Business will be affected due to reduction in operating hours, operations
KUCHING: The reduction in operating hours and the scale of operations will definitely have an adverse impact on the revenues of businesses, but most business operators would understand the purpose of having such restrictions under the extraordinary circumstances. Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said this when commenting on the tightened conditional movement […]
Stricter SOPs for Sarawak
KUCHING: Following the spike in Covid-19 cases, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), announced stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the conditional movement control order (CMCO) effective today (May 25) until June 7. The committee said movements between the Kuching, Serian, Lundu and Bau zones are permitted only for those with police permits for essential […]
Sarawak traders fear a return to last year’s strict MCO
KUCHING: Petty traders and hawkers in Sarawak are hoping that the government will not implement a movement control order (MCO) akin to that enforced last year that severely impacted their businesses. They are breathing a sigh of relief that Sarawak is currently enforcing a conditional movement control order (CMCO), in which the economic sector, especially […]
Tighter enforcement on CMCO beginning Tuesday
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to tighten the guideline of the conditional movement control order (CMCO). The CMCO guideline, according to SDMC in a statement, will be enforced on Tuesday (May 25) at 12.01 am until June 7 at 11.59 pm. Information of the amendment of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) […]
Business down due to dine-in ban
MUKAH: After Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin’s announcement that the movement control order (MCO) would be implemented throughout the country from May 12 to June 7, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) decided to proceed with its conditional movement control order (CMCO) throughout the state. Under this new order, dine-ins at restaurants, food outlets, […]
State Library to close May 21 – June 7
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) will be closed from May 21 to June 7 as part of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs). Pustaka in a statement on Wednesday (May 19) said that it has always been vigilant in taking care of its users and employees. “With the rising numbers […]
Use MySejahtera app
KUCHING: Those who are sending children to taska (childcare centres) or early childhood education institutions are reminded to use the MySejahtera app’s check-in feature at the premises as required under the enhanced conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said […]
Ten SOP violators compounded
KUCHING: Police have compounded ten errant individuals for failing to comply with the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Sunday (May 16). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching recorded the most compounds with five, followed by Padawan (three) and Miri (two). “The violations included not wearing face masks (five); […]
12 fined for flouting SOPs
KUCHING: Five teenagers were among 12 individuals slapped with a compound each (amount not disclosed) for violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs)on Sunday evening. Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa who confirmed the case, said all the flouters committed the offence in two separate locations. “The first case happened […]
21 SOP violators compounded
KUCHING: Police issued 21 compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Saturday (May 15). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Serian recorded the most compounds with 10, followed by Kuching (four), Mukah (three), Bintulu (three) and Padawan (one). “The violations included […]
