KUCHING: The decision by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to resign as prime minister is an effort to ease the political crisis in the country, says Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He pointed out that the move however would hamper the country’s recovery plan and the mission to achieve herd immunity
KUCHING: Whoever becomes prime minister next must focus on the country’s wellbeing, says a political analyst. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) Dick Lembang Dugun expressed hope that the next prime minister would get the backing from all MPs and that they would all put politicking aside. “(Tan Sri) Muhyiddin (Yassin) lost
KUCHING: Datuk Willie Mongin has expressed appreciation for having served in the federal government with (now former prime minister) Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “I thank all the staff in the ministry who have been diligent and given good cooperation throughout my service. “I hope that our country will continue to
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded an all-time high of 1,566 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Aug 16), a staggering increase compared to the 963 cases recorded the previous day. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 88,572 and the state recorded one new
KUCHING: All premises or offices found to be at risk of Covid-19 infections will be ordered to close for sanitisation while all exposed contacts will be screened and given instructions to undergo quarantine. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that six factories, one kindergarten, one eatery and one supermarket
KUCHING: The State Health Department has announced the emergence of six new Covid-19 clusters in the district of Kuching. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the six new clusters are Kampung Tupong Cluster, Jalan Foochow Cluster, Besi Dua Cluster, Skim Penempatan Stapok 2 Cluster, Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul
KUCHING: The issues faced by Sabah and Sarawak should be seen as a collective problem, says Dr Arnold Puyok. The senior lecturer in Politics and Government Studies from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) pointed out that this was also applicable to the breaches in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) as it
KUCHING: The Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) should be inculcated among the younger generation who play important roles in nation-building. A public relations officer at Undi Sarawak Adillah Zaki pointed out that children and youth are agents of change for the future. Hence, knowledge and understanding of the MA63 must be
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 634 new positive Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (August 11) a slight decrease compared to the previous day’s 836 cases. This brings the state’s total tally to 83,387 cases to date. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee in a statement today, said the state also recorded two new deaths,
KUCHING: In a bid to promote reforestation and sustainable forest management, Sarawak aims to plant a total of seven million trees this year, said Datuk Hamden Mohammad. In saying this, the Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) director disclosed that Sarawak thus far has planted 6,706,558 trees as of today. “The state
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