Council holds vaccine registration campaign
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) yesterday (May 27) held a National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme registration campaign here. Its chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said the event aims to encourage more communities in Sibu, especially the business community under its jurisdiction, to register for the vaccination. During the campaign, SMC helped traders and their employees to […]
Business community taken care of
KUCHING: With assistance and cooperation from the federal government, the state government can ensure that the business community in Sarawak is taken care of. This was stressed by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan when he attended the ‘Mesyuarat Pembangunan Usahawan dan PKS Kebangsaan (MPUPK) Bil. 1/2021’ last Friday. The Minister of […]
Focus on flattening Covid-19 curve, businesses told
KUCHING: Members of the business community in Sibu were told to put their business on the back burner and instead focus on joint efforts to flatten the Covid-19 curve. “Think of the disastrous consequence of Covid-19 first and not when you can reopen your respective businesses,” said Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting. He […]
Smooth implementation of additional SOPs despite earlier confusion
SIBU: The first day of the implementation of the additional standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) caused some confusion among the business community here. This was said by Sibu Coffee Shop and Restaurant Owners Association chairman Tong Ing Kok when contacted by reporters today. “However, the matter was quickly resolved […]
Ministry committed to policies, programmes and initiatives
KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) together with all agencies under it are committed to implementing various policies, programmes and initiatives for the benefit of the business community. Its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said this is in line with the ministry’s ‘No One Is Left Behind’ policy to make sure […]
Ministry to implement 29 initiatives to assist business community
KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) will be implementing 29 targeted initiatives to assist the business community through the Covid-19 Pandemic Caring Programme. Its minister, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi in a statement yesterday said the initiatives cover two categories which is moratorium and stimulating the economy. He said the moratorium […]
Some businesses have been sidelined
KUCHING: Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) supreme council member Marichelle Livan Lah feels that the Malaysian Economic and Rakyat’s Protection Assistance Package (Permai) has neglected small and medium business enterprises (SMEs). “For someone in the business community whose business has been greatly affected since the pandemic started, I believe that the package this […]
MBKS mayor, pol-sec pay courtesy call to IRB chief
KUCHING: Kuching City South Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng and political secretary to the Chief Minister Tan Kai made a courtesy call to Inland Revenue Board (IRB) Sarawak director Abang Ehsan Abang Abu Bakar. The purpose of the visit was to relate the issue of trade licence renewal faced by the business community […]
