42 fines for SOP flouts

KUCHING: Police have issued 42 compounds to individuals in the state last Thursday for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, the police will continue to enforce the SOPs including the use of face masks and social distancing in public places. […]

27 compounds issued to errant individuals

KUCHING: Police issued 27 compounds to individuals for not wearing face masks in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said police would continue to enforce standard operating procedures (SOP) compliance, including the use of face masks in public places. “Kuching recorded the most compounds issued with 10, followed by Padawan […]

17 errant individuals compounded

WEARING FACE MASK IN PUBLIC PLACES KUCHING: Police issued 17 compound notices to individuals for not wearing face masks in public places on Wednesday. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, Kuching recorded the most compounds issued with nine, followed by Samarahan and Simunjan with three each, while Betong and Sarikei each […]

Trio arrested for violating SOPs

PADAWAN: A local man and two foreigners were arrested for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) at Jalan Tondong, Batu Kawa on Tuesday. Padawan District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the trio — aged between 23 and 34 years old — were arrested in a raid conducted at a snooker centre around 11pm. […]

17 compounded for SOP violation

KUCHING: Seventeen individuals were issued with a RM1,000 compound each for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Monday (Aug 10). District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said during the first inspection in BDC market, the patrol team spotted four men who were not wearing any face mask. “Whereas for […]

Masks not mandatory if distancing is practised

KUCHING: The usage of face masks is not mandatory in places where physical distancing can be practised, said Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Dennis Leong. According to him, crowded areas are defined as places where physical distancing could not be practised. “When you go into a convenient store and it is not crowded […]

16 compounded for not wearing face masks

KUCHING: Sarawak police have issued 16 compounds to individuals on Sunday for not wearing face masks in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, the police will continue to enforce the standard operating procedures (SOPs) including the use of face masks in public places. “Mukah recorded the most compounds issued […]