Telang Usan rep optimistic Malaysia-Brunei VTL will be revived

MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau expressed his optimism that the land and air Vaccinated Travel Land (VTL) between Malaysia and Brunei will soon be revived. He said this following a smooth discussion between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on the matter. “There has been good […]

New rule for travellers with infection history

KUCHING: Travellers with Covid-19 infection history entering direct to Sarawak need to be in quarantine regardless of vaccination status. “Those who are fully vaccinated need to be in quarantine until their RTK-Antigen test result is negative, and those with incomplete vaccination need to be in quarantine according to the time given,” said the Sarawak Disaster […]

Those infected must undergo seven-day quarantine

KUALA LUMPUR: Fully-vaccinated individuals who test positive for all variants of COVID-19 and are asymptomatic must undergo isolation for seven days, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said positive cases who are not fully vaccinated or unvaccinated or symptomatic, must undergo the mandatory 10-day isolation. Meanwhile, close contacts of COVID-19 positive cases who are fully […]

7-day quarantine for fully vaxxed non-Malaysians

Medical tourism KUCHING: Non-Malaysians who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and wish to enter Sarawak for medical tourism purposes will be required to undergo hospital quarantine for seven days. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee, on its updated standard operating procedures which was released on Tuesday (Oct 26), said as for those who are either not vaccinated […]

Public express conflicting views on relaxation for fully vaccinated individuals

By Aisyah Azzahra Suhiri   KUCHING: The general public are of the opinion that the standard operating procedures (SOPs) enforced by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is a smart move to ensure the public’s safety. The SOPs announced by SDMC on Aug 23 stated that only fully vaccinated individuals are allowed to work or enter […]

Flexibility for fully vaccinated individuals can help revive domestic economic activities

PUTRAJAYA: The flexibility given to fully vaccinated individuals can help revive various domestic economic activities that will see more the opening of more economic and social sectors in stages soon. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi reminded all consumers and traders to work together to ensure full compliance with the […]

Good start toward resuming normal life

Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah

KUCHING: The recent announcement on the relaxation measures for fully vaccinated individuals is a good start for the country to move forward in resuming normalcy in daily lives, said Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “This will also have positive impact on the local workforce who can look forward to employment which will contribute to boosting […]