Brisk business at Sibu night market
SIBU: Business was so good at the reopening of the night market last Saturday that it took food stall traders less than two hours to sell all their food. The market was closed for three months due to the movement control order (MCO). When it reopened last Saturday, it attracted a big crowd of people. […]
Punters face fines if they defy RMCO
SIBU: Police will not hesitate to issue a compound of RM1,000 to 4D punters if they are caught defying the recovery movement control order (RMCO) when buying numbers at 4D outlets. Sibu district deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat on Saturday told reporters after inspecting 4D outlets that the compound could also be issued to […]
Lukewarm response by lottery punters
KUCHING: There seemed to be no rush by punters in placing their bets at lottery outlets when were allowed to resume operation on Friday (June 19). The initial response looked very much lukewarm. A survey by New Sarawak Tribune conducted in Jalan Song Thian Cheok here found that more than 100 customers entered two outlets－Sports […]
Business picking up for cobbler
MUKAH: Cobbler Wahab Razak found it hard to cope with everyday life during the movement control order (MCO) which was enforced from March 18 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Throughout the period, he could not carry out his business as usual at the five-foot walkway of the dry market in the old town here. “It […]
Jong’s Crocodile Farm and Zoo reopens
KUCHING: Crocodiles at Jong’s Crocodile Farm and Zoo must have been really lonely because of the temporary closure due to movement control order (MCO). But locals can visit them now that the farm has reopened. Its manager, Teoh Yia Qing, said the farm resumed business on June 11 after nearly three months of closure. She […]
Latest guidelines for barbers, salons
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has released the latest standard operating procedure (SOP) for barber shops, hair salons and beauty salons to comply with. According to SDMC in a statement on Tuesday, the SOP would take effect today. “SDMC has received the latest SOP prepared by the Ministry of Local Government for these […]
24-hour service sectors allowed to reopen
KUCHING: More socio-economic activities will be allowed under certain standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. Hence, State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas on Monday has announced that all sectors involved in providing 24-hour services are allowed to operate in the state. “This includes petrol […]
UTC counters to resume operation
MIRI: All counters for federal government services at the Miri Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) will resume its operations on Monday (June 15) from 8am to 5pm daily. According to a press statement released on Wednesday, Miri Mayor Adam Yii said visitors have been advised to continue complying with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) — social […]
Blind quartet can’t wait to resume their massage business
SIBU: The movement control order (MCO) imposed in March 13 and the subsequent restriction orders that succeeded it have severely impacted various businesses, and the blind massage business is no exception. For four blind masseurs, it has been four long months of sheer haplessness with no income. The massage centre at Jalan Salim here, operated […]
‘Make appointment, wash hair at home, only then go for haircut’
KUCHING: It is definitely a great relief for barber shops and hair salons in the city as their services are allowed to resume beginning June 9. Kuching Hairdressers Association president Raymond Chin said he was truly happy that hairstylists could be back in action soon after the Sarawak government announced that barber shops and hair […]
