4,000 face masks for Sibu police
SIBU: Concerned for the frontliners, Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing donated 4,000 pieces of face masks to the police here on Saturday. Handing over the donation yesterday was Tiong’s representative, Bawang Assan PDP Youth chief councillor Joshua Ting. The simple ceremony was held at the Sibu district police headquarters where […]
Food delivery riders remembered
MIRI: Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sarawak secretary, Senator Alan Ling, continued his round of donation of face masks, hand sanitisers and mineral water to food delivery riders around this city yesterday. Ling reached out to the food delivery riders under ‘Hungry Delivery System’ to express his gratitude for their honourable services for the community during this […]
Vietnam could become world’s face mask factory
HANOI: Vietnam’s garment industry was suffering an unprecedented crisis due to Covid-19, but the pandemic also brought significant opportunities for the country to become the world’s face mask factory, reported Vietnam News Agency. Many garment producers hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic recently invested in producing face masks as a solution to cope with the […]
Two million face masks for public
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) hopes to start distributing two million face masks to Sarawakians by this Friday, especially in Covid-19 red zones. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that six face masks would be allocated to each household in Covid-19 red zones, while those in yellow and green zones would […]
Fashion designers lending a helping hand
Big-fashion brands and high street names worldwide are turning their production lines to meet needs arising from the Covid-19 crisis. Some are focused on masks while for others, its protective equipment and overalls for front-liners. In Malaysia, altruistic fashion initiatives are of a smaller scale but the efforts made are no less significant. Making initiatives […]
Samling donates medical supplies to two hospitals
KUCHING: Samling Group of Companies (Samling) is continuing to play its role in the fight against Covid-19 by donating medical supplies to Marudi Hospital and Miri Hospital. On Monday (April 13), Samling donated six large boxes of surgical masks as well as disinfectants to Marudi Hospital. A second batch of surgical masks will be delivered […]
Do not buy or sell face masks with PDRM/MAF logo
KUALA LUMPUR: The police yesterday warned people against getting involved in selling, purchasing or using any face mask or T-shirt with the security forces emblem. Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Huzir Mohamed said this was because there were certain individuals who were found to be selling the items bearing the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) logos in the social […]
Journalists receive face masks
MIRI: The Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) yesterday received 1,000 face masks for its members who are in the front line doing news coverage during the movement control order (MCO) due to Covid-19. The face masks were donated by Senator Alan Ling. NSJA president Andy Jong said the media would continue to play an important […]
24.62 mln face masks being distributed to the people
PUTRAJAYA: Some 24.62 million face masks are in the process of being distributed to the people nationwide for free, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. Ismail Sabri, who is also Defence Minister, said each household will receive four pieces. The task of channelling them to the respective State Security Councils will be coordinated by the Civil Defence Force […]
Mask on or not?
If you’re sick and need to be around others, properly wearing a mask can protect those around you from contracting your illness. – CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION When news of the first death from Coronavirus reported on January 11 in Wuhan, China, and started to reach the outside world, one of my first […]
