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Awang Tengah receives courtesy call from outgoing Taiyo Yuden head

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan received a courtesy visit from managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Taiyo Yuden here on Friday (Feb 4). The outgoing MD and CEO of Taiyo Yuden, Yoshio Akimoto was accompanied by the incoming MD and CEO Masashi

Smoking ban can curb cancer deaths, says SCAN

KUCHING: A non-governmental organisation has come out in support of the Health Ministry’s plan to ban the sale of cigarettes and all smoking-related products to those born after 2005. It said the ministry’s rationale that this could drastically reduce the number of cancer deaths in future had merit as globally

Vaccines for children arrive in Miri

MIRI: The Miri Division Health Office has received an initial supply of Pfizer vaccines on Jan 29 for the National Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) here that is scheduled to begin on Monday, Feb 7. A fraction of the supplies was distributed to health clinics in rural areas that had

Omicron is now the dominant variant in Sarawak

KUCHING: The Omicron has now replaced the Delta as the dominant circulating Covid-19 variant in the state, says Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) director Prof Dr David Perera. According to Perera, a detection rate of seventy eight per cent of the Omicron had been

Online sector for co-ops to tap

MIRI: A talk is being organised to encourage the co-operative movement to explore new market segments online. It will be hosted by the Malaysian Co-operative Institute (IKMa) Sarawak Zone here on Feb 15. The programme aims to expose the co-operative movement, especially here and the surrounding areas, to online wholesaling.

Ministry to continue family sales programme

KUCHING: The Malaysian Family Sales Programme which received an overwhelming response from consumers will carry on in the state. “The response from consumers and traders in Sarawak has been very encouraging,” said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry director Datuk Stanley Tan. “The latest Program Jualan Keluarga Malaysia was

IPT intake programme at BCCK on Feb 19 and 20

KUCHING: Universiti Teknologi Mara Sarawak is organising the ‘Jom Masuk IPT 2022 Zon Sarawak’ programme on Feb 19 and 20 at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK). The programme is aimed at providing information to SPM, STPM and equivalent candidates on courses offered by institutions of higher learning (IPT) in the

Call for fresh guidelines on stateless children  

KUCHING: The government should change the education guidelines and requirements to enable stateless children to attend school, said Dayak Iban Association (SADIA) Rajang branch chairman Bill Jugah. The association recently uploaded a special form on its portal for undocumented children to receive formal education. The form has been downloaded more

Pushing for stateless children’s right to education

KUCHING: Undocumented children should not be deprived of their right to education. It is high time the ministries of education and home affairs make some changes to the system. Many such children had various issues with their applications for identification documents and citizenship although they were born and raised in

Tanjong Datu rep happy with youth involvement in sports

LUNDU: A friendly match between Kuching City Football Club II (KCFC II) and Lundu Football Club at Lundu Mini Stadium on Wednesday (Feb 2) was attended by Tanjong Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Adenan. According to Azizul, he was happy with the encouraging response from supporters and village youths who actively