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Gorbachev marks 90th birthday in quarantine

MOSCOW: Mikhail Gorbachev, the historic reformer who presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union, marked his 90th birthday in quarantine Tuesday and like everyone else is “tired” of virus restrictions, his spokesman said. Congratulations poured in from around the world, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US leader Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel […]

Green Road street fight turns into battle against Covid-19

KUCHING: The arrest of nine people for alleged involvement in a fight here last Sunday has turned out to be a more complicated case than usual. Two of them tested positive for Covid-19 and one symptomatic suspect is awaiting a second swab test. But that is not all. Up to 109 police officers and personnel […]

Ministers returning from official overseas trips subject to quarantine, surveillance

KUALA LUMPUR: Cabinet ministers returning from official overseas trips are not only subject to a three-day quarantine but will also be placed under surveillance before they are discharged without danger to the public, said lawyer Datuk Mohd Haaziq Pillay Abdullah. He said the quarantine period was not limited to only three days because it would […]

Quarantine regulations relaxed for Cabinet Ministers returning from official trips

KUALA LUMPUR: Cabinet Ministers returning from official trips abroad are now exempted from the 10-day observation or home surveillance period. This was stated in the latest federal government gazette under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease (Exemption) Order 2021 published on the Attorney-General’s Chambers website yesterday. “Subject to paragraph 3, the Minister exempts Cabinet […]

Cuepacs wants offenders punished for drinking beer at quarantine centre

KOTA KINABALU: Authorities need to take stern action against a group of individuals who were caught drinking beer at a Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) in the state that went viral on social media on Saturday. Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat said their […]

Open hotels for quarantine

KUCHING: Hoteilers in Sibu have again been urged to open their hotels as Covid-19 quarantine centres. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan chairman Senator Robert Lau said this was in view of the latest pandemic outbreak in Sibu. “Many hotels are facing an economic downturn. However, when there is a business opportunity, many hoteliers […]

No, no quarantine in longhouses!

KUCHING: Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom has urged that Covid-19 quarantine not be carried out in longhouses. In a statement, he said that even quarantined in their respective rooms, the potential of transmission is still there when not monitored by the Ministry of Health (MOH). “The mandatory quarantine must continue for those who […]

No Pasai Siong residents placed at quarantine centre

SIBU: Claims that residents of Rumah Langi, one of the eight longhouses in Pasai Siong here, that have been placed under lockdown, are undergoing quarantine at Dewan Suarah Sibu as depicted in photographs that have gone viral on social media, are not true. Sarawak Housing and Public Health Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee said so […]

Quarantined — but no complaints!

I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person. – Oscar Wilde, Irish poet After almost a year of self-imposed travel restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic, I travelled to Kuala Lumpur on Nov 18 — partly for work–related matters […]

Food aid for 22 households

MUKAH: Some 22 households in Kampung Judan here whose family members are on quarantine at Mukah Youth Camp here have received the food aid from Tellian State constituency Service Centre on Thursday (Dec 17). Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said the heads of the affected households were on quarantine because they were in close contact with […]