Test on foreign workers is a good move
KUCHING: Requiring all foreign workers to undergo the Covid-19 screening test starting Jan 1 next year is a good move to content the spread of infection, particularly in high-risk areas. This was said by Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok, adding that the testing of the foreign […]
Include foreign workers in high-risk group
KUALA LUMPUR: Host countries of migrant workers should consider ways to vaccinate foreign workers against Covid-19, said the World Health Organisation (WHO). Coordinator for Essential Medicines and Health Technologies at the WHO Western Pacific Region, Dr Socorro Escalante said while WHO has listed groups to be given priority for vaccination, namely healthcare workers, the elderly, those with underlying […]
Stern action against employers employing illegal foreign workers
KUCHING: Stern action will be taken against employers employing illegal foreign workers following the emergence of Covid-19 positive cases among alien employees. This was announced in a statement by State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) acting chairman Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing after chairing the committee’s meeting today. During the meeting, Masing and committee members […]
Yes, extend foreign workers’ permits
KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developer’s Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok is all for extending foreign workers’ permits in Sarawak. Besides covering the shortfall of workers in the construction and plantation sector, he said it could save transportation costs and reduce the waiting and processing time. “This will help tackle […]
Allow foreign workers for oil palm industry
KUCHING: Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) has urged both the federal and state governments to allow for a consignment of ‘relief’ foreign workers to resolve the acute workers shortage in the oil palm industry. Its chief executive officer Andrew Cheng Mui Fah said due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the country has stopped new […]
Foreign tugboat seized, crews detained
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized a foreign tugboat with two Indonesian crews for an offence under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 on Wednesday afternoon. According to Miri MMEA director, Captain Md Fauzi Othman, the tugboat crews failed to produce any supporting documents to allow them to anchor in Malaysian waters. “The tugboat […]
Foreign workers a boon to Mukah businesses
MUKAH: Major businesses here have been making good sales in the last few years, and foreign workers contributed a certain percentage to the total spending. There are four major business outlets here patronised frequently by foreign workers. The foreign workers, mostly from Indonesia, would go shopping at regular intervals during weekends or certain weekdays, in […]
Ceylonese Restaurant: Naan do it better
A go-to gem for the springiest cheese naan, Ceylonese Restaurant can use up to 2,000 kilogrammes of mozzarella cheese a month. The owner, Damith Senanayake, says that their best-selling Triple Cheese Naan uses 700g of mozzarella cheese each, making it the ‘cheesiest’ Naan in Kuching. Best cheese naan in town Ceylonese Restaurant owner, Damith Senanayake, […]
Better to be safe than sorry
KUCHING: Although the lack of foreign workers may delay development projects in Sarawak, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said that some sacrifices had to be made for the time being in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that the lack of foreign workers certainly was a problem in […]
Worker crushed by bulldozer
KAPIT: A construction worker at Baleh Dam was killed after being crushed by a bulldozer while at work last Thursday. District police chief DSP Freddy Bian Stanislaus said the incident happened at 5pm. The accident happened when a bulldozer driven by a 33-year-old Pakistani worker skidded and crushed the victim who was cleaning the roadside […]
