Not the time yet to ease quarantine, travel restrictions
BY RACHEL MINA & UMIE SYAZWANIE MOHD KUCHING: The federal government has eased restrictions related to quarantine and inter-district travel for fully vaccinated individuals throughout the country effective Monday. The relaxation is applicable to all phases of the National Recovery Plan. However, members of the public, approached by New Sarawak Tribune, disagreed with the federal […]
Satisfactory level of compliance from Samarahan folk
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Residents in this district have shown a satisfactory level of compliance with the movement control order standard operating procedures (SOPs), says district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram. He revealed that throughout the month of July, only two SOP-related compounds were issued. Police also checked over 278,000 vehicles and 310,000 individuals passing through numerous […]
Limit inter-district travel to the fully jabbed
KUCHING: Inter-district travel in Sarawak should be limited to those who have been fully vaccinated, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. He also pointed out that the effectiveness of Covid-19 would only take place 14 days after the second dose. “According to a microbiologist from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Dr Zamberi […]
Indonesians with fake travel permits jailed
KUCHING: Three Indonesian men, who pleaded guilty to using fake inter-district travel permit, have been sentenced to three months imprisonment. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar set the sentence for all the accused, aged between 38 and 45, to run from the date of arrest, July 7. Based on the facts of the case, officers on duty at […]
Over 5,000 vehicles ordered to turn back nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 5,594 vehicles were ordered to turn back at roadblocks nationwide since yesterday for flouting standard operating procedures (SOP) set for interstate and inter-district movements. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Zainal Abidin Kasim said the number of vehicles ordered to turn back was among 456,019 vehicles […]
7,160 inter-district travel requests approved
MIRI: From April 25 until May 1 the local police received 7,688 applications for inter-district travel. Of that figure, 7,160 were approved while 528 were rejected. This was revealed yesterday (April 3) by Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also in-charge of the divisional Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC), after chairing a meeting of […]
Public torn on inter-district travel
KUCHING: With Covid-19 cases raging on in Sarawak, members of the public appear to have mixed opinions on whether inter-district travel restrictions should be lifted for the upcoming Hari Raya celebration. The public is generally supportive of the decision to restrict inter-district travel as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise but there is […]
Essential services providers don’t need police permits
SIBU: People in this division who work in the essential services sector do not have to apply for police permits if they go to work in their respective districts or zones only. Essential service providers, who are allowed to operate at 50 percent of their usual capacity, also do not require police permits within the […]
Inter-district travel are welcomed but must be strictly controlled
BY CRYSTAL WONG KUCHING: Under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) the local people and those in other districts require police permits to travel between districts. This situation has created extra jobs for the police whose number of officers and constables is not always at the optimum level. Nevertheless, they still perform the unavoidable tasks […]
No to interstate travel, yes to inter-district travel
KUCHING: The public have mixed feelings about the possibility of interstate and inter-district travel during the upcoming Hari Raya celebration. Recently, the federal government stated that it would decide soon on whether to allow interstate travel during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations. “The government will review the matter and make an announcement when the time […]
