Surprise visitor for Jebungan roadblock in Mukah
MUKAH: Army personnel manning the movement control order (MCO) Jebungan Roadblock here together with the police and others received a surprise visit by their commander on Wednesday (July 14). Panglima Medan Timur Tentera Darat Lt Gen Dato’ Mardzuki Muhammad said his visit to MCO Jebungan Roadblock was to check on how it was carried out. […]
Army to help with vaccination in Pasai
SIBU: Over 1,000 residents from 42 longhouses in Pasai will be receiving their Covid-19 vaccination with the help of army doctors. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan chairman Senator Robert Lau said this is part of the effort by the government to get everyone in the rural areas inoculated. “The army team consists of […]
Extra strength towards better MCO enforcement
SIBU: The additional army strength roped in to beef up enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) began their duties today. A total of 126 personnel from the Regiment 511 Territorial Army (Askar Wataniah), consisting of six officers and 120 volunteers were mobilised from Kuching to Sibu on Thursday (Feb 4). […]
Drones to help army with monitoring
SIBU: The army is making use of drones to enhance monitoring of the movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs). According to 9th Infantry Brigade commander Brigadier-General Shamshor Jaafar, with the usage of drones, announcements and reminders pertaining to the SOPs can be relayed to the people. “The enforcement of the MCO in Sibu […]
Army to help police enforce MCO
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will be mobilising the army to assist the police in the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO), especially at the longhouses under lockdown. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said SDMC would be working with police and the army on the matter. “We express concern over […]
Army ready with more troops
KUCHING: The army is prepared to deploy additional troops to support the police in maintaining public order as part of the movement control order (MCO) to contend with the rise of Covid-19 cases. First Malaysian Infantry Division commanding officer Major General Datuk Mohd Din Abu said, “We will deploy more of our men to assist […]
