Use MyUBAT app to verify meds sold online, Sabah Health Dept advises consumers
KOTA KINABALU: Consumers are advised to be cautious before buying widely-promoted beauty or health supplements and purported medicines.
Coroner sets Jan 15 for verdict in Zara Qairina inquest
KOTA KINABALU: The Coroner's Court here has set Jan 15 for its decision on the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir.
Alternative healthcare delivery deployed amid Flying Doctor suspension, S'wak assembly told
KUCHING: Alternative healthcare delivery methods have been deployed to rural and remote communities in Sarawak during the temporary suspension of the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) following a helicopter crash which claimed five lives last month.
Man jailed, fined RM50,000 for possessing 120 green turtle eggs
SANDAKAN: A 44-year-old man has been sentenced to a year in jail and fined RM50,000 after pleading guilty to possessing 120 green turtle eggs, Thursday (15 Oct).
Sarawak reduced unemployment by 27% since pre-Covid high, says Dr Annuar
KUCHING: In five years from 2000, Sarawak has successfully reduced unemployment among graduates from a pre-Covid high of 4.4% to 3.2% in 2024, state Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee told the state legislative assembly on Thursday (Oct 15).
RM545mil Jendela 2 rollout soon to boost Internet connectivity across Sarawak
KUCHING: The first stage of Phase 2 of the National Digital Network Plan (Jendela) in Sarawak is set to begin soon, with six clusters worth RM545mil covering about 350 locations, says Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.
Sarawak assembly suspends DAP’s Chong Chieng Jen over VVIP jet remarks
KUCHING: Padungan assemblyman Chong Chieng Jen has been suspended from the Sarawak Legislative Assembly for the remainder of the current sitting after breaching multiple standing orders during a state budget debate.
Sabah has a new Federal Secretary
PETALING JAYA: Sabah has a new Federal Secretary, Datuk Zul Hadi Ahmad, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
Tourist spending in S'wak hit RM12.67bil last year, state assembly told
KUCHING: Sarawak's visitor arrivals grew by 2.9% to 4.97 million last year, while tourism receipts increased by 1.8% to RM12.67bil, says state Deputy Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting.
Consumer group urges Putrajaya to engage Indonesia on transboundary haze
KOTA KINABALU: The federal government must step up diplomatic efforts with Indonesia to tackle recurring transboundary haze, says the National Consumers' Foundation Malaysia (NCFM).
