KUCHING: There were three new positive Covid-19 cases recorded in the state today, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases state-wide to 583 to date. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, the new cases comprises two in Kuching and one case in Kota Samarahan. The first
PADAWAN: Sarawak has great potential to produce livestock and its products for export, said the Assistant Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. He said this was due to Sarawak’s advantage in the industry in terms of livestock disease status. “Sarawak is free from livestock
KUCHING: One Covid-19 positive case was detected on Monday (Jul 13), bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases statewide to 580. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the case was an imported case involving a 59-year-old Indonesian man. He said the patient was a
KUCHING: One Covid-19 person-under-investigation (PUI) has been identified among the members of St Joseph’s Private School. The PUI, Thomas Huo, is the teacher training consultant for St Joseph’s Family of Schools and co-chairman of St Joseph’s Private Primary School. According to a circular issued by the school, Huo was present
KUCHING: Individuals who came in close contact with the five recently detected Covid-19 positive cases here are urged to go for testing at health facilities throughout Kuching. According to State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, there are five health clinics offering Covid-19 testing here. The facilities
KUCHING: All foreign workers who have a valid work permit must undergo a compulsory 14-day quarantine at quarantine centres upon entering Sarawak. In stressing this, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said there was some misunderstanding on the employers’ part when bringing in foreign workers. “There
KUCHING: Sarawak’s hosting of the Malaysia Day celebration for the second year in a row is proof that the state is being recognised by the federal government, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. “We are honoured to be given (the) opportunity to
KUCHING: The federal government’s decision to lift the limit on number of people at functions provided there is social distancing has received mixed views from members of the public. A survey by New Sarawak Tribune yesterday discovered that many disagreed with the initiative, noting that it was a rushed decision
KUCHING: Frontliners have been given due recognition in appreciation of the excellent work and sacrifices rendered in battling the Covid-19 pandemic. A ‘Thank you’ banner was unveiled by the St Thomas Anglican Church yesterday, in showing their appreciation for the federal and state governments as well as the State Disaster
SEMATAN: Statewide survey works carried out by the state government has become significantly more efficient, says Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said the increased efficiency was due to the two-stage approach taken. “The first stage is surveying the perimeter of the land and gazetting it
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