Author: Sarawak Tribune

State to roll out booster shots soon

KUCHING: The state will roll out booster vaccine shots soon, revealed Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said the formal announcement of the policy under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP) would be made in the near future. Dr Sim said the matter

MBKS welcomes 56 social distancing ambassadors

KUCHING: Fifty-six Kuching South City Council (MBKS) social distancing ambassadors (SDAs) received their letters of appointment from MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng in a virtual ceremony  on Friday (Sept 17). The MBKS SDA programme is carried out on a voluntary basis, consisting of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Kuching, JCI

Endemic phase will allow more sectors to reopen

KUCHING: Many have breathed a sigh of relief following the Ministry of Health’s announcement that the Covid-19 virus is now classified as endemic, says Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He pointed out that even after two years of battling the virus, the population had always been concerned about its transmission.

Much to reflect on this National Day

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. — Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman statesman Malaysia will be celebrating its 64th National Day on Aug 31, two days from now. The official National Day commemorates the Malayan independence on August 31, 1957 to mark the day the peninsula was

JaPen enlivens national month celebration

KUCHING: The national month celebration was enlivened by staff members of the Information Department of Malaysia (JaPen) Sarawak led by its director Swady Guliling at JaPen’s office compound on Thursday. Following the celebration, Swady said that JaPen Sarawak has planned over 500 Info on Wheels (IoW) programmes throughout Sarawak with

SUPP hopes political quarrels will end with new federal government

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) hopes that the formation of a new federal government will end all political quarrels so complete focus can be given to the wellbeing of the country and the people. SUPP secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting said these few days were critical for the future of

DBKU hosts Siol Virtual Run 2021

KUCHING:  Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) will be hosting the Siol Virtual Run 2021 in conjunction with the 33rd Kuching City Day. DBKU said that the run will feature two categories; the 33-kilometer category is an individual run involving running activities starting from August 28 to 29. The second one

Petronas awards sponsorships to 301 SPM top scorers

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has awarded sponsorships to 301 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 high achievers to pursue their tertiary education at Universiti Teknologi Petronas and other leading local and foreign universities. More than RM120 million has been allocated for the sponsorship this year under the Petronas Education