KUCHING: Repair work is underway for a leaked pipe which caused the disruption of water supply in Kampung Setunggang Ulu, Lundu, said the Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB). The department in a statement on Monday (March 8) said the leakage, which was caused by the construction of the Pan Borneo
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is looking into the possibility of extending the fibre optic cable network to the central region. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing said a request had been made to TM Sarawak to further its fibre optic cable deployment work to Baleh Dam. He said
KUCHING: Sarawak is in dire need to establish vocational training centres specialised for people with special needs, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “We have proposed to the Education Ministry for the setting up of a PWD (persons with disabilities) vocational school
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has introduced new tourism incentives to revive the industry that has been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the incentives for local and hybrid events would encourage homegrown planners and corporate organisations to plan business
KUCHING: Sarawak secured a total of 95 business events in the year 2020, worth RM 208.8 million of economic spinoff despite the pressure from Covid-19 pandemic. State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said Sarawak remained optimistic to receive at least 25,346 delegates coming to the
KUCHING: Temporary occupation licence (TOL) owners have been urged to not use their license for financial gains. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the state government reduced the price for TOL premium residential lot to RM2,500 as an initiative to ease financial burden of the low-income
BETONG: Headmen and members of the security and development committees (JKKK) from nine longhouses here have been tasked to carry out a comprehensive community policing programme. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the longhouses were under lockdown for Covid-19 thus movement of residents should be monitored at
KUCHING: Two districts in the northern part of Sarawak, Limbang and Lawas, will begin their Covid-19 vaccination programme this weekend, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said the shipment of the vaccine is scheduled to arrive in both districts on March 6 and 7, and the frontliners will
KUCHING: The public are advised to bear for a while with the condition of Matang Road between Courts Mammoth and the junction of Taman Malihah here. Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said the task to ensure smooth and safe drive for road-users and continuous surveillance of road conditions will be
KUCHING: Members of the public have been urged once again to register for the Covid-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera mobile application. Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said although taking the jab is not mandatory, it is instrumental in containing the Covid-19 outbreak. “It is not mandatory but we encourage everyone
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