KOTA SAMARAHAN: Plans to offer discounts on flight tickets for Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) holders are in the pipeline. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the plans would be put into motion once the state fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.
TEBEDU: Education, Science and Technological Research Minister, Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong has urged parents and community leaders in the district to reconsider allowing the building of a centralised school. He said during a recent dialogue between the district education office and local residents, only 26 percent supported the proposal of
KUCHING: For the third consecutive day, Sarawak has reported no new positive case of Covid-19 since the last one was detected in Bintulu last Sunday (Aug 30). According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the total number of cases in the states stands at 699. SDMC also revealed that
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The ‘Sia Sitok Sarawak’ intra-state tourism campaign is well-received, said Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister also revealed that he had received a number of requests from West Malaysians, asking to be included as part of the campaign. However, he noted that
REGULAR FLIGHT SCHEDULES FROM SEPT 1 KOTA SAMARAHAN: Sarawak’s tourism industry is set to get back on track following the reinstatement of regular flight schedules beginning Sept 1. Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the increase in the number of flights from West Malaysia,
KUCHING: Sarawakians are invited to participate in the State Level Rabies Awareness Short Video Competition 2020. According to the State Information Department, entry to the competition is free and it offers lucrative prizes of RM5000, RM3000 and RM2000 to the first, second, third place winners respectively. The competition also offers
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah advised the people not to fly the Sarawak colonial flag (old Sarawak flag). He was disappointed some shop owners were flying the colonial flag, adding that the action was against the patriotic spirit of the people. “When we
KUCHING: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) has proposed three exploratory collaborations with the Ministry of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development. In a statement issued on today (Sep 1), Medac said, “These include cooperative efforts for the Fishermen and Plantation Association; establishment of Bank Rakyat branch in
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee has issued new guidelines for entry to Sarawak for oil and gas workers effective today (Sep 1). The committee said Malaysians from West Malaysia, Sabah, Labuan and foreign nationals would be admitted to quarantine centres to undergo compulsory 14-day quarantine. “The rT-PCR test will
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new Covid-19 positive case since the last case was detected in Bintulu last Sunday (Aug 30). According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the total number of cases remains at 699, as the Alam Cluster in Bintulu remains active with eight cases. SDMC said that
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