Over 600 summonses issued in statewide Merdeka traffic op
KUCHING: The 2021 Ambang Merdeka Special Ops carried out by the Sarawak Contingent Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department has yielded a total of 617 summonses for various offenses throughout the state. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the summonses were issued in 68 operations carried out between Aug 28 and […]
Seven localities undergo EMCO
KUCHING: One rental room, one village, and five more longhouses have been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said today the EMCO was enforced on the rental room Happy Café, Berjaya Commercial Centre in Bintulu district from July 5 to July 18. “The EMCO has also been […]
15 locations to undergo EMCO
KUCHING: Enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be implemented at 15 locations in Sebauh, Tatau, Asajaya, Bintulu, Maradong, Julau, Sri Aman, Sibu and Kuching. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Thursday (June 10) said EMCO would be enforced at Rh Patrick Andin Uli, Sg Serakit, Sebauh and Kuarters Pekerja DD Palm Oil Mill Sdn […]
Seven new localities under full lockdown
KUCHING: Seven morelocalities in Sarawak will be put under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said two localities in Tatau district namely Kuarters Pekerja Malaysia WCT Construction Sdn Bhd will undergo lockdown from June 5 to June 18 while Rh Bair anak Mam, KM28 Jalan Samarakan from June 6 to […]
EMCO in 9 new locations statewide
KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in nine new localities statewide. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said two workers quarters and a longhouse in Tatau will undergo EMCO from June 4 to 17. They are the Woodman Plantation Sdn Bhd workers quarters in Semanok Estate, Gabong Trading Camp workers quarters, […]
Sarawak Patriots Association supports MCO
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) has welcomed the announcement that the movement control order (MCO) will be imposed in Sarawak from May 29 to June 11. It however raised several questions on the state government’s plan during the 14-day lockdown. Its chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng said one of the matters that SPA […]
Lockdown from 29 May until June 11
KUCHING: A lockdown has been declared throughout Sarawak from May 29 until June 11. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in announcing this today, said the declaration of movement control order (MCO) was approved by the National Security Council (NSC) Sarawak. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the statewide MCO was necessary to effectively […]
Statewide Ops Rentas starts on May 10 till May 16
KUCHING: Traffic police will conduct a seven-day statewide operation dubbed ‘Ops Rentas’ from May 10 to 16. The operation, held in conjunction with the coming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, will begin three days before and three days after Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said a total of 780 personnel […]
Critical shortage of teachers in Sarawak
BY IVY MARIA CHRISTOPHER KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) is urging the Ministry of Education (MoE) to respond urgently to the need to fill the position of teachers across Sarawak. The union believes that the shortage of teachers in Sarawak has reached a critical level. Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie […]
UTCs across state reopens tomorrow
KUCHING: Urban Transformation Centres (UTCs) throughout the state, namely in Kuching, Sibu, and Miri, will resume normal operations starting tomorrow. As such, all related businesses shall commence during operating hours, from 8am to 5pm. This reopening of all UTCs was informed in a statement from the State Implementation Monitoring Unit, Chief Minister’s Department. For further […]
