Borneo Balloon Fiesta, FIJO 2020 postponed
KUALA LUMPUR: Two upcoming international festivals to be held in the country have now been postponed due to Covid-19. In SARAWAK, the Borneo Balloon Fiesta 2020 which was originally scheduled for April 11-12 at Dataran Celebrati, Stadium Negeri, Petra Jaya has been postponed until further notice. Event organiser Nex Vision Sdn Bhd said in a statement the current Covid-19 […]
Sarawak orders gatherings be postponed
KUCHING: All government and public gatherings involving the participation of more than 50 people in Sarawak must be postponed or deferred to a later date. State Disaster Management Committee in a statement today said it was the latest policy implemented by the state in managing the Covid-19 outbreak. “The action was taken as part of […]
All motorsports activities postponed
KUALA LUMPUR: All motorsports activities have been postponed until further notice due to the Covid-19 outbreak, said Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM). MAM, in a statement today, said the decision was made upon consultation with the Malaysian government, International Automobile Federation (FIA) and Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). “MAM will continue to proactively monitor the situation and advice our motorsports […]
All tourism-related events postponed
KUCHING: All upcoming events in the Sarawak Tourism Calendar 2020 are to be postponed in view of the recent Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak that is happening in the state. Yesterday (Mar 13), the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) issued an advisory to have all government and public gatherings involving more than 250 participants to be […]
All schools sports, co-curricular activities postponed
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has directed the postponement of all large gatherings such as sports programmes and co-curricular activities in all schools across the country, with effect from yesterday, following the call by the Health Ministry to avoid holding such gatherings in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19. In a statement issued […]
Tokyo Olympics may be postponed 1-2 years
MOSCOW: The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo may be postponed 1-2 years because of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, Sputnik news quoted the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing Japanese organising committee board member Haruyuki Takahashi. “I don’t think the Games could be cancelled; it’d be a delay,” Takahashi said in an interview with […]
Conference postponed
KUCHING: Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the International Conference on Responsible Tourism and Hospitality (ICRTH2020), which was slated for Aug 12-14, has been postponed to July 2021. “We deeply regret any inconvenience caused as a result of this postponement, but the safety and health of our conference speakers, delegates, sponsors and friends are our utmost […]
Manyin slams busy-body Lim
SERIAN: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has been meddling in education matters like no other finance ministers before him. This unbecoming behaviour on the part of the finance minister has drawn the ire of Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Datuk Seri Michael Manyin Jawong. Manyin said Lim should just concentrate on improving the economy […]
Tender of 16 dilapidated schools postponed: Lim
PUTRAJAYA: The tender for development of 16 dilapidated schools in Sarawak has been postponed to enable the Education Ministry and the Sarawak Public Works Department to review the scope and cost of the project, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. “The tender for these schools is expected to be implemented in March 2020,” he said in a statement […]
