Author: Nur Ashikin Louis

Smart parking at The Spring from April 26

KUCHING: Visitors to the The Spring Shopping Mall here will no longer have to roll down their car windows as it will adopt smart parking system developed by the Digital Economy Hub (DEH) beginning Monday (April 26). DEH chief executive officer Eddie Wee said the new contactless car park solutions

Drone factory to be built soon

KUCHING: A 60,000-square-foot drone factory, Fame Technology Industries, will soon be built on a five-acre land lot at Samajaya Free Industrial Zone. Digital Economy Hub (DEH) chief executive officer, Eddie Wee, said the proposal had been approved by the state Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur

Bet on state election between Aug and Oct

KUCHING: Rumours that the coming state election will be held between August and October may hold water, said political observer Datuk Peter Minos. At this moment, he said nobody really knows the exact date as the decision lies with the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to advise

Bring your own wheelchairs, elderly advised

KUCHING: People who are unable to walk are encouraged to bring their own wheelchairs when getting the Covid-19 vaccine jabs at Stadium Perpaduan here. Chinese community leader Temenggong Datuk Tan Joo Phoi noted that there was a lack of wheelchairs at the venue to cater for those who might need

1,278 scheduled for inoculations

KUCHING: A total of 1,278 people were scheduled to receive the vaccines during the second phase of Covid-19 immunisation programme held at Stadium Perpaduan here today. Of the total, 804 are those from high-risk groups comprised of senior citizens aged over 60 years old and those with chronic diseases (comorbidities).

Own system to address complicated cases

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will come up with its own system to address complicated issues pertaining to eligibility of Covid-19 vaccine recipients. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah explained that eligible recipients for Covid-19 vaccines and their appointments would be notified through the MySejahtera app. “However, we encountered a

District offices to fill in ‘telephone’ gaps

KUCHING: Those who have trouble registering for Covid-19 vaccination due to not having a telephone can use the number of their respective district offices. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the state government had discussed with Coordinating Minister for National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin on some cases

Two new fatalities, death toll climbs to 148

KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded two Covid-19 fatalities in Miri and Sibu today (April 23), bringing the death toll to 148. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the victim in Miri was Case 18,616; a 31-year-old local man who was admitted to Miri Hospital after he tested positive for Covid-19 on

Sarawak records 717 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 717 Covid-19 positive cases today (April 23), the second highest in the country after Selangor (748), bringing the state’s tally to 26,749. The new cases also took the total number of infections in the country to 387,535 since the pandemic began. This is the second time cases

Two new areas put under EMCO

KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in two new localities in the state. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee confirmed this today. The areas involved two villages, namely Kampung Rayang in Serian and Kampung Sileng Dayak in Lundu. They will be simultaneously undergoing the EMCO from tomorrow (23