Two districts in Miri now green
MIRI: Two districts in Miri division, Telang Usan and Marudi, have turned green after no case was reported there in the last 14 days. Meanwhile, three other districts — Miri, Subis and Beluru — in the division are still red. This was said by the minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) […]
Two zones turn green taking state total to eight
KUCHING: Tatau and Pusa have turned green after zero case was recorded in both districts in the last two weeks. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that now Sarawak has a total of eight green zones. “Song district turned orange today (March 28) after recording a total of 35 local positive cases in the […]
Lubok Antu, Telang Usan now green zones
KUCHING: The districts of Lubok Antu and Telang Usan are now green zones. This after no locally transmitted case of Covid-19 was detected or reported in the two districts in the past 14 days. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Samarahan and Subis had returned to yellow. “Samarahan District recorded 17 cases while Subis recorded […]
SDMC extends MCO, CMCO in respective districts
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has extended the movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order (CMCO) at the respective districts in the state. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in announcing this today, noted that the number of positive Covid-19 cases was still high while the number of green zones […]
Niche tourism to lure foreign tourists
KUALA LUMPUR: In attracting international travellers amid the recurring Covid-19 infections, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is eyeing to tap into green zone destinations with niche tourism attractions. Its minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the ministry would look at various safe places, especially islands with the potential to be green zone […]
Tanjung Manis, Bintulu and Serian now classified as green
KUCHING: Three districts namely Tanjung Manis, Bintulu and Serian have changed status from yellow to green zone on Monday (June 8) after no new Covid-19 positive case was detected in the last 14 days. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said to date there are 37 districts in green zone, while Simunjan, Samarahan and Kuching […]
Express boats in green zone only allowed to operate
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has agreed to allow express boats in the green zone to resume operation, including during the Gawai festival, beginning June 1, said Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. He said the decision was made by the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBNS), adding that the green zone referred to areas which have not recorded […]
State records three new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded three new positive Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases to 552 since the first positive case was reported on March 13. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that of the three new cases, two were from Kuching and one from Samarahan. “These three cases were detected […]
Doing what’s best for S’wak
Fine-tuned CMCO SOPs to suit local situation, says Uggah KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that it will follow the conditional movement control order (CMCO), but with a strategy to fine-tune standard operating procedures (SOPs) to suit the local situation in Sarawak. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said SDMC […]
Relax green zones
KUCHING: The reopening of businesses may not be all bad in order to save the nation’s economy, as far as only the green zones are concerned. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak chairman Larry Sng Wei Shien said the federal government is opening the country for business because the country can’t afford to prolong the negative […]
