Author: Dania Errissya Ismaili

Coffeeshop owners grateful for aid

KUCHING: Local business owners are grateful to the state government for the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance Package (BKSS 6.0) which aims to ease the burden of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and movement control order (MCO). Coffeeshop owners will soon be included in

Rep wants mobile vaccination teams in rural constituency

KUCHING: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau wants the mobile vaccination teams to be mobilised to vaccinate the rural dwellers in his constituency. He further suggested that more vaccination centres (PPV) should be set up in order to accelerate the vaccine rollout programme. “I completely agree that additional PPVs should be

SDMC imposes lockdown at six localities, ends six others

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced the imposition of enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at six locations in Pakan, Bintulu, Betong, Simunjan, Sibu and Kanowit. “The EMCO will be enforced at Rh. Empi, Tanjong Lelengau, Pakan from June 17 until July 3,” it said in a statement

Bonding time with the family

KUCHING: Most Malaysians have adjusted their lives to adapt to the new normal, which includes staying at home due to the strictness and necessity of the movement control order (MCO) imposed in an attempt to bring down the number of Covid-19 cases. Many bread-earners are now wisely using the time

Five more locations under EMCO

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Monday announced that the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) would be enforced at five locations in Sebauh, Tatau, Julau, Kanowit and Mukah. “The EMCO will be enforced at Rumah (Rh) Robert Pengabang, Sebauh from June 13 until June 26,” it said in

Lundu district now red

KUCHING: The Lundu district is now a Covid-19 red zone after recording 43 cases of local infections in the last 14 days. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced this on Monday (June 14), adding that there were now 29 red districts in the state. The Saratok district has turned

Looking forward to end of MCO

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a slight decrease in positive Covid-19 cases, with 544 cases on June 13 compared to 569 on June 12. This is regarded as good news by many Sarawakians. Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob recently said that he had been informed by Health Minister Datuk

Families of frontliners relieved after vaccination

KUCHING: As Malaysians are reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic, many frontline healthcare workers have to deal with lost family time as well as disturbances to their personal routines and schedules. The Covid-19 has changed the landscape of the health-care system, making the frontline health workers superheroes, since they are making

15 locations to undergo EMCO

KUCHING: Enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be implemented at 15 locations in Sebauh, Tatau, Asajaya, Bintulu, Maradong, Julau, Sri Aman, Sibu and Kuching. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)  on Thursday (June 10) said EMCO would be enforced at Rh Patrick Andin Uli, Sg Serakit, Sebauh and Kuarters Pekerja

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Two new clusters recorded, one ends

KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKNS) has declared two new clusters namely Bali Pie Cluster in Subis and Jalan Samarakan Cluster in Tatau. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Bali Pie Cluster is a community cluster detected involving two longhouses in Sungai Bakas, Sibuti, Subis through close social