Govt monitoring need for aid extension
KUCHING: The state government will evaluate developments in the Covid-19 situation in the coming months before deciding if the existing stimuli and assistances will be extended. “At the moment, we are just monitoring the situation, but the assistance provided up until September has been extended to December. We will see what happens from January onwards. […]
Tourism: RM45b losses due to Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s tourism sector is estimated to suffer losses amounting to RM45 billion this year as a result of the closure of the country’s borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said that of the total, the international tourism segment was projected to […]
Singapore goes to the polls
SINGAPORE: Singapore today dissolved Parliament for a general election on July 10, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong saying the country can a hold “a proper and safe election” as the Covid-19 situation is “relatively stable”. Nomination has been set for June 30, according to the Elections Department. President Halimah Yacob, on the advice of […]
Embrace the precautions
KUCHING: Sarawakians are reminded to embrace and practise the new norms even though there are some relaxations under the recovery movement control order (RMCO). Bung Bratak Heritage Association (BBHA) chairman Datuk Peter Minos said basic practices such as wearing face mask when leaving home, frequent hand washing, social distancing and strict personal hygiene must be […]
Quarantine breakers to face stern actions
SIBU: The State Health Department has warned that stern actions would be taken against those who break their Covid-19 quarantine. State Chief Environmental Health Officer, Billy Sujang, said yesterday that the stern actions included hauling offenders to court for violating the Observation and Surveillance of Covid-19 Contacts Order under Section 15(1) of the Prevention and […]
38 poorer by RM1k each for violating travel ban
KUCHING: Thirty-eight drivers in Sarawak who attempted to flout the inter-district travel ban during the first two days of Hari Raya Aidilfitri were compounded RM1,000 each. The authorities imposed the travel ban under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) as part of efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail […]
Find blessings in Covid-19 crisis
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah said that Muslims in the country should not be upset and sad for not being able to celebrate Aidilfitri this year but to take the opportunity to find the blessings in the situation which resulted from the ongoing global Covid-19 crisis. Despite having to observe Ramadan […]
New York state to reopen with multi-phased strategy
NEW YORK: The US state of New York will restart its economy after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in a multi-phase manner, Xinhua news agency reported Governor Andrew Cuomo as saying on Sunday. The strategy is to first reopen the construction and manufacturing sectors, and the second phase will be evaluating businesses on a […]
99 recoveries, 51 new cases overnight
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 99 Covid-19 cases have recovered and were discharged today, bringing cumulative recovery cases in the country to 3,762, or 65.5 per cent of the total number of cases. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said discharged cases today almost doubled the number of new cases reported overnight. “Up to noon today […]
Biwwec postponed to 2021
KUCHING: The Borneo International Water & Wastewater Exhibition & Conference (Biwwec) which was scheduled to be held from Aug 17 to 19 this year at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) has been postponed to next year. The new date for the event is from Aug 6 to 8, 2021. Organising chairman cum Malaysian Water […]
