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Welfare Task Force received over 800 food aid applications since inception

KUCHING: Since its inception on July 4 under the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), the Welfare Task Force has received a total of 867 food aid applications. From July 4 to 14, a total of 1,212 applications were received, with 867 fulfilled so far, comprising 490 applicants from Miri

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TVS Programme for Thursday July 15, 2021

00:00   Banteras COVID-19 8 00:30   Hias (S4) 5 01:00   OKSHE 2 01:15   Nadi Seni 8 01:45   TVS Unplugged (S2) 9 02:15   Agritek 7 02:45   Past, Present & Future 2 03:15   Legasi Seni 6 03:45   Jaguh Kedak Kenyalang 5 04:15   InstaGeram 8 05:15   Lagu Saya Suka (S4) 6 06:00   Sejahtera Asia

Unimas film fest back to wow from July 17

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) longest running short film festival, Mini Film Festival (MFF), will meet audiences online from July 17 to 25. Organised by students and lecturers from the Cinematography Programme, Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts, it offers 47 carefully curated short films and three webinars featuring

SJPS wins online English debate challenge

KUCHING: St Joseph’s Private School (SJPS) was crowned winner of HELP University’s Asian Secondary School Online English Debate Challenge 2021. Three students from SJPS  — Kieran Paul Bhasker, Jordon Lai Qi Hao, and Edmund Wong Li Hong — participated in HELP University’s annual event and emerged as the winning team.

Swinburne Sarawak dominates innovation competition

KUCHING: Team Swinburne Sarawak dominated and was crowned champion in all tracks in the recent Innovate Sarawak 2021 competition. Innovate Sarawak, a platform for young Sarawakian talents to demonstrate innovative solutions, is coordinated by the Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research (MESTR).

Do you know him?

KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is seeking the help of the public to trace the family members or next of kin of a patient who does not have an identity document. According to a statement from the hospital, the patient was found unconscious by the public on the side

Flying doctors to visit six divisions

KUCHING: The State Health Department has released the flying doctor service (FDS) visitation schedule for Sri Aman, Samarahan, Kuching, Kapit, Miri and Bintulu divisions for the month of July. Members of the public who have any inquiries may contact the assistant medical officer of the Family Health Development branch Ashley

Aid ensures food on the table

BY NATASHA JEE & NURIN YUSRINA KUCHING: The food aid programme under the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) aims to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic so that they have food on the table. Senior Works Minister and Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said

Pemulih helps lighten burden of rakyat

BY NATASHA JEE & NURIN YUSRINA THERE are officers at the Petra Jaya Constituency Service Centre who ensure that food aid reaches the people, especially those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Senior Works Minister and Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof gave this assurance during the handover of the

Miri village declared rabies-infected area

KUCHING: Kampung Mohd Taha, Bakong, Beluru in Miri was declared as the 72nd rabies-infected area in the state today. “Since this village is within the 10km radius of other surrounding infected areas, it is now the 72nd rabies infected area. “Up to now, 72 areas in Sarawak have been declared