Author: Alverdtekoster Anyap

Thumbs-up for army medic team

KUCHING: Sending the Army Combat Medic Vaccination Team to inoculate the rural folks deep in the remote areas of Sarawak is a good idea to speed up the Covid-19 inoculation programme. In pointing this out, Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said doing so would create herd immunity among the rural

EMCO ends at 11 locations

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has ended the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at 11 locations. The EMCO at Bukit Mabong, Rumah Tajai Nanga Sebiro in Balleh, Rumah Nyamuk, Sungai Serau in Sungai Gaat, Rumah Laso and Rumah Rentap at Nanga Entawau in Balleh ended today (June 16).

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Three new clusters declared

KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared three new clusters from the Sri Aman and Bintulu divisions. A community cluster, Gran Stumbin Cluster, in Sri Aman involved a longhouse in Gran Stumbin in Tanjung Bijat. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), today (June 16), said the cluster was caused by

4,720 households in Balai Ringin receive food aid

KUCHING: Balai Ringin assemblyman Datuk Snowdan Lawan said 4,720 households in Balai Ringin had received food aid under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package 6.0 (BKSS 6.0). “Everyone is affected by the extended movement control order (MCO) and as such, every household will receive the aid,” he said when contacted

Food aid distribution goes on despite difficulties

KUCHING: The distribution of the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) food aid to rural folks in Telang Usan constituency carries on even in hardship and difficulty. “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” said Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau on the difficulty to distribute the food aid to

Siburan PPV to vaccinate 1,000 people daily

SERIAN: The vaccination centre (PPV) at the Siburan community hall is expected to vaccinate more than 1,000 people daily to speed up the vaccination process towards achieving herd immunity. The opening of the centre in Siburan today (June 12) received good response from the local community as they do not

4,972 Siburan households get food help

SERIAN: A total of 4,972 households in Siburan will receive the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package 6.0 (BKSS 6.0) food baskets. Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil today handed over the food baskets to three Chinese community leaders who represented the households in their respective areas. The handover ceremony was

No more EMCO for seven locations

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced the end of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in seven locations. The EMCO at Rumah Dullah in Sungai Tuwah in Kanowit and Rumah Jali, Sungai Maong in Machan is expected to end today (June 12). In Mukah, the restriction is also

Extreme running competitions post-pandemic to revive tourism

KUCHING: Carus Sports Championship (CSE) aims to attract tourists to Sarawak after the Covid-19 pandemic by holding international extreme running competitions. CSE chief executive officer Carter Wei said they had a good partnership with the International Spartan Championships. “We will do our best to promote Sarawak internationally. After the pandemic,

Dr Jerip’s clinic approved as PPV

PADAWAN: Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil’s private clinic will be a Covid-19 vaccination centre (PPV) to speed up the vaccination process in his constituency. “We receive the approval yesterday (Tuesday) and now we are waiting for the standard operating procedure  (SOP) guidelines for the process,” he said at the