Operating hours at passport counter extended

MIRI: The operating hours at Miri Immigration Department passport issuing counters have been extended from 7 am until 9 pm, to cater for the high demand for the application of the International Malaysian Passport (PMA). These extension hours started yesterday and to run until Dec 23. This was disclosed by Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative […]

Two-year contract extension for 2,600 contract teachers

KOTA BHARU: The fate of 2,600 contract of service (COS) teachers appointed in the June 2020 intake will be resolved when their contracts are expected to be extended for two years. Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said, however, that the details of the good news would be announced later after the Ministry of […]

Talent search deadline extended

KUCHING: The 17th edition of the Borneo Jazz Talent Search (BJTS) 2022 is now extending its deadline to May 15. With this, aspiring musicians who are 15 years and above from all over Malaysia, Brunei and Kalimantan are welcome to participate in the categories provided such as Jazz, DJ and Open. “Winners of BJTS 2022 […]

SOPs in southern zone extended

KUCHING: In view of the alarming rise in Covid-19 cases, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to extend the validity of the existing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the state’s southern zone until Sept 5 at 11.59pm. The committee in a statement today (Aug 27) said this decision involved the districts of Kuching, […]

IRB extends deadlines for submission of tax return forms

KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has extended the deadlines for submission of Tax Return Form for several categories of taxpayers following the extension of the Phase One of movement control under the National Recovery Plan. In a statement today, it said the initiative was taken to give the taxpayers more time in preparing […]

Lockdown extended in Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak will extend its lockdown as new Covid-19 infections are still averaging daily highs. This was announced by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily Covid-19 update statement on Sunday (June 27). In the statement, the SDMC said the current standard operating procedures (SOPs) and movement control order (MCO) regulations would be […]

CMCO in Sarawak extended to June 7

KUCHING: The conditional movement control order (CMCO) in Sarawak, which was supposed to end on May 17, will be extended for another 21 days from May 18 until June 7. This is the latest directive issued by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Saturday (May 15). “After looking and assessing the situation […]

CMCO SOPs for Sibu Division extended

SIBU: The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has decided that the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Sibu Division be extended for another two weeks. Sibu DDMC, in a statement on Monday (April 26), said the enforcement period would begin from April 27 to May 10. The CMCO SOPs cover […]

CMCO in Sarawak until April 26

KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to extend the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in the state. It will be in effect from 12.01am on April 13 until 11.59pm on April 26. “The extension was necessary since the number of positive cases in the state is still high,” it said […]

MCO extended to Feb 18

KUALA LUMPUR: The movement control order (MCO) 2.0, scheduled to end on Feb 4 in all states except for Sarawak, has been extended to Feb 18, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the decision was made based on the risk assessments and advice of the Ministry of Health (MOH) […]