Eateries open until 10pm considered unwise
KUCHING: Kuching Coffeeshop and Restaurant Owners Association committee member Kapitan Tan Yit Sheng fears that extending the operating hours to 10pm will only cause more Covid-19 cases. He explained that longer operating hours — previously, this was until 8pm — would only encourage the public to go out more while taking their sweet time ordering […]
Business will be affected due to reduction in operating hours, operations
KUCHING: The reduction in operating hours and the scale of operations will definitely have an adverse impact on the revenues of businesses, but most business operators would understand the purpose of having such restrictions under the extraordinary circumstances. Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said this when commenting on the tightened conditional movement […]
Five operators fined RM1,500 each for defying CMCO
MIRI: A total of five compound notices with a fine of RM1,500 were issued by the city council (MCC) enforcement team to business operators for defying standard operating procedures (SOPs) imposed under the current conditional movement control order (CMCO). In a statement today, MCC said its enforcement team comprising enforcement personnel and Public Health officers […]
Sellers imposed can appeal for lower amount
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM50,000 compound imposed on two sellers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan for operating beyond 10pm is not a death penalty as they are allowed to appeal for a lower amount to the Ministry of Health (MoH), said Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. Abdul Hamid said individuals who were compounded for […]
Change of UTC operating hours during Ramadan month
KUCHING: All Urban Transformation Centres (UTCs) in Sarawak will operate from 8am to 4.30pm during the Ramadan month from April 12 to May 11. The Ministry of Finance has agreed that this new operating hour applies on Monday to Sunday without break time. However, except on Fridays, there will be break time for those that […]
12am closing time for fun outlets
KUCHING: All entertainment centres in the state are allowed to operate until 12am effective today until Dec 31. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, in announcing this, said all swimming pool activities will also open starting tommorow. “This includes swimming pools in hotels, apartments and public pools. “However, they must […]
7am-10pm business hours stay
KUCHING: The operating hours for economic sectors in the state that are allowed to reopen during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period from 7am to 10pm remain unchanged. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this following a complaint regarding an eatery in Sibu that was instructed to close at 8pm. “I […]
Longer operating hours allowed
KUCHING: Businesses that are allowed to reopen in the state can operate from 7am to 10pm. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said economic activities would be adjusted to the normal operating time under the conditional movement control order (CMCO). “On the standard operating procedure (SOP) that has been issued, there are different […]
