Author: Noor Syahhira Hady

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New cluster emerges in Bintulu

KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster, the Jalan Tanjung Cluster, has been identified in Bintulu. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said on Monday (March 15) that the index case was Case 12,173 — a 27-year-old local woman, who is an employee of a supermarket. She was detected through a screening of

Posters on adopting new norm for traders

KUCHING: A total of 400 posters on adopting the new norm had been given out to the merchants at Medan Niaga Satok here by the State Information Department today (March 13). State Information director Swady Guliling stated that this Info On Wheels (IOW) programme is an effort to channel information

Faster processing of aid for needy

KUCHING: Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) has upgraded its Jejak Asnaf app which is more sophisticated and user friendly to help expedite processing of aid to the needy. Its general manager Datuk Abang Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie said the new app Version 3 (JA 3) now allows users to track,

Anjung Usahawan to highlight uniqueness of Sematan

SEMATAN: The Anjung Usahawan project here will highlight the uniqueness of the multiracial residents of Sematan, especially the Selako race. Tanjung Datu assemblywoman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu said, “When visitors come here, they will be able to see our uniqueness and our livelihoods. The entrepreneurs will sell local products to

Anjung Usahawan Telok Melano ready next January

SEMATAN: The RM 3.8 million Anjung Usahawan Telok Melano project is expected to be completed by January next year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the project was supposed to be completed within 18 months after it was awarded to the contractors in January this year.

Sematan projects to be completed on schedule despite delay

SEMATAN: Though construction was delayed, the Sematan Industrial Park and Anjung Usahawan Sematan will still be completed as scheduled, assures Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan. “The contractors for the Industrial Park project are confident that they will be able to complete it as scheduled on Dec 22, 2021. “Contractors

Good to cancel poor students’ debt

KUCHING: Academicians support the suggestion by The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI) for the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) to cancel all the debts of students in the lower income group. In making the suggestion recently, the society pointed out more could be done to help students from the lower income group

Mukah death toll increases to 89, 163 new cases today

KUCHING: The Covid-19 death toll in Sarawak today increased to 89 after one death was recorded in Mukah. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said the 89th death case involved a 83-year-old local woman who was admitted to Mukah Hospital in an unconscious state. She was

Sarawak records one new death

KUCHING: Sarawak has a total of 88 Covid-19 deaths to date after recording one death from Kapit. The 66-year-old local man who was Case 10,250 was treated at Kapit Hospital after experiencing lethargy, fever and cough for several days. His rT-PCR rapid test kit screening came back positive on March

Julau turns red after 42 cases in 14 days

KUCHING: Julau District has been declared a red zone after recording 42 Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks, all local transmissions. Bau and Kanowit changed to orange after recording 38 and 22 cases respectively within the time period. Belaga turned into a yellow zone on Monday (March 8) after