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 […]
Sarikei goes from orange to yellow
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: Sarikei District’s status has turned from orange to yellow, with only one new Covid-19 case recorded today, and only 15 locally transmitted cases within the last 14 days. Kapit, Song, Dalat, Bintulu, Kanowit, Miri, Sibu and Kuching remained as red zones with local transmitted cases at […]
School co-op’s drive-through sales
SARIKEI: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sarikei Baru on Sunday sold its cooperative packages at a drive-through. “All packages have been prepared in advance by the school cooperative to meet the needs of students in the 2021 session,” explained the principal, Saini Bakar. He explained that the sales of the cooperative packages using drive-through involved Form […]
Dalat red, Sarikei orange and Lawas yellow
KUCHING: Dalat district changed its Covid-19 status from orange to red today with a total of 59 local infection cases reported in the last 14 days. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Sarikei district also changed its status, going from yellow to orange after 21 local infection cases were reported […]
Cars collide in Sarikei, six people injured
SARIKEI: Six people sustained injuries after they were involved in a two-vehicle collision in Jalan Bayong-Jakar on Friday (Jan 22). The Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said an emergency call was received around 7.50am regarding the accident, and firefighters from the Sarikei station were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, they found both cars […]
Mini stadium 50 pct to completion
SARIKEI: The construction of a mini stadium at Kampung Seberang Sarikei here is 50 percent completed, said Kuala Rajang assemblyman Datuk Len Talif Salleh. He said with the progress of the construction at the moment, the mini stadium may be able to reach completion ahead of schedule. “I hope the mini stadium will be able […]
Two injured in car-lorry collision
SARIKEI: Two men sustained injuries after their vehicles collided with each other on Jalan Pasi on Saturday (Jan 2). The State Fire Department operations centre said they received an emergency call around 12.30pm and immediately despatched firemen from Sarikei fire station to the scene. Upon arrival, the team found the incident involved a car and […]
31 close contacts enter quarantine
KUCHING: Thirty-one close contacts to a positive case identified at Rumah Uming, Sg Mador, Meradong on Dec 30 were admitted to quarantine centres in Sarikei and Sibu to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the active case detection activity was done by the state Health Department on all contacts […]
Remembering Pulau Kidjang tragedy
SARIKEI: “It is impossible to forget and I will remember forever”, said an auxiliary police veteran, Zanudin Rambli, 78, as he recalled the tragedy of the MV Pulau Kidjang shipwreck at Muara Rajang. According to Zainudin, the name of MV Pulau Kidjang is not unfamiliar to his contemporary generations, especially for those who often board […]
12-year-old who went missing after swimming found
SARIKEI: A girl who went missing after swimming in a river was found safe about 100 metres from her last known location on Wednesday night at Jalan Bayong/Simpang Koko, Nanga Ribong. State Fire Department operations centre informed that the 12-year-old girl was found around 9.30pm by villagers. Earlier on that same day, the girl went […]