Dance to government’s tune
Music cafes, night clubs, bistros warned not to operate during CMCO KUCHING: Music cafes, night clubs, and bistros are not allowed to operate in Sarawak under the conditional movement control order (CMCO). In announcing this, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this was due to some misunderstandings on the business […]
Fifth straight day without Covid-19 case
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded yet another zero positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, entering its fifth consecutive day of the streak, with the total number of positive cases still remains at 544 since the first positive case was reported on March 13. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said another three patients had […]
‘Experts advised two persons per hotel room’
KUCHING: State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has assured that the two-persons-per-hotel-room policy was implemented on the advice of medical experts. “We were advised to put two persons in a room where if one happened to test positive, then we are able to detect only one close contact person,” he […]
Uggah dismisses Soon Koh’s claims
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has dismissed former finance minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh’s allegation that the state government lacked the means to pay for the Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid Package (BKSS). Uggah said the people of Sarawak could rest assured that the state had the financial resources to implement […]
Sarawak State Assembly passes Supplementary Supply Bills
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed two Supplementary Supply Bills involving a total of RM681,491,777 for expenditures that were not covered in the state’s budget for 2020. The Bills, tabled by state Deputy Chief Minister I and Second Finance Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, were the Supplementary Supply (2019) Bill 2020 […]
Four per car now allowed in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak will follow the latest federal ruling to allow four persons to travel in a vehicle. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas confirmed this in a statement yesterday. “The state stance is that since this has been gazetted as the law, Sarawak will comply accordingly. “In other words, we now […]
Three more positive cases
KUCHING: Three more positive Covid-19 cases were reported in Sarawak yesterday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 488 since the first positive case was reported on March 13. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said one was from Kuching, one from Samarahan and one from Bintulu. “For the […]
All returning Sarawakians must be quarantined
KUCHING: All Sarawakians including students returning from abroad, Malaya, Sabah and Labuan must be quarantined at various designated places. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this was the latest standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent the spread of Covid-19. He said these Sarawakians would be tested on the tenth day of their […]
Active case detection ops
Not enhanced MCO, clarifies Uggah KUCHING: The four-day Active Case Detection (ACD) operations carried out in residential areas in Taman Uni Garden and Taman Desa Ilmu in Kota Samarahan until April 30 is not enhanced movement control order (EMCO). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said it was not EMCO but to limit […]
Temporary hospital just in case…
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is planning to have a ‘temporary quarantine and treatment facility’ to ensure that Sarawak is prepared for more Covid-19 cases should the situation worsen. “We are in active discussion,” said its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, adding that they are hoping for the best but preparing for […]
