Author: Sarah Hafizah Chandra

G-tube patients need special milk formula

KUCHING:  Hope Place Kuching is appealing to the public to assist in its shortage of special milk formula supply required by 25 cases under its care. Its founder Kelvin Wan disclosed that the special milk formula is required by its clients who are gastronomy tube (G-tube) patients and persons with

Sarawak among the first to move into next phase

KUCHING: The vigorous vaccination exercise which has reached all segments of the population as well as the stringent and localised standard operating procedures (SOPs) have contributed to Sarawak moving forward into phase two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). In saying this, Local Government Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil

Sarawakians must not be complacent

KUCHING: The public have been reminded to not be complacent given the emergence of the Covid-19 Delta variant in Sarawak. “Sarawak has entered Phase Two (of the National Recovery Plan), if not because of the rise and additional cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant in Kuching (as reported on Tuesday),

Phase 2 NRP: Not time to celebrate yet

KUCHING: Moving into phase two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) is not a cause for celebration yet, said Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. The Utilities Minister pointed out that the war against Covid-19 was not yet over, more so with evidence and presence of new Covid-19 variants detected

New cases drop; four deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 289 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (July 14) although cases are on the decline. Six cases involved immigration detainees in Kuching and one in Simunjan from Ops Benteng. Kuching recorded 137 new cases; Sibu, 31; Bukit Mabong, 16; Samarahan and Beluru, 14 each and Miri, 12. Eight

State sees big spike in new cases today

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 472 new Covid-19 positive cases today (Tuesday), a sharp increase of 237 cases from Monday’s 235 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) revealed that 168 cases were detainees at the Miri Central Prison and two immigration detainees in the Sri Aman district. The Miri district accounted

Jayum Jawan

Malaysia not a failed state

KUCHING: While Malaysia is facing a battle on multiple fronts amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it should not be regarded as a failed state, views political analyst Prof Dr Jayum Jawan. The Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu Campus Faculty of Humanity, Management and Science dean said a failed state is defined

What does ‘failed state’ mean?

KUCHING: A failed state is defined as a state whose political or economic system has become so weak that the government is no longer in control. However, it can be argued the term is subjective in its nature given that there is no single or agreed upon definition.  With this

Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat

Malaysian govt structure intact despite challenges

KUCHING: Political analyst Associate Professor Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat says the Malaysian government structure is still very much intact despite facing several challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic. He was commenting on an article ran by an international news portal describing that Malaysia had gone down the path of failed statehood.

Malaysia fragile, not a failed state yet

KUCHING: Political scientist Dr Lucy Sebli says Malaysia is not a failed state, but a fragile state, which is significantly susceptible to crisis in one or more of its subsystems.  Having said this, she pointed out that a failed state is defined as a condition of state collapse in the