14 fined RM1k each for SOP non-compliance
KUCHING: Fourteen individuals throughout the state were compounded RM1,000 each on Wednesday (Aug 19) for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said police will continue to strictly enforce the SOPs, including the use of face masks and social distancing in public […]
Parents still nervous about sending children to class
KUCHING: Schools in Kuching, Serian and Samarahan districts are reported to have registered poor student attendance despite strict adherence to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines set by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the schools. Many parents are not sending their children to school despite the Education Department’s announcement that classes for non-exam […]
SOP to take effect on August 20
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRES & INDOOR BUSKING KUCHING: Directives on the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the operation of licensed entertainment centres and indoor busking activities respectively will start to take effect on August 20. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that the Ministry of Local Government and Housing had presented the SOP, adding […]
Yes, hotel swimming pools remain closed
KUCHING: Hotel swimming pools in Sarawak will remain closed to prevent any spread of the Covid-19, said Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said the swimming pools were subjected to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Ministry of Health (MOH). “For all the hotels, if I’m not […]
Man slapped with compound
PADAWAN: Police issued a RM1,000 compound to a grocery store owner for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) last Sunday. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the enforcement team carried out patrols around 11am at Mile 13, Kuching-Serian Road. “The team inspected a […]
MRC Sibu members urged to comply with SOPs
SIBU: Members of the Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Sibu district have been advised to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) strictly as the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over. According to its chairman Penghulu Chua Hiong Kee, the pandemic has changed the way people live and interact with each other. “The new norm has […]
Kota Samarahan public’s SOPs compliance satisfactory
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police are satisfied with the level of Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) compliance among residents here. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said thorough checks were conducted to weed out recovery movement control order (RMCO) flouters. “So far, (the authorities) had conducted checks in all places, covering areas of Kota Samarahan […]
Kota Samarahan council wants green zone status maintained
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) has intensified efforts to ensure that the green zone status is maintained. Chairman Datuk Peter Minos said MPKS had organised the Kongsi Rezeki Komuniti Niaga yang Lestari (Sustainable Business Community) post Covid-19 programme on Monday (Aug 17). He said the programme was organised to remind the residents here […]
RC churches resume services
KUCHING: Roman Catholic churches here resumed services last Saturday (Aug 15) following the declaration of the state as a Covid-19 green zone last week. Archbishop of Kuching Rev Fr Simon Poh said all parishioners complied with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the reopening of churches. He added the service team particularly those handling the […]
Pandemic scares job seekers from carnival
MUKAH: The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on ‘Mini Job Carnival Mukah Division’ yesterday as indicated by the drastic drop in the number of job seekers attending the event. Sarawak Labour Department director Awang Raduan Awang Omar admitted that the pandemic really had a big impact on the carnival. He said this was the […]
