Perodua restarts nationwide operations in full

KUALA LUMPUR: Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) has officially resumed operations at all 182 sales, 202 service and 68 body and paint outlets nationwide following two-month closure due to the movement control order (MCO). Its president and chief executive officer Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad said the company has put in place the necessary safeguards […]

Sarawak express, regional bus services can resume operations on June 2

KUCHING: Express and regional bus services in Sarawak will only be allowed to resume operations from June 2 with the operators required to make the necessary preparations from now to ensure compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO). State Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin today said that the SOP includes sanitising their […]

Parking fees return May 18

KUCHING: Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) will re-impose parking fees at all its designated coupon parking lots starting May 18. DBKU director Dr Morshidi Ahmad said the decision was made in line with that of the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to allow almost all economic sectors across Sarawak to resume operations from May 12. […]

Private tertiary institutions allowed to resume operate from today

PUTRAJAYA: Private tertiary institutions (IPTS) can resume operations and management from today (May 4), said Deputy Chief Registrar of Private Higher Educational Institutions Datuk Dr Mohd Saleh Jaafar. In a notice dated May 3 on the operations of the IPTS during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period, Mohd Salleh however reminded that face-to-face teaching-and-learning activities were […]

SMEs operation: Decision in next few days

KUCHING: Sarawak has yet to decide when to allow small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to resume operation. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government will announce soon whether to follow the federal government’s decision to allow resumption. “On Sarawak’s part, we have been advised by the Chief […]

Ports to allow import, export activities by authorised companies from today

KUALA LUMPUR: Port operators nationwide have been instructed to allow all import and export activities by companies which have been authorised to operate during the movement control order (MCO) by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said the move was in line with the government’s decision yesterday to allow companies under certain economic sectors […]

Allow businesses to resume operations, with safety precautions

KUALA LUMPUR: The government should allow offices, shops and factories to resume their operations after May 12, albeit with strict observance of health and safety precautions, said Datuk NK Jasani, country managing partner of Grant Thornton Malaysia PLT. The health and safety measures include daily temperature checks, using face masks and sanitizers, frequent hand washing, conducting anti-virus […]