KUCHING: Meradong assemblyman, Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing is delighted with the state’s vaccination programme, which has moved on to teens aged 16-17 recently. “It can be seen that we are highly united in our efforts to combat the Covid 19 virus as we have already vaccinated over 80 percent of
KUCHING: The state government is focused on vaccinating teenagers in the 16 to 17 age group before schools reopen in October. Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan urged parents to come forward with their eligible children for vaccination. “In Sarawak, the entire vaccination campaign is progressing very
KUCHING: The Sarawak Ethnic Traditional Cuisine Demonstration programme organised by Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) has garnered encouraging responses from the public despite being held virtually via its social media channels yesterday (Sept 11). The programme which is part of the Sarawakiana Festival featured two Sarawakian chefs from Kuching Skills College,
KUCHING: The public praised the Kuala Lumpur High Court on its recent decision declaring that children born abroad to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreigners are entitled by operation of law to be citizens of Malaysia. According to counsel Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar on Thursday, Judge Datuk Akhtar
KUCHING: Only one new cluster was reported by the State Health Department on Friday (Sept 10). The cluster, namely the Suchong Balut cluster in Julau is a community cluster, involving residents of two longhouses located in the Sungai Suchong Balut area in Julau District. SDMC said that of the 78
KUCHING: Malaysia Day should still be commemorated, albeit with strict compliance to standard operating procedures (SOPs), as a way to express patriotism and affection for Sarawak, says Datuk Idris Buang. “What needs to be commemorated is the state’s independence after joining Malaysia on Sept 16 with Malaya and Sabah. “We
KUCHING: Sarawakians should start living with Covid-19 like any other disease as the government has now begun to gradually accept it as endemic. This was clear as the government, though cautiously, has allowed the economy to open, said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman, Datuk Peter Minos. Minos said the
KUCHING: There are still wolves in sheepskin, and Sarawakians must boost their efforts to educate their children to better recognise these predators and to report them to adults without fear. Sarawak Indian Women Association (SIWA) president, Penghulu Lucy Lingam was commenting on the recent arrest of a paedophile in Lundu
KUCHING: Dr Ismail Drahman says sexual abuse has a tremendous impact on the psychological wellbeing of the victims, particularly children. “The effects on children are bad, especially when the victims grow up. They can suffer from a lot of psychological traumas, among many other effects,” the Hospital Sentosa psychiatrist said
KUCHING: Allegations that hawkers have yet to receive the first tranche of RM750 in Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 aid via Sarawak Pay are not true. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang in refuting such claims by Violet Yong said based on the latest BKSS 6.0 Disbursement
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