No entry for these foreign travellers

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will not allow entries of all foreign nationals who travelled to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe in the last 14 days to the state. According to its statement on Sunday (Nov 28), this change in the admission procedure  is made after reviewing news reports […]

No entry for travellers from India

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will stop travellers who have been to India, from entering the state in its effort to prevent the new variants of virus from India. “As a precautionary measure, the committee decided to restrict the entry of travellers and those who have been in India within 30 days to […]

Approval for ‘No Entry’ at longhouses

KUCHING: Some longhouses and villages in the state have taken the initiative to put up “No Entry” signs at their entrances in view of the hike in number of Covid-19 cases in the state. Mulu assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala said such efforts showed that the Tuai Rumah and other village chiefs were serious in helping […]

No entry for Malaysians, non-Malaysians from Sabah, Labuan except Sarawakians

KUCHING: In light of the increase in Covid-19 cases in Sabah, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that all Malaysians and non-Malaysians–except Sarawakians–in Sabah and Labuan would not be allowed to enter Sarawak starting Oct 4 to 18 (14 days). “Sarawakians who are in Sabah and Labuan are allowed to return, but they […]

Malaysia bars entry of cruise vessels

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will not to permit entry of cruise vessels to its ports with immediate effect due to the Covid-19 outbreak until the overall situation improves and the spread of the virus is contained, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.  He said in view of the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia and around […]