New guidelines for oil and gas workers
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee has issued new guidelines for entry to Sarawak for oil and gas workers effective today (Sep 1). The committee said Malaysians from West Malaysia, Sabah, Labuan and foreign nationals would be admitted to quarantine centres to undergo compulsory 14-day quarantine. “The rT-PCR test will be taken on the second […]
Govt to bear cost of quarantine, tests for S’wakians
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will bear the cost of quarantine accommodation and Covid-19 testing for Sarawakians returning to the state from overseas, assured Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said all Sarawakians returning to the state from overseas are required to undergo mandatory 14-day quarantine. Within this period, he said they would […]
Four civil servants arrested for breaking quarantine
KUCHING: Sarawak police have arrested four civil servants for violating the quarantine order. “Three were arrested in Sibu while one was arrested in Kanowit, for cutting off the wristband before the end of the quarantine period,,” said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement. Eleven compounds were also issued to errant individuals on Monday […]
No quarantine if return within two days
KUCHING: Sarawakians who leave the state to Malaya, Sabah and Labuan for official duty or business — either with the government or private departments — and return within two days are exempted from quarantine. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said although they are not required to undergo quarantine, they […]
Quarantine shirkers on bail
Police arrest duo who refused to be quarantined MIRI: Police here on Monday afternoon (Aug 10) arrested two male contractors who flew in from Kuala Lumpur but refused to be quarantined and disobeyed directives from the relevant authorities. District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the men arrived at Miri Airport at 2.40pm on […]
Sarawak-bound teachers urged to comply with quarantine
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) has urged teachers returning to Sarawak from Malaya and other states to comply with the 14-day quarantine in accordance with the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s decision announced last Friday (June 12). Its president Ahmad Malie also reminded teachers involved to formally inform their respective school administrations that they […]
No cases of Covid-19 patients being reinfected in state
KUCHING: There are no cases of Covid-19 patients being reinfected in Sarawak. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said, however, there were reports that Brunei had 17 cases of reinfection. “We have gathered this information and passed it to medical specialists including Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah so that […]
‘Reconsider quarantine policy’
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth has urged the state government to review and reconsider its 14-day quarantine at home policy for returning Sarawakians. On April 18, Deputy Chief Minister and State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said effective yesterday, any Sarawakian returning from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Labuan would […]
