‘Foreigners can work on domestic fishing vessels’
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Ministerial Meeting on the Implementation of the movement control order (MCO) does not prevent foreign citizens from working as crew members on domestic fishing vessels to ensure sufficient fish supply in the country, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said these foreign citizens, however, must first […]
Using robotic tech soon
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) will embark on a pilot programme to use of robotic technology in various sectors to replace human labour, hence reducing the country’s dependence on foreign workers. Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar said the privately-developed programme would be implemented first in the manufacturing sector soon. He […]
Stick to SOP, builders told
KUCHING: Sarawak’s decision to allow Indonesian workers to enter the state would benefit the plantation and construction sectors, which are in dire need of additional manpower. Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said although the move would be well received by the sectors involved, Sarawak should be alarmed […]
Foreign labour still needed
KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) appeals to the Human Resource Ministry to consider allowing the palm oil industry in Sarawak to continue hiring foreign workers during the duration of the year in view of the serious shortage faced by the industry here. They said that Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M […]
Runaway positive Covid-19 Indonesian couple found
KUCHING: Two Indonesian nationals who were reported to have fled after being tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday have been found and taken to the Sarawak General Hospital here. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the two individuals, who were husband and wife, were found in a new residential area near Jalan Matang Baru at […]
Virus positive workers on the run
KUCHING: Two Indonesian workers ran away from a construction site near the State Legislative Assembly Petra Jaya here after knowing they had tested positive for Covid-19. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the police were on the lookout for the duo since they ran away from the construction site on Wednesday night. “The two […]
Foreigners who can enter Sarawak without quarantine
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that foreigners with work permits and valid visas including those under the Malaysia My Second Home programme, who were in Malaysia before the movement control order (MCO) started, are allowed to enter Sarawak without being quarantined. However, they must apply for permission through the SDMC, whereas other foreigners […]
Plantation worker found dead
MIRI: A foreigner who worked at an oil palm plantation in Suai, Niah was found dead sandwiched between a multipurpose vehicle that he was driving and an oil palm tree on Wednesday morning. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, it was believed that the incident occurred at 11.30am that day when the […]
Foreign workers might get tested for Covid-19
KUCHING: Sarawak is currently considering screening foreign workers for Covid-19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said so far, there was no condition that foreign workers at construction sites or plantations must be tested because private testing was very limited. “However, we are studying the matter. For instance in Kuala […]
One new positive case found via contact tracing
KUCHING: Sarawak on Tuesday detected one new positive Covid-19 case, a male Indonesian national, through contact tracing in connection with a positive case reported on June 7. “This involves a new cluster of foreign workers in Sarawak. As such the Sarawak Health Department will conduct Active Case Detection (ACD) operation at a construction site at […]
