New operating hours good for businesses
BY JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Since Sarawak is now in Phase 4 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), business operators in the state can operate past midnight. However, the transition period has caused confusion among food stall and eatery operators because the guidelines provided aren’t clear enough for them. However, many business operators are happy as […]
Have Phase 4 immunisation for red zones
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has suggested having a fourth phase for the immunisation programme in red zones in Sarawak. According to him, Sibu, Kapit, Bintulu and other red zones should be in the fourth phase of the programme. “Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas has written and […]
State allows immediate family members travel in pair
KUCHING: Sarawak has decided to follow the latest national ruling in allowing two immediate family members to travel in a car, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said. In a statement issued here today, Uggah, who is also State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman, said the decision would take effect immediately after taking […]
Two in one car must be family members
KUCHING: Pressured by many requests from the public to increase the number of people traveling in a car, the government yesterday decided to relax the previous restriction of one-person-per-car ruling. At a press conference in Putrajaya yesterday, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob stated that two people could now travel together in […]
Let us deliberate: Uggah
SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will deliberate on the federal government’s decision to allow two individuals to travel per vehicle during the movement control order’s (MCO) fourth phase, which began yesterday. During a site visit to active case detection programme locations in Kota Samarahan yesterday, Deputy Chief Minister and SDMC chairman Datuk Amar […]
‘Two people allowed on one car’
PUTRAJAYA: The government has given some leeway to the standard operating procedure of phase four of the movement control order (MCO) by allowing two people to travel in one vehicle, beginning today. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said they must be people from one family living in the same house and the […]
Head of family can bring one family member to buy food, healthcare
KUALA LUMPUR: Household heads who go out to buy food and other daily necessities during the movement control order (MCO) phase 4 period can now be accompanied by one family member staying in the same house. According to the latest federal gazette under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 published in the […]
