Author: Nurin Yusrina

Senator distributes food aid in Tatau

MIRI: Over 500 food packages were distributed to heads of households between Sept 30 to Oct 10 under the People’s Protection and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih). The federal government’s food aid, channelled through Senator Rita Sarimah Patrick, was to ease the burden of families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in

Consider RM10k aid for micro businesses

KUCHING: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has appealed to the state government to include micro enterprises for the special one-time financial assistance of RM10,000. SUPP secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew said that this group (micro enterprises) has been greatly impacted by the pandemic, which has resulted in a huge

Slight drop in number of Covid-19 cases on Thursday

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,413 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Oct 7), a slight drop from the day’s before of 1,503. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 1,387 cases (98.16 percent) were Category 1 and 2 while 26 cases (1.84 percent) were Category 3, 4 and 5. Kuching accounted for

Form Six students welcome reopening of schools

KUCHING: Many Form six students here welcomed the Education Ministry’s decision to progressively reopen schools beginning yesterday (October 4). According to Marlene Ram, a 19-year-old student, the reopening of schools is beneficial since it makes it easier for Upper 6 students to complete their assignments. “Our exam is in a

MBKS mayor visits burnt Jalan Masjid clinic store

KUCHING: Kuching City South Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng was at Klinik Kesihatan Jalan Masjid here after receiving word that its medication storage caught fire on Sunday (Oct 3). “I would like to thank Padungan Bomba (Fire and Rescue Department) for their quick response in preventing the fire

RM5 mln allocation to upgrade Sarawak Cultural Village

KUCHING: The Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) has received an allocation of RM5 million from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac) for infrastructure repairs and upgrades. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the allocation was part of the RM20 million that had been

Interstate travels very soon

KUCHING: Sarawak is hoping to fully lift its interstate travel ban and launch its own travel bubble initiative in the near future, said Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. The Federal Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture minister said that the federal government aimed to open interstate travel by the time 90

Three BID cases among 12 new deaths in state

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 12 new Covid-19 deaths on Sunday (Oct 3). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that seven of the dead were female patients and the other five were male patients. “There were three brought-in-dead (BID) cases comprising females from Kapit, Kuching and Bintulu. “Miri accounted for two

Overwhelming attendance at Sarawak Preschool International Convention

KUCHING: The inaugural Sarawak Preschool International Convention 2021, which had a target attendance of 950 people, received an overwhelming response with over 1,000 people signing up. The convention, which runs from Oct 1 to 3, was officially launched by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg virtually via Zoom

Learn best practices from ECCE convention

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes participants can exchange ideas and learn from each other the best practices in facing new challenges in early childhood care and education (ECCE) from the three-day Sarawak Preschool International Convention 2021 which ends today. “As Covid-19 evolves from pandemic to endemic, we need to