‘We all have a role to play’
SIBU: According to the Department of Statistics, the country’s unemployment rate in March this year was at its highest in 10 years at 3.9 percent, with more than 600,000 people being unemployed. In May 2020, Bukit Assek assemblywomen Irene Chang said that the number has increased to 810,000 and the rate is still soaring as […]
Prevention: Everyone plays a part
KUCHING: Sarawakians must continue to play their part and understand that Sarawak is not exempted from the second wave of Covid-19, said Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian. As such everyone plays a part in preventing infection by the virus, he stressed. “I beg every Sarawakian to understand that Sarawakians […]
Businesses brace for second wave
KUCHING: With the second wave of Covid-19 hitting the state, businesses will be affected again. Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) Kuching Branch chairman Sim Kiang Chiok said the sudden spike in cases in Kuching immediately turned the city back into the yellow zone, after turning green on July 8. “This spike was […]
Textile traders fear second wave
KUCHING: Some textile traders in India Street here have expressed fear that they might be forced to cease business should a second wave of Covid-19 occur. As it is, since the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) in March this year, some of the traders had been severely affected, experiencing a decline in business […]
