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Schools to re-open in stages

SIBU: Schools will be reopened in stages during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) on the advice of the Education Ministry. RMCO is from June 10 to August 31, as announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Sunday. However, even before the announcement by the prime minister, most schools here have already got […]

Covas suggests opening of all sectors

KUCHING: Consumer Voice Association of Sarawak (Covas) has urged the government to carefully consider reopening all sectors to improve the revenue of consumers in the wake of recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. Its president Michael Tiong said the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) had strengthened the financial standing of consumers as limited spending […]

Nation not out of the woods yet

SIBU: The announcement of the recovery movement control order (RMCO) shows that the government feels that the country is not out of the woods yet in terms of the threat from Covid-19, said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan branch chairman Robert Lau. “However, I believe this will be the last phase. This phase […]

Football association accepts decision

BINTULU: Football games are still not allowed during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period from June 10 until August 31. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, when announcing the RMCO on Sunday, said this was because sports such as football, rugby, soccer, wrestling, boxing, basketball, and hockey were classified as contact sports which also […]

Provide comprehensive guidelines

KUCHING: The government and Ministry of Health (MOH) have been urged to provide comprehensive guidelines for the recovery movement control order (RMCO). Sarawak Federation of Chinese Association president Datuk Richard Wee said there must be a clear guideline so that the public would not be confused with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) enforced during the […]

Police await decision on inter-district travel

KUCHING: Sarawak police will await the decision of the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on inter-district travel during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. “Although the conditional movement control order (CMCO) will end on June 9, a total of 51 roadblocks throughout Sarawak will still be on,” said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail. […]

‘Look into high costs of flight tickets’

KUCHING: The federal government should look into addressing the high costs of flight tickets from Malaya to Sarawak or Sabah now that interstate travels are allowed, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He was alluding to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement on Sunday on the implementation of the recovery movement control order […]

Sarawak ready for RMCO

KUCHING: Sarawak is ready to implement the recovery movement control order (RMCO), said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said Sarawakians had complied with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the rules set by the government during the movement control order (MCO) and conditional movement control order (CMCO). […]

Food truck operators relieved to be back

KUCHING: It is a huge relief for food truck operators to be allowed to operate during the coming recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. Sarawak Bumiputera Food Truck Association (SBFA) chairman Mahathir Ibrahim said the food trucks were among the businesses badly affected by the movement control order (MCO) since March 18. They lost their […]

Embrace the precautions

KUCHING: Sarawakians are reminded to embrace and practise the new norms even though there are some relaxations under the recovery movement control order (RMCO). Bung Bratak Heritage Association (BBHA) chairman Datuk Peter Minos said basic practices such as wearing face mask when leaving home, frequent hand washing, social distancing and strict personal hygiene must be […]