KUCHING: Chong Chieng Jen has suggested that the Public Works Department (JKR) and Kuching City South Council (MBKS) ensure lanes in the city be properly widened to cater to increased traffic. The Padungan assemblyman said that this should be done before JKR designates a housing estate lane to be an
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a total of 267 COVID-19 cases during the 23rd epidemiology (epid) week (June 5 to 11) compared to 175 cases during the previous epidemiology week. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its weekly COVID-19 update said the new cases bring the cumulative COVID-19 cases in the state
KUCHING: Twenty-five people have received RM10,000 for the purchase of Sri Pertiwi Samariang Avenue homes under the Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government’s Housing Deposit Assistance Scheme (HDAS) initiative. Deputy Minister Michael Tiang Ming Tee shared that the scheme was in collaboration with developer Hornbill Network Consortium. “The
KUCHING: The effectiveness of the government’s witness protection programmes can be enhanced by speeding up the establishment of nationwide branches of the Protection Division of the Prime Minister’s Department. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said despite the Protection Division
KUCHING: The Ministry of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development (KPWK) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Women Leadership Foundation (WLF) at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here. Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister, Datuk Fatimah Abdullah revealed that with the signing of an MOU, both
KUCHING: Premier of Sarawak’s wife, Puan Sri Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bujang paid a courtesy visit on the wife of Sabah Head of State, Toh Puan Datuk Seri Dr Norlidah Datuk RM Jasni at Istana Negeri, Kota Kinabalu Sabah, today. The courtesy visit was held in conjunction with Juma’ani’s
KUCHING: Dementia cases are on the rise in recent years and they are forecast to keep on rising by up to 312 per cent come 2050 as Malaysia walks down the path to becoming an ageing nation, plus other reasons such as lifestyle and environmental risk factors. This situation has
KUCHING: Newly-formed Sarawak Hearing and Aural Rehabilitation Society (Sarawak HEAR) will be holding an Ear, Nose, Throat Screening and Health Carnival here on June 12. It will be launched at 10 am at Farley Mall. Its president Dr Tang Ing Ping said the society is devoted to supporting the hearing-impaired
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan met with Singapore’s Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Low Yen Ling, on Tuesday (June 7). Awang Tengah, who is also Minister for International Trade and Investment, discussed topics of common interest and possible collaborations, particularly on investment and trade,
KUCHING: Celebrating Gawai Dayak is once again permitted after two miserable years of enduring the COVID-19 pandemic, but not all Dayaks can enjoy the festivities at home in Sarawak. These Dayaks are outside the country for various reasons — working, studying or travelling. Some are economic immigrants while others are
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