Miti letter rejection due to cases of abuse to ‘balik kampung’
JEMPOL: Interstate travel approval letters issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Miti) for business and work purposes was disallowed for four days effective today as certain individuals were found to have abused them to return to their hometowns for the upcoming Aidiladha holiday period. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Yaakob said a […]
Conditions for travellers when interstate travel is permitted
KUCHING: A tourism expert views that strict conditions must be imposed on fully vaccinated travellers when interstate travel is permitted. YS Chan explained that immunity against Covid-19 would immediately go down after vaccination and it would take more than a month for immunity to rise above pre-vaccination level. “Vaccination does not prevent contracting Covid-19, it […]
Yes for interstate travel with strict SOPs
KUCHING: Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Sarawak Chapter chairperson Lina Tsen is of the opinion that allowing interstate travel for those who have completed their vaccine doses will help to support the tourism industry. She said however travellers must still adhere to the entry standard operating procedures (SOPs) that have been laid […]
Privileges for the fully vaccinated?
Government mulls dine-in, interstate travel PUTRAJAYA: The government is mulling the possibility of giving some leeway to individuals who have completed taking two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, including allowing them to dine at restaurants and to travel interstate. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he had asked the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 […]
Allow Labuan’s critical patients to enter the mainland
LABUAN: Labuan Member of Parliament Datuk Rozman Isli has requested the Sabah government to consider allowing seriously ill patients from the duty-free island here to enter the mainland to seek urgent medical treatment at the Kota Kinabalu Queen Elizabeth Hospital or private hospitals. He said he had sent a letter on June 18 to the […]
National Recovery Plan capable of bringing life back to normal
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today unveiled the National Recovery Plan which is believed capable of bringing life back to normal by the end of this year, including reconvening parliament in September or October. He said the plan, which is a strategy to transition out of the Covid-19 crisis, covers four phases […]
Cops nab individuals with fake travel permits
KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested a local man and woman suspected of using fake interstate travel documents bearing what looks like an Istana Negara letterhead on Monday. Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said the suspects aged 27 and 47 were seen acting suspiciously by the motorcycle patrol unit of the Dang Wangi […]
Only 10% of police force can go on leave
KUCHING: Only 10 percent of Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) personnel in Sarawak are allowed to take leave during the coming Hari Raya celebration. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said on-leave personnel would only be allowed to celebrate Aidilfitri in their respective district. “They are not allowed to travel to other districts as inter-zone travel […]
Interstate travel allowed for work, medical, educational purposes only from Mon to Thurs
KUALA LUMPUR: Interstate travels for work, medical and educational purposes are only allowed from Monday to Thursday, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. With the exception of emergency cases, deaths and long-distance married couples, no interstate travels are allowed from Friday to Sunday, he said. “The police view seriously the […]
Interstate travel delay a price to pay
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) views the proposed delay of interstate travel for upcoming Aidilfitri celebrations as a price that the people have to pay in efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Its president Adam Prakash said the Union understood that everybody wants to go back to their families and students wanting to be with […]
