specimen supplies to the facilities of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Sabah and Sarawak. All the items were supplied by MOH for the use of the hospitals in the two states in the effort to provide […]
Decline in positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded a decline in positive cases of Covid-19 transmission since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg told a press conference yesterday that if the trend continued, there was a possibility that Sarawak would have zero case by the end […]
Five new positive Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded five new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the tally to 87 cases. According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) secretariat, two cases each were recorded at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and Sibu Hospital and one in Miri Hospital. “Today, the state also recorded 52 Person Under Investigation (PUI) cases. “Accumulatively, […]
