Muslims celebrate Aidilfitri on moderate scale, comply MCO SOP (Updated) 13 May 2021 / 18:08 H. BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR: For the second year in a row, Muslims in the country today celebrated Aidilfitri in a new normal, strictly adhering to standard operating procedure (SOP) in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The spirit behind the month of Syawal, where the Hari Raya Aidilfitri is usually celebrated in a joyous mood, this year it was celebrated in moderation and conviction due to the nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) enforced to contain the outbreak, without the usual house-to-house visits, limiting the usual congregational prayers in mosques and the customary grave-site visits.
KUCHING, 11 May 2021: The authentic snacks you can find along the streets and alleys of Kuching in Sarawak are legendary for food lovers and it is likely to get even better if Kuching wins its bid to become a UNESCO Creative City in the field of gastronomy.
Securing Creative City status for gastronomy will put the state capital on the map as far as foodies are concerned who will be keen to visit Kuching to taste the diversity once travel reopens.
With its application completed
Kuching should be among the cities recognised in the new UNESCO listing that is
due to be released in October 2021.
01 Apr 2021 / 19:50 H. - Bernama
KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin commended how the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) managed its Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, said Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.
“The prime minister was very happy to see our vaccination facilities and the number of vaccinators done, as well as the smoothness of our vaccination programme,“ said Uggah, who is also the SDMC chairman.
He said during the committee’s discussion with Muhyiddin, who is on a two-day official visit to Sarawak, the SDMC showed to the prime minister its readiness to conduct the vaccination programme all over the state.
Sarawak allocates RM30 mln to help students pay PTPTN loan 05 Mar 2021 / 15:33 H.
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has allocated RM30 million to assist its students to repay their education loan with the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), making it the only state with such an initiative.
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (
pix) said he had listened to the students’ hardship during a dialogue session with Sarawakian students in peninsular Malaysia at the ‘Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak’ programme in Kuala Lumpur in October 2019.
“Based on the dialogue, I have allocated RM30 million in the last budget to help them repay the PTPTN loan,” he said in his remark during the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Exchange Ceremony between Yayasan Sarawak and PTPTN at his office in Petra Jaya here, today.