Author: Clement Erik Wong

Not a false promise!

STATE-OWNED INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL READY BY SEPT: MANYIN SERIAN: The first state-owned international school proposed at Mile 12 near the Centre for Modern Management (CMM) Penrissen Road will be operational by September this year. In announcing this, Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong said the actual

RM4.39bil spent under Tekun Niaga scheme

KUCHING: A total of RM4.39bil has been spent through the Tekun Niaga scheme in assisting 460,626 hawkers and traders nationwide. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said Tekun had also provided additional financing schemes to assist entrepreneurs affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “Covid Business

Four Covid-19 clusters officially over

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has declared the end of four Covid-19 clusters after no new cases were reported within 28 days from the last detected case. SDMC on Tuesday (Aug 25) said the clusters were the Kuching Engineering Cluster, Sentosa Cluster, Melbourne PUI Cluster and Satok Market

Sarawak records no new Covid-19 cases

KUCHING: No new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Sarawak on Tuesday (Aug 25). The total number of cases remains unchanged at 696 ever since the last five cases were detected on Aug 5. There were also no new recovery and discharged cases, with the number remaining at 662 or 95.11

PBK picks Freedy Misid for Opar

KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) has named forty year-old Freedy Misid as its potential candidate for Bidayuh-majority seat Opar in the coming state polls. In announcing this PBK president Voon Lee Shan said Freedy holds an Executive Diploma in Business Management from the Open University of Malaysia (OUM). Besides being

Five more positive cases

KUCHING: Five new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 were detected in the state on Monday, bringing the total number of cases up to 696. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said of the five, three were detected in Kuching and two in Bintulu, adding that all

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Bintulu turns yellow

KUCHING: Bintulu district has been declared a Covid-19 yellow zone following the detection of two locally transmitted cases in the area on Monday (Aug 24). In announcing this, State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Kuching district remains a yellow zone with four Covid-19 cases,

‘Watch rat trails’

KUCHING: Villagers are reminded to be on the lookout for illegals crossing the border through various rat trails connecting Sarawak and Kalimantan. According to State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, community leaders and villagers in areas near the borders of Sarawak need to play their roles

Dialogue on issues with Sg Laong folk

KUCHING: A dialogue was held with residents of Sg Laong at Rh Ngumbang Tia, Sg Laong Atas. Assistant Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said among the issues discussed was the non-fulfilment of an independent oil palm mill project in Sg Laong. He explained that the issue was company

12 private health facilities can conduct screening

KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has approved 12 private health facilities to conduct Covid-19 screening in the state. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this when delivering SDMC’s daily Covid-19 update on Monday (Aug 24). The 12 private health facilities are Borneo Medical