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‘Up to SDMC to regulate business’

KUCHING: Sarawak government has the right to regulate the operations of businesses in the state, said Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) deputy chairman Robert Lau Hui Yew. With the state’s decision to not follow the federal government in opening up businesses under the conditional movement control order (CMCO), the rights

Do away with MCO gradually

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has urged the state government to gradually do away with the movement control order (MCO) starting with the green zones while carefully guarding the other zones. PSB secretary general George Lo said the party agreed with the state government regarding its decision to not follow

‘Do not compromise the lives of people’

KUCHING: The federal government should not compromise the lives of the people for the sake of saving the economy, said Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) director of Political Affairs Raymond Thong. He was referring to the relaxation of the movement control order (MCO) by the federal government to allow business sectors

Wan Junaidi on vital role of the media

KUCHING: The mass media plays a vital role in delivering information to the public about Covid-19 crisis and the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO). Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the mass media had influence on the people’s daily lives, especially

Serba Dinamik donates RM500k face masks, hand gloves

KUCHING: Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd donated RM500,000 worth of face masks and gloves to supplement the state government’s efforts in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. The items consist of 286,000 pieces of disposable face masks and 100,000 pieces of hand gloves. The donations were handed over by Serba Dinamik IT Solutions’

SDMC sends reps to SGH

ANGRY LETTER PROBE KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will get to the bottom of the issues behind an open letter by an anonymous writer who claimed to be a health care worker at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas yesterday disclosed that

Samling donates medical supplies to SGH

KUCHING: Yaw Teck Seng Foundation of the Samling Group has donated more medical supplies to assist frontliners in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. Its latest donations included two Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines, one autoclave steriliser, one RNA extractor and two invasive ventilators. The foundtion also donated 50,000 surgical masks,

Covid-19 death toll rises to 17

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded another Covid-19 fatality yesterday, bringing the total death toll in the state to 17. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas revealed that the 17th case is a 72-year old man from Kampung Tabuan Lot, Kuching. “The victim started showing symptoms on April

SGH lays out SOPs for wellbeing of frontliners

KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) has laid out detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) to protect its healthcare workers from Covid-19. State Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing said the measures include strengthening infection control practices, enforcing social distancing among the frontliners, screening all patients admitted to the hospital for

SMEs operation: Decision in next few days

KUCHING: Sarawak has yet to decide when to allow small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to resume operation. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government will announce soon whether to follow the federal government’s decision to allow resumption. “On Sarawak’s part, we have