Lee delivering his speech during the 2020 Sarawak Day celebration tonight. MIRI: Sarawakians are urged to continue to be united to ensure that Sarawak’s rights and interests are duly respected, honoured and adhered to by the federal government. In making the call, state Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin stressed that any rights that have been taken away or eroded over the years should be restored back to Sarawak. Lee said the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is actively pursuing this subject matter and a special committee under the State Legislative Assembly was formed with its main agenda is to restore Sarawak’s oil and gas rights under the state’s Oil Mining Ordinance. “As Sarawakians, we must not easily succumb ...

File photo for illustration purposes. KUCHING: A total of 61,368 individuals in Sarawak have undergone the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rT-PCR) tests for Covid-19 as of July 19, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). SDMC added that this involved as many as 77,992 rT-PCR laboratory tests. Of these, SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said a total 608 individuals were found positive for the rT-PCR test, with a rate of 0.99 per cent. “In Kuching alone, a total of 28,309 individuals have been screened, and 373 individuals or 1.32 per cent of them were found positive through the rT-PCR test,” he said at the daily update press conference here today. Uggah announced that Sarawak had opened up its border to ...

Lee (centre) joins (from left) Dr Rashidah, Abdul Aziz, Azlan and Morshidi in promoting the Sarawak Day 2020 virtual event, to be broadcast via various social media from Miri this Wednesday. MIRI: Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin calls upon all fellow Sarawakians to fly the state colours this July 22 as a show of their love and appreciation for ‘the homeland’. In this respect, he highlights the importance for all Sarawakians to understand the significance of Sarawak Day and its history. “Sarawak Day has been a gazetted public holiday since 2016, when the late ‘Tok Nan’ (the late Pehin Sri Adenan Satem) was our chief minister. “This is a historic day for Sarawak because it was the day when we formed our own government, ...

Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri KUCHING: The reopening of the domestic tourism sector will accelerate the country’s economic recovery as many sub-economic sectors are closely related to the tourism industry, said federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said sub-sectors such as hotels, homestays, transportation, food and beverage, and tour guides will see a boost now that domestic holidays and travel have been allowed under the coming Recovery Movement Control Order, announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday. “As a gesture of supporting the Prime Minister, I urge the people across the country to take this opportunity to stimulate the country’s tourism, arts and culture industries. “There are many ...

Various ways to pay electricity bills under SEB Cares. KUCHING: All staff and customers at Sarawak Energy counters must comply strictly with the standard operating procedures (SOP) following the reopening of its customer service counters on May 12, under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO). A press statement from Sarawak Energy said the customer service centres in Kuching (Saradise), Miri (Permyjaya) and Bintulu (Bintulu Town Square) have resumed operations from 8.30am to 4pm on Monday to Friday. “The centres in Sri Aman, Sibu, and Sarikei have also resumed operations with the same operating hours. Customers can also visit the service counters at UTCs in Kuching, Miri and Sibu from 8am to 4pm daily, while counters in other locations such as Serian, Kota ...

KUCHING: The RM1 flat rate stage bus fare for Kuching City will only start a week after the Gawai Datuk Lee Kim Shin festival. State Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said this is because bus operators here have to make preparations to comply with the conditions and guidelines of the State Disaster Management Committee. “This includes ensuring that bus drivers have undergone swab test and are Covid-19 free before they can resume operation,” said Lee in a press statement here yesterday. Recently, he said that letters of offer for the flat rate scheme had been presented to four companies here – Bau Transport Company Sdn Bhd, City Public Link Bus Sdn Bhd, Petra Jaya Transport (Sarawak) Sdn ...

Lee (ninth from left), Ting (eighth from right) together with others cutting the cake to officiate the gathering.   MIRI: The public are urged to take note of the health advisory issued by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee following several positive Covid-19 cases reported in the state. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said it is important for the people to give their total cooperation by taking necessary precautionary measures to minimise infection risk. “Several confirmed cases on Covid-19 have been reported in Sarawak including Miri. Therefore, it is most important for the people now to practise high personal hygiene and look after their own health. “If anyone is feeling unwell such as fever, flu or cough, please seek medical treatment ...

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  KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has said Sarawak would follow suit and declare July 30 as a public holiday in conjunction with the coronation of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong. He said this when officiating at the presentation of Petronas education sponsorship here yesterday. The announcement was previously made by Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Bakar on June 28, stating that the additional public holiday was made official under Section 8 of the Holidays Act 1951 for Peninsular Malaysia and Labuan. “For Sabah and Sarawak, action will be taken by the respective state governments according to their own state constitutions,” ...