KUCHING: The Gabungan Party Sarawak (GPS) must remain firm and never accept any political frogs into its fold to avoid precedent. Universiti Malaya’s Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said though some assemblymen who left the coalition before – had also applied to re-join or return to GPS, it
KUCHING: There has been an urgent need to improve the National Urgent Response (Nur) alert system to ensure it spreads information quickly and as fast as possible to help trace missing children (below 12 years of age). Bandar Kuching Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Kelvin Yii said this would help
KUCHING: Private hospitals are happy that the government announced that Malaysians and international travellers who are fully vaccinated do not need to undergo quarantine upon arrival in the country from April 1. Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia President Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said medical tourism has ceased to almost a
KUCHING: A four-year-old boy has been missing since Monday (March 7), and his mother is pleading with the public to help to locate him. Eric Chang, or nickname ‘Duck Duck’ was reported missing from a house at Lorong 2, Taman Riverview and a police report was lodged on the same
KUCHING: Malaysian Association of Hotels (Sarawak Chapter) hopes that neighbouring countries, especially Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, will open up their borders soon, so that the country will receive an influx of foreign tourists. Its Chairman John Teo said the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s announcement that Malaysia
KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has been tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Karim has confirmed he had contracted the virus when contacted today, however, he was doing fine. “Yes, I got the virus but nothing to worry about. It
KUCHING: The red claw crayfish, which is also known as freshwater lobster, originated from Northern Australia, was reported to have high population in Suai River since 2011. Sarawak Agriculture Director Dr Alvin Chai said his department had acted upon the report and executed 12 series of crayfish landing surveillance programmes,
KUCHING: Sarawak government is committed to increase the income of the B40 households to RM6,000 per month by 2030 through modern farming and other agricultural activities. Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said Sarawak has rich resources, including a lot of land, for
KUCHING: Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom has described the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Sarawak as a ‘disaster’ after thousands of pigs have been culled to curb the spread of the disease. He said he has instructed the state Veterinary Services
KUCHING: The people’s movements and social activities that involve the removal of masks are among the reasons contributed to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Sarawak. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences public health expert Associate Professor Dr Helmy Hazmi said social activities that involve
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