KUCHING: Sarawak’s shift from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) on Wednesday (July 14) shows that the state’s vaccination rollout is good with over 50,000 doses administered per day, says Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) Kuching branch
KUCHING: Another 16 cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant (B.1 617.2) have been detected here. Sarawak now has 17 cases, with the first case reported on July 8 involving a 56-year-old man. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) director Prof Dr David Perera had disclosed
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching have been giving one-off relief assistance to people severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The non-governmental organisation handed out aid to families in quarantine, people at locations under enhanced movement control order and frontliners. “Last week alone, Hope Place received more than 60 calls from people
KUCHING: Malaysia is not a failed state because the national system is still functioning, stressed Universiti Malaya (UM) socio-political analyst Assoc Prof Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi. He said health and safety teams are still carrying out their duties as usual and ensuring that the Covid-19 pandemic threat is still
KUCHING: Malaysia is not a failed state as its government institutions are still strong and functioning as usual despite the Covid-19 crisis, stressed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economic Affairs) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said this while commenting on a Bloomberg recent report that said Malaysia was becoming
By Siti Nurain Ratani KUCHING: The characteristic of a failing country is when its entire system is paralysed, said Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) political analyst Associate Professor Dr Lee Kuok Tiung. He said any weakness in the government should not be blamed solely on certain parties or politicians because it
KUCHING: The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI) fully supports the Sarawak government’s effort to build five international schools using the Cambridge syllabus and English as the medium of instruction. TSI chairman Datuk John Tenewi said he had recently visited Sarawak Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong to
SIMANGGANG: Some 350 households here received food assistance from Prihatin Angkatan Bersatu Anak Muda (Armada) Sri Aman under the Prihatin Armada Sri Aman programme. Youth Wing chief Alexander Frusisin on Monday (July 12) said the assistance had benefitted 350 households who have lost their income and job due to the
KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Backbenchers Club has called on Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen to stop playing politics during this trying time. It was referring to the July 12 statement by Chong that GPS’ support for the Prime Minister would only prolong the people’s
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