KUCHING: Sarawak’s transition to the National Recovery Plan (PPN) Phase 2 is not a hasty decision but made after taking into account various factors set by the National Security Council (MKN). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Sarawak was moving from Phase 1 to Phase 2 following
KUCHING: Sentiments which suggested Malaysia was moving towards a failed state should be looked at thoroughly and from all aspects, said a political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman. He said though the country was facing multiple crises resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, it was still economically and financially
KUCHING: Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) Sarawak commissioner Datuk Dr Madeline Berma is of the view that the government should implement the targeted movement control order (MCO) only in red zones, not the whole country. She said in the meantime, the government needed to think of other ways to reduce the
KUCHING: Kuching City has been proposed as one of the destinations for the implementation of the Covid-19 Free Destination Pilot Project. Malaysian Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, said on Monday the project was aimed at reviving the tourism industry and encouraging Malaysians, foreigners in Malaysia
KUCHING: The government should carry out intensive action to ensure that those in the manufacturing sector are given vaccination priority, says political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman. He said that there should be a plan in place to ensure that factory workers are vaccinated first. “Strangely, we see
KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah agreed with Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein’s suggestion that normal procedures must be changed to speed up the vaccination process. He said many people were waiting to be vaccinated but to call them for the jabs was too
There is a new art product in town – hand-painted ceramic plates with traditional Iban motifs. Aware of the importance of preserving traditional art, craft entrepreneur Helena David Kalum has come up with the initiative to produce these plates. The 47-year-old Iban woman from Ulu Layar, Betong started making these
KUCHING: The crocodile pond in Kampung Paya Mebi has been converted from a sand dredging site to a fishing pond. This is the result of the efforts of the Lubok Buaya Inland Fishermen Association of Kampung Paya Mebi. Shamsudin Unai, advisor of the association, said the initiative to upgrade the
KUCHING: A total of 34 fishermen from Kampung Paya Mebi received assistance from the Social and Welfare Bureau of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Kampung Paya Mebi on Sunday (May 9). The ‘Kasih Ramadan’ donation, in the form of basic necessities, was presented by Kampung Paya Mebi PBB Social and
KUCHING: The military is opening a field hospital in Kapit. Sarawak Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing said preparations for it are scheduled to be completed within a week. “If everything goes as planned, the hospital should be completed in a week,” he said today. He went on to explain
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