Open preschools, kindies to parents in essential services also
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) Minister has forwarded an application to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) regarding the reopening of preschools and kindergartens as well as vaccinations for educators. Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said during a Zoom meeting on Monday (June 28) that preschools and kindergartens should be […]
Eateries can operate from 6am-10pm
KUCHING: Eateries operating in the state are now allowed to open from 6am until 10pm, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). The revised operating hours is in line with the federal government’s decision to extend the operating hours of eateries beyond 8pm as part of the National Recovery Plan’s movement control order’s (MCO) standard […]
409 cases, two deaths recorded
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 409 Covid-19 positive cases yesterday (June 28) and two fatalities. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 64,233 with a death toll of 406. It said 234 cases or 57.21 percent of the new cases were detected in Sibu, Kuching, Sarikei,Tebedu, and Mukah […]
EMCO for eight localities
KUCHING: Eight localities were put under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) as announced yesterday (June 28). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) declared in its statement yesterday that the rental room (Bilik Sewa) above Hii Auto Service Centre at Medan Jaya in Bintulu was put under EMCO from June 26 until July 9. Meanwhile, […]
Special service counter opens today
KUCHING: The service counter at the Rural Water Supply Department headquarters for matters pertaining to official documentation will start operating today (Tuesday). The department said that the service counter would open from 8am to 1pm on Monday to Thursday and from 8am to 11.45am on Friday. “The service counter is closed on Saturday, Sunday and […]
Five new clusters identified in state
KUCHING: Five new Covid-19 clusters were identified by the State Health Department yesterday. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the new clusters were the Luteng cluster in Telang Usan, the Po Ai cluster in Sri Aman, the Blimbing cluster in Bau, the Simpang Koko cluster in Sarikei and the Jalan Semariang cluster in Kuching. […]
60 SOP violators fined
KUCHING: Police issued 60 compounds to errant individuals for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the movement control order (MCO) on Sunday (June 27). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching recorded the most compounds with 22, followed by Bintulu (10), Lawas (10), Sibu (eight), Miri (three), Padawan (three), Saratok (two); Sarikei (one) […]
513 new cases, three deaths in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak on Sunday (June 27) recorded 513 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 63,824 with a death toll of 404. It said 333 or 64.91 percent of the new cases were detected in five districts, namely Sibu, Telang […]
Lockdown extended in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak will extend its lockdown as new Covid-19 infections are still averaging daily highs. This was announced by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily Covid-19 update statement on Sunday (June 27). In the statement, the SDMC said the current standard operating procedures (SOPs) and movement control order (MCO) regulations would be […]
48 SOP violators fined
KUCHING: Police issued 48 compounds to errant individuals for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the movement control order (MCO) on Saturday (June 26). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching recorded the most compounds with 19, followed by Bintulu (15), Padawan (seven), Simunjan (two), Miri (two), Lawas (two), and Sibu (one). “The […]
