Two-hour limit for customers at retail premises including shopping complexes
PUTRAJAYA: Customers will be allowed to spend a maximum of two hours at all retail premises including shopping complexes beginning May 25, says Domestic Trade and Customer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said this was among the standard operating procedures (SOPs) updated for the trade sector including retail, wholesale and distribution following […]
Comprehensive SOP on prevention and control for peatland fires needed
MIRI: A comprehensive set of guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are needed for the prevention and control of peatland fires. Minister of Transport Sarawak Datuk Lee Kim Shin said peatland fires were normally caused by drainage and land clearing activities undertaken in an inappropriate and unsustainable manner. “This has caused considerable damage to the […]
Control over oil and gas resources vital for state
KUCHING: Sarawak’s complete control over its onshore oil and gas resources is of paramount importance to the state’s future, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth deputy chief Miro Simuh. The issuance of mining leases to Sarawak’s own oil and gas company, Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) would not only benefit the state but also provide […]
Mardi discovers method to control weedy rice
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) has found a method to control the ‘padi angin’ or weedy rice which has become a threat to the national paddy industry. Mardi director-general Datuk Dr Mohamad Roff Mohd Noor said the weed was an inevitable threat due to its dispersal through seed contamination. “Weedy […]
JKKKs empowered to control, monitor RTPs
KUCHING: The Village and Development Committees (JKKKs) will be responsible for controlling and monitoring their own Rural Transformation Projects (RTPs) costing up to RM200,000. Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas told New Sarawak Tribune that the state government was empowering the committees by giving them greater control over the less technical Rural Transformation […]
Many take away spilled food items from lorry
SARATOK: Villagers and road users took advantage of a road accident involving a lorry carrying raw food items near Bukit Perabun, Jalan Roban, by taking away spilled items such as fish, chicken and beef yesterday. Saratok district police chief DSP Mordani Tanin said when police arrived at the scene, they saw many road users had […]
