KUCHING: The State Health Department today announced a new cluster, namely the Jalan Puncak Borneo Cluster. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cluster was a workplace cluster involving Covid-19 transmission among trainees at the Police Training Centre at Jalan Puncak Borneo here. “This cluster was detected when a trainee
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four new Covid-19 deaths today, bringing the total toll to 128 people. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said today’s first death was a 36-year-old local woman who was treated at Miri Hospital. “The case was positive for Covid-19 on April 10 through rT-PCR screening test. Her health
KUCHING: In order to be endorsed by Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), a candidate must come from any of the four component parties in the coalition. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah stated that GPS had already identified all 82 seats where GPS candidates will stand. “To
KUCHING: The state will propose a plan to the federal government to establish moral rehabilitation centre (PPA) in Sarawak, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The state currently does not have PPA and there are only four in the Peninsular. “This establishment will solely focus
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is ready to donate dogs which can be trained to detect drugs to relevant federal agencies in the state, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “The Sarawak government is willing to buy or gift them the sniffer dogs but the federal
KUCHING: The National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) Sarawak and the Royal Malaysia Police will focus on integrated operations in areas where the drug abuse rate is higher. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said three such areas that had been identified were Kampung Tabuan Melayu, Matang and
KUCHING: Whether Sarawak will be called a wilayah (region) depends on the legal experts and the outcome of the negotiations on Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development pointed out that at the political level, Prime Minister
KUCHING: Penggerak Komuniti Negara (PKN) Wilayah Sarawak will aid pro-government parties into their programmes to strengthen the state and federal political standings. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin hopes that PKN will work closely together with the pro-government parties in supporting the current state government. “By supporting the
KUCHING: A total of RM1.5 million has been collected thus far by the Sarawak Traffic Police from paid traffic summons as of Friday. This amount was the collection after summonses were given 50 percent reduction in conjunction with 214th Police Day Celebration. Its chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu stated that
KUCHING: Police have detainedthree men on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at Jalan Simpang Tiga here last night (Apr 9). Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the suspects aged 35, 37, and 50 years respectively were found to have alcohol content exceeding the allowable
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