Kpg Tringgus in Bau undergoes EMCO

KUCHING:  Kampung Tringgus in Bau will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) for two weeks beginning at 12.01 midnight of March 8 until 11.59pm on March 21. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said on Sunday (March 7) that the decision was made in view of the increasing number of positive cases from […]

EMCO areas fenced with barbed wire

BINTULU: Two areas of rental housing settlements in Jalan Tun Hussein Onn here have been surrounded with barbed wire. This installation pertains to the announcement of enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at those areas from March 5 to 18. Bintulu Division Resident Jack Aman Luat who is also chairman of the Divisional Disaster Management Committee […]

EMCO in Kampung Serumah, Padawan from Sunday

KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in Kampung Serumah in Padawan for 14 days, starting tomorrow (March 7). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said that the decision was made following the increasing number of positive cases recorded in the village. On the Covid-19 situation in the state, […]

Awareness campaign to ensure people register for vaccination

SIBU: The Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) here will consider holding an awareness campaign to encourage more people to register for vaccination, especially those who do not have MySejahtera app.  Its coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said the committee would hold a meeting tomorrow (March 6) on ways to run the programme to ensure that standard […]

EMCO imposed in two areas in Bintulu

KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced the implementation of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in Anong and Beverly Hills rental houses at Batu 5 and Taman Beverly Hills in Bintulu district. The EMCO, which has been effective from 12:01am tomorrow, will continue until March 18 (11:59pm). SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah […]

RM5.6 mln worth of food aid distributed

KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) has provided over RM5.6 million worth of food aid to people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic as of February this year. The food aid was provided to several areas under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO), said KWKPK Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah […]

Police permit still needed for movement between zones

KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has clarified that movement between zones within Sarawak is still not allowed without a police permit. At the SDMC Covid-19 update press conference today, he said this ruling was effective until Mar 15. On another matter, he said the committee had agreed to […]

Ban on interstate travel stays until March 18, inter district allowed except in Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR: The prohibition on crossing state nationwide at the moment will remain while travel across districts is allowed except Sabah effective from March 5 to 18. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the inter district ban in Sabah would be maintained for two weeks based on the request of the […]

Disaster committee to review Sibu Jaya EMCO

SIBU: The implementation of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at Town Villa Sibu Jaya flats and housing area will be reviewed by the Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) to deliberate on whether it will be extended or otherwise before March 4. Its coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said the EMCO in both settlements had […]

Movement between zones not allowed

KUCHING: Movement between zones in the state will not be allowed during the extended conditional movement control order (CMCO) period from Mar 2 to Mar 15. In the updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) dated Feb 26 released by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), it said that police permit is required for services that require movement […]