KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has suggested that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry allow Licence A fishermen to hire foreign workers to work on their vessels. Yii explained that currently, under the Fisheries Act 1985 Section 10 (1)(c), a person who is not a Malaysian
KUCHING: Kotak Fishermen Association received compassionate fund of RM34,000 from Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii in a handover ceremony held at the association’s headquarters at Sungai Apong here, yesterday. According to Yii, the fund was provided by the federal government and will be distributed among the fishermen of the
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The number of students interested in learning science in schools is at a low point, said Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) deputy vice-chancellor (Academic and International) Prof Dr Ahmad Hata Rasit. However, he believes that a Scienceploration Camp 2020 programme organised by Unimas Pre-University (PPPU) here could help to
KUCHING: The Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) library organised a ‘Let’s Go Healthy’ programme together with Kuching Division Public Health Office at its premises here yesterday. Kicking off the programme at 9am was a talk on Covid-19 and Influenza A given by Dr Zaitul Akmal Abdullah Zawawi, a family medicine
KUCHING: Visits to Telok Serabang and Kampung Pugu will be more pleasant as rural transformation projects (RTPs) costing a total of RM700,000 are set to commence soon. The projects include a RM100,000 new public toilet in Telok Serabang and a RM600,000 jetty and ramp upgrading project for Kampung Pugu (for
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan yesterday attended the Council of Rulers Meeting held at Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur. Awang Tengah represented Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg in accompanying the Head of
KUCHING: Renowned local soprano Wendy Yong is orchestrating a ‘My Music My Life’ vocal concert here at the Old Courthouse Auditorium. The concert is set to be held at 7.30pm on Feb 28. A prodigy in Malaysian classical music arena, Wendy was born in Kuching. She is known to possess
SAFETY AT CONSTRUCTION SITES KUCHING: Road construction sites from Mile 4 to Mile 10 are taking extra measures to improve safety after a vehicle crashed into a construction site at Mile 6 on Monday. According to Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang, the contractors are currently working on
COVID-19 WATCH KUCHING: Five new Person Under Investigation (PUI) cases of Covid-19 were recorded here yesterday. According to the State Management Disaster Committee, all five cases, involving only Malaysians, were reported at Sarawak General Hospital. To date, Sarawak has a cumulative total of 97 PUI cases since Jan 10. The
KUCHING: Sarawakians ought to know that Barisan Nasional (BN) no longer exists in Sarawak and in its place is Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), says political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. With Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) open to the possibility of contesting in the next state election under BN’s ‘dacing’ logo, Minos
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