KUCHING: More than 70 dilapidated houses had been repaired in the Batu Kitang Constituency under the Sarawak Poor Home Improvement Programme (PPRMS) since 2017. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang, who revealed this, said, “Every year, we manage to repair about 20 to 30 dilapidated houses in my constituency. “By
KUCHING: The State Health Department has denied allegations of mishandling a Covid-19 patient prior to her death in Sibu Hospital on Jan 22. The department’s director, Dr Chin Zin Hing, in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 26), assured that the patient had received treatment for her underlying condition between the
PADAWAN: The Rural Water Supply Department and the Kuching Water Board are working hard to find the causes of reduced water volumes and water pressures in the villages of Puncak Borneo. Division Engineer of the Rural Water Supply Department Awang Mohamad Ayatullah, in stating this, added, “The water supply problems
PADAWAN: The problem of low water pressure in Puncak Borneo will end soon, probably by early April. Assistant Transport Minister and Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil revealed Monday (Jan 25) the Rural Water Supply Department and the Kuching Water Board had proposed that the water from the water board’s
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has issued an update to its existing standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines for gatherings and funerals. SDMC said only 30 persons were allowed to attend any ceremonial gathering and 20 for funeral service. “For areas under CMCO (conditional movement control order) and MCO
KUCHING: Bintulu District has been declared a Covid-19 red zone while Dalat reverted back to orange on Monday (Jan 25). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Monday said 46 locally transmitted cases were recorded in Bintulu and 39 cases in Dalat within the past 14 days. “Subis
MIRI: Various types of alcoholic beverages suspected to have unpaid tax and customs duties were seized by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs) Sarawak in a raid on a house in Jalan Sea View here on Wednesday (Jan 20). Sarawak Customs director Herman Shah Abdullah said personnel from Miri and
BINTULU: Seven foreigners were arrested in Ops Pintu conducted jointly by the Bintulu marine police and the Immigration Department, on Wednesday (Jan 21). Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said those arrested were among 24 foreigners checked during the operation. The operation was carried out in the
SIBU: A contractor suffered RM7,660 in loss after making a non-existent loan in a desperate attempt to cover medical costs. Police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit stated that the 64-year-old man had responded to a personal loan advertisement on Facebook on December 18, last year. “The man contacted the company
KUCHING: Personnel from the Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 seized contraband cigarettes valued over RM47,000 during Ops Landai on Wednesday (Jan 20). Its commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said his men had earlier raided an unnumbered premises at Court Road in Bintangor at around 5.30pm. He said the premises was used
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