Non-essential businesses glad to operate again
KUCHING: Many business owners have welcomed the government’s decision to allow various non-essential sectors to operate in Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Sarawak’s phase two of the NRP permits all economic sectors including services such as electronic and gadget shops, printing shop and others to operate from 6am until 10pm. The majority […]
Never-say-die attitude keeps ‘em going
KUCHING: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro-traders – especially new businesses which are categorised as non-essential service – that are compelled to stop operations throughout the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) are taking the brunt of the strict standard operating procedures (SOPs), having to bear huge losses. Most of them expressed frustration […]
Non-essential services to operate from May 3
SIBU: In conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Hari Gawai Dayak celebrations, the Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) allowed non-essential services, namely retail, distribution and wholesale, to operate with effect on May 3. The committee, in a statement today, said this decision was made with the approval of the Sarawak Disaster Management […]
Essential and non-essential services confusion
SIBU: Some traders here are still unclear on whether their businesses belong to the essential services sector or not. Due to this, many were found still conducting their non-essential service businesses on the first and second day of the movement control order (MCO) here, said Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit. “We only […]
