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Comply with SOP, school bus and van operators told

KUCHING: School bus and van operators must comply with standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the government, stresses Yayasan Sarawak director Azmi Bujang. “There was a briefing with the Ministry of Transport regarding the SOP for the operations of school buses. “The operators will ensure that students in the buses and vans are wearing face […]

Churches may suspend Mass

KUCHING: The Catholic church have decided to further reduce by half, the number of parishioners allowed to pray in churches, in view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Kuching and Samarahan.   Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching Simon Poh said he has also issued a memo to all churches under the Kuching archdiocese […]

‘Join in the fight’

SIBU: Residents under the Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) jurisdiction have been told to help in the fight against Covid-19 and rabies epidemic in the area. Speaking at the launch of a two-in one campaign — prevention of Covid-19 and anti-rabies on Saturday, SRDC chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai urged the residents to strictly observe the […]

Comply with the SOPs

KUCHING: Residents in the Padawan municipal council (MPP) areas are urged to continue maintaining the highest hygiene as well as adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang issued the reminder because of the detection of new Covid-19 cases in Kuching since Friday (July 10). “Two new positive cases were reported […]

Foreign workers must undergo quarantine at centres

KUCHING: All foreign workers who have a valid work permit must undergo a compulsory 14-day quarantine at quarantine centres upon entering Sarawak. In stressing this, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said there was some misunderstanding on the employers’ part when bringing in foreign workers. “There was some misunderstanding recently when […]

Rural schools ready to restart classes

BETONG: Rural schools here are doing their best to comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the Ministry of Education (MOE) for the resumption of classes. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas paid a visit to SMK Spaoh and five primary schools to check on preparations when schools reopen on July […]

High praise for teachers

SARIKEI: Teachers here were highly praised by Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii for their abilities in conducting their lessons with strict compliance to the standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines. Huang came up with his praise when officiating at the delayed district-level Teachers’ Day — usually held annually on May 16 — for Sarikei […]

Optimistic BCCK looks ahead to new normal

KUCHING: The Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) is optimistic about holding events, albeit under the new normal. Its executive director Tan Sri Datuk Amar Wilson Baya Dandot said despite the limitations of organising events due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, BCCK was ready to look forward. “We see ourselves rededicating ourselves to conventional […]

Uggah checks on schools for SOP compliance

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas took time to visit two secondary schools in the city today (June 29) to see how well the Form Five and For Six classes complied with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO). Uggah, who is also the Sarawak Disaster Management […]

High SOP compliance rate at Aeon Mall

KUCHING:  Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas is happy with the high level of compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs)at Aeon Mall Kuching Central. He stated this after inspecting the implementation of COVIDTrace app at the mall on Sunday (Jun 28). “We can see that the COVIDTrace app is implemented in all […]