Catholic, Anglican churches to remain closed

KUCHING: All Anglican churches and most Catholic churches in the state will continue to remain closed although the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has given the green light to hold prayer sessions with a maximum attendance of 50 persons per session effective Saturday (July 24). Bishop of the Anglican Church in Sarawak and Brunei, Right […]

Sarawak to remain closed till end of vaccination programme

MIRI: Sarawak will remain closed to tourists until the vaccination programme is completed. “At the moment, we will not open, at least until the later part of June, to see how many people will be vaccinated. From there, we’ll move on because other countries are also doing the same,” said Assistant Minister for Tourism, Arts […]

Urban Trasformation Centre to remain closed

SIBU: With the emergence of two new clusters in the district and 105 new Covid-19 cases recorded, the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) will remain closed throughout the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. In a statement released today, the extension of the closure is an effort to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 in the district. […]

Childcare centres remain closed

KUCHING: All taska (nurseries) and tadika (kindergartens) in Kuching will remain closed as the district is still a red zone. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas explained that the committee discussed on this matter following the unstable (Covid-19) situation in Kuching. “We fear that it may spread because we can […]

Preschools to stay closed after CMCO

KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that all taska (nurseries) and tadika (kindergartens) are still not allowed to operate until the directive on their resumption is given after the conditional movement control order (CMCO). In preparation for the reopening of preschools after the CMCO, she said […]

Grant for nurseries, kindies

KUCHING: The state government has approved the usage of the Special Annual Grant (GTK) for two additional purposes to reduce the burden of operators of registered taska (nurseries) and tadika (kindergartens) in Sarawak, which were closed during the movement control order (MCO) and conditional MCO periods. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister […]

Barbershops must remain closed

KUCHING: All barbershops or hair salons will not be allowed to operate in the state during the movement control order (MCO).  This is the latest directive issued by the State Disaster Management Committee to curb the outbreak of Covid-19.  SDMC deputy chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this decision reflects the sentiments of the […]