No need for EMCO in Kuching District
KUCHING: It is unnecessary to impose the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) for the whole of Kuching District despite the city’s declaration as a Covid-19 red zone. In stating this, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the areas here were mostly free of the virus. “We have thoroughly discussed this […]
Village quiet as lockdown begins
KUCHING: Kampung Haji Baki here was unusually quiet on Wednesday. The usual hustle and bustle of the village came to a grinding halt after the government enforced the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in it. Almost 4,200 residents from 530 houses in Blocks A, B and C are barred from leaving their homes until Nov […]
No lockdown, targeted enhanced MCO instead
KUALA LUMPUR: The government does not intend to impose a total lockdown despite the latest surge in Covid-19 cases. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said instead the government would implement targeted enhanced movement control order (MCO) at identified areas with high Covid-19 cases. The Prime Minister said if the government were to reintroduce a national lockdown, […]
Eight stranded M’sians arrive home safely
KUCHING: Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar successfully brought back eight Malaysians who were stranded in Nigeria for more than five months due to the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the world recently. The eight Malaysians who were stranded in Nigeria because of their work arrived safely on Friday […]
India coronavirus deaths hit 50,000
NEW DELHI: India’s official coronavirus death toll soared past 50,000 on Monday as the pandemic rages through smaller cities and rural areas where health care is feeble and stigmatisation rife. Many experts say the real numbers may be far higher due to low testing rates and because deaths are often not properly recorded in the […]
Easing M’sians’ homesickness
BANGKOK: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and limited flight slots to travel home, many Malaysians overseas have no choice but to celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha abroad. For many, this means not only having to miss out on the festive atmosphere of Hari Raya Aidiladha, but also the two must-have Raya dishes — lemang and rendang. Luckily […]
Stranded M’sians brought home
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has so far brought home 23,955 Malaysians stranded in 82 countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. The latest involved 143 Malaysians who were brought back from Jordan along with 120 Thai nationals via a flight arranged by the Royal Thai Embassy in Amman […]
Comply with the SOPs
KUCHING: Residents in the Padawan municipal council (MPP) areas are urged to continue maintaining the highest hygiene as well as adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang issued the reminder because of the detection of new Covid-19 cases in Kuching since Friday (July 10). “Two new positive cases were reported […]
Efforts being made to bring back stranded Malaysians
BY V.SANKARA KUALA LUMPUR: A non-governmental organisation called the Malaysian People’s Club of Riyadh (Malay acronym: KRMR) said efforts to bring back some 300 to 400 Malaysians stranded in Saudi Arabia are being carried out in collaboration with Wisma Putra and airline companies. President of KRMR Shamsuri Mohamad said following discussions with several airline companies, […]
Wings’ streaming concert this Aug
KUCHING: Rock band Wings will hold a streaming concert in August as they are gradually picking up under the new normal of Covid-19 pandemic. The band’s lead vocalist Datuk Awie said such decision to venture into digital platform was timely in order to put food on the table and stay connected with their audience after […]
