Petronas gives 8,000 face masks to media associations

KUCHING: Petronas has contributed a total of 8,000 face masks to media associations in Sarawak, Sabah, as well as states in the southern and east coast regions. The contributions were to assist media front-liners in carrying out their duties safely during the movement control order (MCO) period and beyond following the Covid-19 pandemic. The face […]

Samling donates 41,000 masks in Miri

MIRI: A total of 41,000 face masks were donated by Samling Group of companies to frontliners here yesterday. The company handed over the items to Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is minister-in-charge of Miri Disaster Management committee at a simple ceremony held at Wisma Samling here yesterday. On hand to witness the […]

Samling Resources donates health equipment

KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat presented health equipment to Kapit Hospital on behalf of Syarikat Samling Resources on Friday. A simple handing over ceremony was held at the hospital’s car park. On hand to receive the health equipment on behalf of Kapit Hospital was its director Dr Ivan Vun. The items included surgical […]

Bakery donates cookies, face masks to needy

MUKAH: A bakery here handed over 100 loaves of bread, 200 pieces of muffin cakes as well as 250 pieces of face masks to the Mukah Division Welfare Department yesterday. The department will distribute the contribution to needy people according to its list of recipients. Simply Tasty owner Tang Ting Kiong handed over the contribution […]

Astro donates 50,000 face masks to frontliners

KUCHING: State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) received 50,000 pieces of face masks from Astro for the state’s frontliners yesterday. A member of SDMC Secretariat Datuk Mohd Morshidi Mustapha, on behalf of SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, received the donation from Astro’s director of Customer Sales Alision Lau, a representative of Astro’s chief executive […]

1,000 face masks for DBKU officers

KUCHING: Kuching North City Council (DBKU) received 1,000 face masks from MR. DIY Group (M) Berhad,  The masks are especially for officers on duty with frontliners throughout the movement control order (MCO) period. A representative of MR. DIY Group, Liew Hui Phin, accompanied by Farah Tusa, handed over the masks to DBKU’s deputy director of […]

Malaysia Airlines enforces the use of face masks on passengers

KUALA LUMPUR: All Malaysia Airlines passengers are now required to bring and wear their own protective masks effective April 23, 2020, at touch-points such as check-in, boarding, in the aircraft cabin, disembarkation and collection of baggage on arrival to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. This requirement applies to all passengers (excluding infants) traveling on all […]

9,500 face masks distributed to frontliners

MIRI: A total of 9,500 pieces of face masks were donated to frontliners in the district who are working to curb the spread of Covid-19 yesterday.Tourism, Arts and Culture Assistant Minister cum Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew, who presented the donation to the groups, said that the masks were contributed by the community […]

Norwex donates 10,000 masks

KUCHING: Norwex, an international cleaning and hygiene solutions company, donated 10,000 masks as part of its global corporate responsibility initiative to St John Ambulance of Malaysia (SJAM) in response to the urgent call for the public and organisations to support the management of Covid-19 operations. In Malaysia, this Norwex initiative included a donation of 500 […]

Pharmacy compounded RM1,000 over no price tag

MIRI: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Miri branch has issued a RM1,000 compound against a pharmacy here for failing to put up a price tag for face masks, which come under the list of controlled items. According to Miri KPDNHEP chief, Joe Azmi Jamil, the pharmacy was inspected Saturday morning. “The […]