KUCHING: Suddenly people now have so much time that they do not know what to do with it. Parents are forced to spend time with their kids; work is no longer a priority, nor is traveling or social life. Also, people suddenly understand (and even experienced) the value of solidarity,
KUCHING: A senior lecturer at UCSI University Sarawak Campus here has suggested that lockdown on airports for international flights are extended after the movement control order (MCO) is over. Dr Bernard Stephen Jussem said stopping outsiders from entering the state during this critical time would be of great help in
KUCHING: Ever since the movement control order (MCO) was implemented, Habitat for Indigenous and Urban Programme (Hidup) has been presenting essential food items to families at Taman Duranda, Kampung Duras and Kampung Sikog. The items were given to Hidup by generous donors. Hidup’s president George Young Si Ricord Jr said
KUCHING: Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Willie Mongin said essential food items worth RM500,000 would be distributed to needy families in his Puncak Borneo constituency. He said his service centre has received a total of 8,637 applications for food assistance. Willie, who is member of parliament for Puncak
KUCHING: The ‘Big Six’ timber companies in Sarawak have been urged to give back to society during this difficult time. Several parties and individuals are calling for the six biggest timber companies in Sarawak to contribute in buying masks, hand sanitisers and other medical equipment for the people at large,
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian, in his latest Facebook posting yesterday, said ever since the threat of the Covid-19 virus appeared in other countries, the team in Sarawak had already started work on contingencies — and this did not stop even when the
KUCHING: Beware of people using Covid-19 or hospital names to ask for donations, said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian. According to Sim, there are several campaigns soliciting for donations to Sarawak General Hospital and Miri Hospital under the pretext of combating Covid-19 which the directors
SARIKEI: A search and rescue (SAR) team found the body parts and internal organs of a man feared to be the victim of a crocodile attack in the Mekam-Sare River in Jaka, here. The second day of the SAR operation yesterday found several parts of the victim’s body and internal
PADAWAN: Kampung Subang at Jalan Padawan here has erected a notice at a junction to the village prohibiting outsiders from entering following the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The village’s Development and Security Committee (JKKK) stated that anyone who goes against the order would be fined RM2,000. The notice reads
KUCHING: The state government, through the Sarawak House and Sarawak Volunteers, is taking care of accommodation, food and drinks of Sarawak students in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Labuan during the movement control order. During the period, all universities and higher institutions of learning (IPTs) throughout the country have been ordered
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