Author: Clement Erik Wong

Financial aid for non-Muslim institutions to continue

SIBU: The state government through the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) will continue to provide financial assistance to non-Muslim religious institutions for the use of their respective houses of worship, said political secretary to the chief minister Romeo Christopher Tegong. He said for this purpose, the state government had allocated

Getting youth to take up leadership roles

ASAJAYA: Sarawak is on the right track in its development of future state and national leaders, especially among the youth. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah in stating this, said the recent amendment to the Sarawak Constitution which intends to lower the age of persons qualified for

Agro Bank to install ATM in Gedong

KUCHING: Gedong folk can now heave a sigh of relief as they are set to enjoy Agro Bank automated teller machine (ATM) services by the end of the year. Assistant International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Naroden Majais said the provision of banking services was

A trainee latest positive case in district

KUCHING: This district today recorded one new locally transmitted Covid-19 positive case, bringing the cumulative total to 1,065. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the case is a trainee at the Health Ministry Training Institute (ILKKM) who underwent self-screening prior to returning to Sabah. “The case arrived in Sarawak from

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Two imported positive cases detected

KUCHING: Two Covid-19 positive cases were detected in Sarawak on Wednesday (Nov 25), bringing the total number of positive cases to 1,064. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said both cases, categorised as imported cases, were reported in Limbang. The two cases were detected through screening of individuals returning from Covid-19

Get permission first, donors, contributors told

KUCHING: Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers’ Union (KGBS) calls on all parties or organisations looking to make contributions or install equipment in a school to seek permission from the Education Department or Ministry of Education. “It is because there are contributions, particularly in terms of equipment requires servicing from a technician. Thus,

GPS government committed to fulfilling people’s needs

KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government is committed in implementing various programmes to meet the aspirations and needs of the people. In his speech, Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii emphasised that the state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg placed

Zero new cases for Sarawak

KUCHING: The state recorded zero new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Nov 28). With this, State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said there were no additional cases to the six existing active clusters in Sarawak, with the total number of Covid-19 cases remaining at 1,062. The committee also informed that there were

Kuching and Miri – yellow; Lawas – green

KUCHING: This district has been declared a Covid-19 yellow zone while Lawas has reverted to green after recording 18 and zero locally transmitted cases respectively in the last 14 days. As for Miri, it remains a Covid-19 yellow zone, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). SDMC said there were

Entertainment, reflexology centres still not allowed to operate

KUCHING: Entertainment centres such as nightclubs, pubs, karaoke centres as well as reflexology centres are still not allowed to operate in the state despite the end of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) here. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this is one of the standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines