Food premises still empty
BY JAY WATSON KOTA SAMARAHAN: Food premises around here still look empty even though customers have been recently allowed to dine-in. Our reporter’s survey to a food premises near the Summer Mall shopping centre from 7.30am to 9am found many empty dining tables, and only about three or four tables were occupied by customers. Many […]
Both customers, operators should follow SOPs
KUCHING: While eateries are allowed to open for dine-in effective today, they are, however, limited to only those operators who have received at least the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Based on the improved standard operating procedures (SOPs) released by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee today, business hours are set between 6a.m and 10p.m. […]
Grade G1, G2 contractors allowed to operate
KUCHING: Grade G1 and G2 contractors are allowed to carry out small-scale projects in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). This was stated by the Kuching North City Commission (DBKU). “A small number of employees are permitted to work on the project to ensure compliance […]
Mukah small traders are smiling again
MUKAH: The decision of the Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) decision to allow all stalls and shops under its supervision to reopen today was a great relief to many small traders at the Bangunan Serbaguna MDDM. Following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) last year, most traders at the premises admitted that […]
Community credit sector allowed to operate
KUCHING: The community credit sector is now allowed to operate throughout the extended movement control order (MCO) period in the state. This was announced by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily Covid-19 update today (June 29). “The sector is included in the list of essential services and it is permitted to operate […]
G1, G2 builders can work
PUTRAJAYA: GI and G2 categories contractors appointed by local authorities (PBT) to carry out construction work for small-scale projects have been allowed to operate throughout Phase 1 of the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 effective immediately, said Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT). The matter was decided at a special session of the National Security Council (MKN) […]
Companies in manufacturing allowed operating
KUCHING: The Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development (Mintred) has clarified that companies which fall under the category of Manufacturing Industries or ‘Industri Perkilangan dan Pembuatan’ are allowed to operate without applying for permission. Mintred in a statement yesterday stated that the said industry had been listed in ‘Perkhidmatan Perlu […]
Sibu Night Market to continue operating
SIBU: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has decided to allow the Sibu Night Market to operate from tonight (Apr 22), Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said today (Apr 21). Earlier, Ting had attended a meeting on the conditional movement control order (CMCO) with enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) for […]
Sibu Central Market to continue operating
SIBU: Despite the rise in Covid-19 cases among hawkers and traders at Sibu Central Market, the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has no plans to shut down the popular venue. SMC chairman Clarence Ting told the media today that despite advice from the Ministry of Health (MoH) to do so after 16 more cases were reported […]
Nurseries, kindies are essential services
KUCHING: Nurseris (taska) and kindergartens (tadika) are essential services particularly for working parents, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said some had questioned why taska and tadika were operating even in Covid-19 red zones. “There are children whose parents are both working or frontliners, so there […]
