OKU NGO suggests targeted MCO instead of full

KUCHING: Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) has urged the government to implement targeted movement control order (MCO) instead of a full one. Its president Rapelson Richard Hamit said on Friday (July 9) that the current MCO was a failure as many activities were still going on and the number of vehicles on the roads had […]

Implement targeted MCO only in red zones

KUCHING: Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) Sarawak commissioner Datuk Dr Madeline Berma is of the view that the government should implement the targeted movement control order (MCO) only in red zones, not the whole country. She said in the meantime, the government needed to think of other ways to reduce the spread of Covid-19 as the […]

Decision on MCO enforcement to be announced tomorrow

JERANTUT: The government is not planning to implement a nationwide movement control order (MCO) so far, however, it will proceed with targeted MCO, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Ismail Sabri said the targeted MCO could also be enforced following the Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system that would indicate […]

Vital steps needed instead of MCO

KUCHING: The Sarawak government is advised not to implement the movement control order (MCO) despite the worrying Covid-19 situation. Datuk Dr Madeline Berma, the Sarawak commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam), said important steps needed to be taken instead of imposing MCO. “For example, an area in a district that has high […]