Philippines tightens protocols for citizens departing for Southeast Asian countries
MANILA: The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration on Saturday ordered its officers at airports to strictly monitor Filipinos departing for Southeast Asian countries to prevent them from falling victim to human traffickers, reported Xinhua. In the wake of the new human trafficking schemes continuing to emerge within the Southeast Asian region and threatening to exploit Filipinos, all […]
Bosses warned against replacing local workers with foreigners
PUTRAJAYA: Strict action will be taken against employers who dismissed local workers in order to replace them with foreign nationals,. Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said the rationale behind the government’s Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan was not to replace locals with foreign workers but rather to meet manpower needs in five critical sectors. “No […]
Strict conditions to continue throughout state
KUCHING: Not taking any risks particularly in terms of healthcare facilities and logistics, the state’s strict conditions for entry into Sarawak shall remain enforced. Assistant Minister for Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee said the biggest concern was if the Covid-19 pandemic was to worsen here. “This would be too much of a […]
Strict compliance with SOPs for the 12th Sarawak Election is a must
KUCHING: Strict compliance to standard operating procedures (SOPs) must be observed and practised if the state election is held during the current Covid-19 outbreak. Sarawak Federation of Chinese Associations (SFCA) president Datuk Richard Wee said the current SOP needed to be fine-tuned without compromising its intents and purposes. He was commenting on Election Commission (EC) […]
Mosques in Sibu conduct Friday prayers under strict SOPs
SIBU: Seven out of eight mosques here have successfully conducted Friday prayers with strict compliance of standard operating procedures (SOPs). Sibu Crime Prevention and Community Policing Department chief DSP Ariffin Bahar said at Masjid An-Nur, the congregation was limited to 50 persons. “Those who did not have their names registered, we will not allow them […]
Only mosque officials, staff, certain worshippers allowed for Friday prayers in mosques
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) has informed that Friday prayers and congregational prayers performed in mosques, Friday surau, and selected surau in Covid-19 green zones in the Federal Territories will involve only mosque officials and staff, as well as certain others determined by the mosque administration. Minister in the Prime Minister’s […]
State adopts right move, says Masing
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has commended the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) stand on the conditional movement control order (CMCO). He reiterated that Sarawak would follow the CMCO with slight modifications to suit the state’s needs as announced by SDMC chairman and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar […]
Agong expresses support for MCO extension
KUALA LUMPUR: The Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah yesterday expressed support for the government’s decision to extend the movement control order (MCO) into a fourth phase, from April 29 to May 12, as announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday. According to the Comptroller of the Royal Household for Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil […]
Community service suggested
KUCHING: Prisons can get those found guilty of flouting the movement control order (MCO) to do community service if the judiciary had issued a directive to that effect. Laywer Shankar Ram Asnani said it was strictly within the jurisdiction of presiding magistrates to decide the appropriate sentences for flouters. “It will also depend on a […]
Hats off to Dalat police
KUCHING: Dalat was the first district in Sarawak to impose fines on people disobeying the movement control order (MCO) in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister and Dalat assemblywoman Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said her constituency has been implementing very strict measures to ensure that its people […]
