Enforce post-MCO SOPs strictly
KUCHING: Authorities must be strict in the enforcement of post movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) through hefty fines and even closure of errant businesses who do not comply, said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kota Sentosa Branch chairman Wilfred Yap. He said this would be a deterrent of non-compliance of such SOPs […]
Activities to keep homeless busy
MIRI: Various activities have been lined up for several homeless people to improve their lives. They are currently housed at the Miri Red Crescent multipurpose hall here since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). “Currently, we have 26 homeless people here, and we have carried out numerous activities with them besides giving religious […]
Hari Raya visits not allowed
KUALA LUMPUR: The difficulty in ensuring compliance with the Health Ministry’s standard operating procedure (SOP) to curb the spread of Covid-19 is the reason why Aidilfitri travel and visits are not allowed, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. While admitting that this restriction was difficult for the people especially those celebrating […]
Audio reading materials for children
MIRI: Committed to providing continuous learning, Pustaka Miri is providing digital audio access of nearly 4,000 book titles for children during the movement control order (MCO) period. In a statement yesterday, the library said all these books could be accessed online anytime and anywhere as long as there was internet access. “These audio reading materials […]
City’s poor to get daily essentials
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is collaborating with Everrise in a ‘You Donate, We Deliver’ donation campaign. The campaign aims to help the less fortunate families whose livelihoods are affected by the movement control order (MCO). Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng thanked Everrise for coming up with the campaign and choosing MBKS for the […]
State adopts right move, says Masing
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has commended the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) stand on the conditional movement control order (CMCO). He reiterated that Sarawak would follow the CMCO with slight modifications to suit the state’s needs as announced by SDMC chairman and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar […]
Submit health plan before starting work, contractors told
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will allow the implementation of various government projects located in green zones during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period — provided contractors involved submit a written health plan before starting operations. Of a total 526 projects amounting to RM22.1bil under the allocation of the state government, federal […]
More details on Kg Tabuan ACD soon
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will announce details on the active case detection (ACD) operation to be carried out at Kampung Tabuan, Kuching after discussions are completed. “The meeting is still going on, when it is completed then (we can provide more information),” said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at […]
First batch of Curtin Malaysia students go home
MIRI: Seventeen Sarawakian students of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia), who were stranded due to the movement control order (MCO), are the first batch from the university to return home. They left for Bintulu, Sibu and Kuching last Saturday as part of the returning students from across the nation that began from May 1. The […]
The new morn; the new norm
BY MARIETTE TUNN In the first week of March there was a lot more attention given to a local drama than the coronavirus. When the drama ended that week, all of a sudden on the Friday afternoon, toilet tissues started rolling off the shelves, and triggered an avalanche of all makes of tissue paper, hand […]
