Public dilemma on quarantine order clarified
KUCHING: State Health Department (JKNS) has recently announced the 14-day quarantine exception for those who had already been vaccinated. Its director Dr Chin Zin Hing stressed that the exception however, refers only to the Covid-19 vaccination and the timeline of its administration. In short, those who had receive Covid-19 jabs may still be subjected to the […]
Don’t confuse ‘wilayah’ with ‘wilayah persekutuan’
KUCHING: Don’t confuse the word ‘wilayah’ (region) with that of ‘wilayah persekutuan’ (federal territory), said Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, a lawyer by profession, pointed out that certain quarters were confused by the words. “I know a certain politician argued that using the term “wilayah” might reduce Sarawak’s position […]
Essential and non-essential services confusion
SIBU: Some traders here are still unclear on whether their businesses belong to the essential services sector or not. Due to this, many were found still conducting their non-essential service businesses on the first and second day of the movement control order (MCO) here, said Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit. “We only […]
A case of one Harjit Singh too many
KUALA LUMPUR: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) iconic veteran newscaster Datuk Harjit Singh Hullon is very much alive! And so is Harjit Singh Gill, the retired RTM English Desk news editor! Sadly, Harjit Singh Bhullar, former Radio Malaysia English Service sports commentator, died in Perth, Australia, yesterday. He was in his 80s. There was no confusion until a post […]
