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Sarawak allocates RM5 million to improve health facilities in Bintulu
The sum will cover cost of temporary annex in a hospital, procuring equipment, information system.
Sarawak in talks to buy 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccine
CM Abang Johari Openg says jabs will be purchased in two batches.
Pro-independent Sarawak party chief hauled up by police
Parti Bumi Kenyalang’s Voon Lee Shan called to give statement over independence agenda.
7 offshore workers turn Miri into Sarawak’s most infectious district
They are all asymptomatic, say authorities.
Don’t come home just yet, Sarawakians in peninsula told
Minister says homecoming could bring South African, Indian strains of Covid-19 virus into the state.
Sarawak to offer AstraZeneca jabs to volunteers
Government reverses decision to eshew shots after their successful debut in the Klang Valley.
DAP taps Dayak leader to entice rural vote
Analysts say recruitment of Joseph Jinggut into state committee will augur well with folks in the countryside.
Agong to decide dissolution date for Sarawak state assembly, says PBB secretary-general
Under normal circumstances, the state assembly's tenure is five years from the day of its first meeting.
Majority of Sarawak’s 533 new Covid-19 cases from people in quarantine
Disaster committee says new infections are close contacts isolated according to procedure.
Make it easy for states to procure their own vaccines, Masing tells Putrajaya
Current arrangement ‘not as anticipated’ as demand outstrips supply, says Sarawak DCM.
Birthday bash triggers Sarawak’s latest Covid-19 cluster
To date, 262 people have been screened and 22 people have been tested positive.
Sarawak students thank Rumah Sarawak, Sarawak Volunteers for flying them home
The civil society groups assisted some 952 students to secure travel permits, air tickets and re-entry permission into Sarawak.
6 of Sarawak’s 7 new Covid-19 clusters today found in Kuching
Remaining cluster detected in Sri Aman, state disaster management committee says.
Sarawak orders Covid hotspots to reduce patron numbers
Premises flagged in maiden HIDE list must also be immediately sanitised.
Sarawak says ‘no’ to MCO, to continue with CMCO
It joins neighbour Sabah in departing from federal government directive.
