Author: Sarah Hafizah Chandra

State records one death, 508 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one fatality and 508 new cases on Sunday (Apr 18), pushing the state’s tally of positive cases to 23,940. Bintulu District accounted for 118 of the new cases, Sibu (107), Miri (67), Kuching (44), Selangau (33), Kanowit (25), Sarikei (18), Subis (17), Kapit (13), Sebauh (11), Belaga

Taib receives visitors from LTH

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Datuk Patinggi Toh Puan Ragad Kurdi Taib received a courtesy visit from the regional manager, Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH) Sabah and Sarawak Datin Nurlaila Said and state director Amat Kassim Pait today (Apr 15). The courtesy visit

Delegation invites Taib to Tilawah Al-Quran contest

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a visit from the 2021 Sarawak Tilawah Al-Quran committee, led by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi today. The delegation included Sarawak Islamic Council president Datuk Misnu Taha, state

Vision, strategy and execution key to anti-graft plan success

KUCHING: Strategy, vision and execution are vital in ensuring the success of the Organisational Anti-Corruption Plan for Kuching Division Administration (OACP-RBK), stresses Datuk Amar Jaul Samion. The State Secretary was speaking during the soft launching of the OACP-RBK here on Thursday (April 15). “I would like to stress that the

Villagers receive food aid from SUPP youth

KUCHING: A total of 179 houses in Kampung Simpang Tiga and Kampung Lumba Kuda here received food aid from the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) youth team in conjunction with the month of Ramadan. The aid consisted of bubur lambuk (savoury porridge) as well as boxes of dates and face

RM70,000 for Nyelong Park Methodist Church

SARIKEI: A total of RM70,000 has been allocated under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) 2021 to upgrade facilities in Nyelong Park Methodist Church here. Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said previously, an allocation of RM300,000 was given under RTP 2020 while RM200,000 under RTP 2018.

Al-Quran Tilawah and Hafazan competitions make comeback

KUCHING: The Al-Quran Tilawah (recital) and Hafazan (memorisation) Sarawak-level competition is scheduled to take place from April 17 to 19 (5 to 7 Ramadan 1442H) after its absence last year. “This year’s theme is Ummah Rabbani Negara Harmoni which is the same as the previous year before the Covid-19 pandemic

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EMCO at Kpg Serpan Laut ends

KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at Kampung Serpan Laut in Asajaya has been lifted. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Monday (Apr 12) said that the decision was made as no new positive cases were detected in the second screening. “The committee has decided to

No Malaysia without Sarawak

KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak youth chief is of the opinion that autonomous rights are of the utmost importance irrespective of what term is being used for Sarawak. Datuk Snowdan Lawan pointed out that Sarawak was an autonomous regional entity which played a crucial part during the formation of Malaysia. “Under