Mirians told to be more vigilant
MIRI: Minister in charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Monday (Jan 11) reminded Mirians to be more vigilant against the Covid-19 pandemic. The district was declared a red zone for the virus today. Lee issued the reminder in a statement after attending a meeting with various relevant […]
Miri now red zone
KUCHING: Miri district has been declared a Covid-19 red zone. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this came about after a staggering 97 locally transmitted cases were detected in the district within the past 14 days. He said the districts of Dalat and Beluru had also changed from green […]
Most say aye to CMCO extension
KUCHING: The extension of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) until Nov 27 has received a nod of approval from most Sarawakians. Some opined that the implementation of the CMCO for the second time in Sarawak was a wise decision made, seeing as Kuching was declared a red zone. However, some reacted differently to the […]
229 ordered to turn back
KUCHING: Police have ordered 229 motorists to turn back for not having valid travel documents to exit and enter Kuching district. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this makes the tally of vehicles ordered to turn back since Nov 9, at 420 vehicles. “On Thursday, 8,039 vehicles were inspected in 10 roadblocks set up […]
Focus on the fight
KUCHING: The people should be focused on playing their part in containing the spread of Covid-19 regardless of whether or not Kuching is a yellow or red zone, said Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He explained the much delayed press statement on the Covid-19 update on July 25 […]
Walikota wants a ‘green’ Kota Samarahan
KUCHING: Kota Samarahan’s Red Zone label has been blamed on “the few”, especially those early ones who were Covid-19 positive, for having brought the virus to the district. “This group should have been mindful of others in the district,” said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) walikota, Datuk Peter Minos, without naming the culprits. “It’s most […]
Active case detection ops
Not enhanced MCO, clarifies Uggah KUCHING: The four-day Active Case Detection (ACD) operations carried out in residential areas in Taman Uni Garden and Taman Desa Ilmu in Kota Samarahan until April 30 is not enhanced movement control order (EMCO). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said it was not EMCO but to limit […]
