150 policemen in Sibu receive vaccine
SIBU: A total of 150 of the 578 policemen and administrative staff of the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) in this division have received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Sibu District Police Chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said they would receive the second dose 21 days later after the first dose. “Priority will […]
Labuan records highest vaccination rate
LABUAN: Labuan has vaccinated 76.45 percent or 1,789 of its total 2,340 frontliners as of today, with the remaining to receive the vaccine in stages until April. The Labuan-level National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme was launched on Feb 27, a day after the arrival of 4,680 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Labuan Ferry Terminal from Kota […]
Assistant minister assesses situation at quarantine centre
KUCHING: Assistant Welfare and Community Wellbeing Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis on Tuesday (March 2) visited the Covid-19 Low Risk Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) at Sarawak State Sports Corporation Indoor Stadium in Sri Aman. The visit was to get updates on the operation of the centre aside from bringing food and drinks, and water […]
Tellian rep among first to be vaccinated
MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo was among the first group of people vaccinated with the first dose of Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine on Monday. “I usually sleep early. Tonight (Monday night) I could not sleep. Maybe (it’s) the effect of the vaccine,” he said, sharing his experience in a WhatsApp post, on Monday. The first phase […]
Rollout in Limbang, Lawas this weekend
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 be vaccinated first. “I call […]
State leaders and frontliners get first doses of vaccine
KUCHING: Many state leaders and frontliners have received their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Today (Feb 27), some of the leaders were vaccinated at the State Indoor Stadium in Petra Jaya here. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said, “Thank God (everything went smoothly). It […]
Army personnel on missions first to be vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel involved in operations and foreign missions are among the first group to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, said Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The MAF personnel are the ones who currently and would be deployed in operation areas such as Ops Benteng and Ops […]
Bintulu MP contributes to frontliners
BINTULU: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing contributed aid to 224 health frontliners here. The handover of the donations was done by Tiong’s special officer Steven Kong Kai Seng at the Bintulu Resident’s Office on Wednesday (Feb 24). Bintulu Health officer Dr Melvin Chung was on hand to accept. Witnessing the simple ceremony was […]
4,000 frontliners in Serian to be vaccinated
KUCHING: More than 4,000 frontline workers in Serian division will receive the Covid-19 vaccine during the first phase of vaccination starting at the end of this month. Serian Resident Tuah Suni said the first phase will involve frontline staff consisting of medical workers, police, Armed Forces, Civil Defense Force and others. “However, it also depends […]
Covid no hindrance to Bintulu Port’s CSR programmes
BINTULU: Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) continues to be committed to carrying out its corporate social responsibility (CSR) to assist various sectors and agencies in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. They have contributed significantly to various government organisations, hospitals, and health centres, in addition to the education sector and the local community. Recently, BPHB […]
