Sibu-Kuching express boat service temporarily suspended
SIBU: The Sibu-Sarikei-Tanjung Manis-Kuching express boat service has been temporarily suspended today till further notice after Sibu was categorised as a Covid-19 red zone. Sibu region Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) assistant controller Hatta Morshidi said the suspension was an initiative taken the company that operates the service, and not a directive from SRB. According to […]
Re-opening of taska a relief to operators
BY SITI NURAIN RATANI KUCHING: The decision of the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to allow childcare centres (taska) to re-operate even though Kuching is still categorised as a red zone has provided some relief to all the operators of childcare centres. Taska Bina Hikmah supervisor Minah Dillah said the decision will not only ease […]
All private childcare centres allowed to reopen, except in Kuching
SIBU: All private childcare centres and kindergartens in Sarawak, except those in Kuching, are allowed to reopen with immediate effect. This was said by Chairman of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Clarence Ting yesterday (Nov 11). However, those in Kuching (red zone) are required to apply for approval from the Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family […]
Only Kuching schools closed for time being
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has emphasised that, for the time being, only schools and educational institutions in Kuching District will be closed. “Kuching District is certainly close to the districts of Serian, Lundu, and Kota Samarahan, so it is a very delicate situation. “But the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) […]
Taska, tadika will also close
KUCHING: All taska (nurseries) and tadika (kindergartens) in Kuching District will also be closed from tomorrow until Nov 13, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. This was because of the rising number of Covid-19 cases and the declaration of Kuching Disttrict as declared a Covid-19 red zone recently. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood […]
Schools in Kuching District will be closed starting tomorrow till Nov 13
KUCHING: All schools and educational institutions in Kuching District will be closed from Oct 30 until Nov 13 because of the rising number of positive cases. Thus, was announced by the Education Ministry (MoE) on Wednesday. “This will involve a total of 209 educational institutions throughout Kuching District. They include primary and secondary schools under […]
No need for EMCO in Kuching District
KUCHING: It is unnecessary to impose the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) for the whole of Kuching District despite the city’s declaration as a Covid-19 red zone. In stating this, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the areas here were mostly free of the virus. “We have thoroughly discussed this […]
Only schools with Covid-19 cases allowed to close
BY NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: Schools are not allowed to close even though Kuching Division has been declared a Covid-19 red zone. According to the deputy director of the State Education Department Dr Abang Hut Abang Engkeh, schools cannot simply close unless the Ministry of Education issues a closure notice. “The closure of the school […]
Village quiet as lockdown begins
KUCHING: Kampung Haji Baki here was unusually quiet on Wednesday. The usual hustle and bustle of the village came to a grinding halt after the government enforced the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in it. Almost 4,200 residents from 530 houses in Blocks A, B and C are barred from leaving their homes until Nov […]
New cluster in Kuching
KUCHING: A new cluster was declared in Sarawak on Wednesday (Oct 28), namely the Greenhill Cluster in Kuching District. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the index case of this cluster was Case 798, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Oct 26. “A total of 45 contacts of the case have been […]
