Dine-in ban unfair to obedient coffeeshop owners
SIBU: The possible ban on eating in premises following the surge in Covid-19 cases here will once again cause inconvenience to all food and beverage premise operators. This was pointed out on Sunday by Sibu Coffee Shop and Restaurant Owners Association deputy officer of general affairs, Hii Hiong Siu. The proposed ban, he added, was […]
Help these petty traders, hawkers
KUCHING: Relevant authorities are urged to help petty traders and hawkers who have not received the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance 6.0 (BKSS 6.0) package announced by the state government in June Jong Yean Pin of Sarawak United people’s Party (SUPP) Kuching Branch said he recently visited some hawker centres and found that some had received […]
Association disagrees with re-implementation of dine-in ban
SIBU: The Sibu Coffee Shops and Restaurants Owners Association has disagreed with the opinion of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting to re-implement the dine-in ban in this division following the increase in Covid-19 positive cases. When contacted today (Aug 26), the association’s chairman Tong Ing Kok has suggested to SMC to impose penalties […]
Of curry mee and curry chicken
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and politician My dear friends, how many bowls of curry mee can you eat in 45 minutes? Sin Chew Daily, a Chinese daily, recently reported that a 67-year-old woman in Singapore ate 10 bowls of curry […]
No ban on eating at restaurants
SIBU: Members of the public, who have yet to be vaccinated, are not prohibited to dine in at coffee shops or restaurants under the jurisdiction of the Sibu Rural District Council, said its chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai. He said it is up to the eatery operators to allow or forbid unvaccinated customers to dine in. […]
SDMC withdraws decision; dine-in still prohibited
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to temporarily withdraw its earlier decision to allow dine-in pending the issuance of new standard operating procedures (SOPs) by the state Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH). “As the Delta Variant of Concern (VOC) has been detected in Sarawak, the ministry will review and improve […]
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, […]
