Night market traders in high spirits
KUCHING: Has the Bazaar Ramadan Online Sarawakku Sayang (BROSS) cost traders and hawkers from the Metrocity Night Market the opportunity to make a living during the movement control order (MCO) period? That is not the case as the initiative received encouraging feedback. Head of the Metrocity N6 Youth Night Market management team, Mohamad Khairuzie Bolhassan, […]
Go out of norm, entrepreneurs told
KUCHING: Since setting up stalls by the roadside is a big ‘No’, Sarawakians, especially women entrepreneurs, have to venture out of the norm during the month of Ramadan. According to Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, the state government has initiated 11 Bazaar Ramadan Online Sarawakku Sayang (BROSS) […]
BRO to bring Ramadan food to you
KUALA LUMPUR: For many, the freedom to go to Ramadan bazaars to buy food for buka puasa is today but a distant memory. The activity, regarded by many as part of the quintessential Malaysian Ramadan experience, is now banned due to the movement control order (MCO) that was put in place to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The government’s decision to […]
BROSS to encourage online trade during Ramadan
KUCHING: Sarawak takes another step to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to earn extra income during the fasting month through the Bazar Ramadan Online Sarawakku Sayang (BROSS) programme on Facebook. State Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said BROSS was initiated as an alternative to the annual Ramadan bazaar which had been barred following […]
Wise to revise decision, says rep
KUCHING: Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh has concurred with the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) revised decision to only allow food trading hours between 7am and 7pm, and through online platforms during the Ramadan month as the movement control order (MCO) is still being enforced. He expressed his disagreement with SDMC’s previous decision to allow food […]
Ramadan food delicacies galore on Facebook
By Suziela Che Mat KUALA LUMPUR: Ramadan this year will not be the same for Malaysians with the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) entering the fourth phase, a different experience of celebrating the holy month is felt, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As is often the case, a few days prior to Ramadan, […]
Food vendors allowed to sell Ramadan takeaways
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided that food vendors would be allowed to operate during Ramadan on condition that they only sell takeaways from their homes. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah stressed that markets, bazaars, and grouped stalls selling necessities and food for Hari Raya Puasa would […]
Muslims urged to stay positive during Ramadan
KUCHING: From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the nation are bracing for a bleak Ramadan. Usually during the holy fasting month, many Muslims will spend more time at mosques or attend daily breaking of fast events with families and friends. But this year, with the Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control […]
SDMC to discuss e-bazaar implementation
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will discuss further on the implementation of e-bazaars in the state. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this in response to a question by a reporter on whether Sarawak will follow the federal government’s ban on e-bazaars. “The SDMC will deliberate on it […]
WatsapKita e-Bazar coming soon
KUCHING: A new online e-bazaar is coming to town. Ramadan is just around the corner and traditionally, Malaysians look forward to such bazaars, which sell a wide variety of food for iftar (breaking of fast). However, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg announced a ban on Ramadan and Gawai Dayak bazaars this year […]
