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Miri Central Market closed for another three days

MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) has extended the closure of all sections at the Miri Central Market, Jalan Brooke here. A statement on Thursday (May 27) stated that the closure would be for another three days, from May 28 to 30, and the market would only reopen on May 31. “This is because another […]

Flood forces Lawas STOLport to close

KUCHING: The Lawas short take-off and landing airport (STOLport) is temporary closed due to flood following non-stop heavy rains on Wednesday (May 19). Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the closure is expected to be for a few days, but the terminal is not affected as it is located at a higher ground. “The […]

Bridges to development and better communication

SIMANGGANG: Over 20 suspension bridges and eight concrete bridges have been built in the Simanggang constituency to connect the people from different villages and to ease their travels. Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said the construction of bridges would also facilitate the development of idle lands and areas with agriculture potentials. “I have foreseen […]

DBKU briefly closed for sanitisation

KUCHING: The Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) office here is closed for sanitisation works on Monday (May 3) and Tuesday (May 4). DBKU has posted a notice on its Facebook page stating that office operations will resume on Wednesday (May 5). “Any inconvenience caused is greatly regretted,” it said. For any inquiries, DBKU can be […]

Smokehouse closed after staff tested positive

KUCHING: A smokehouse known as Rumah Asap Tabuan Dayak (RATD) in the city was closed after one of its staff tested positive for Covid-19. It is closed from May 2 until further notice as instructed by the Ministry of Health (MOH). “One of our staff tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from her village,” RATD […]

Karaoke operators unhappy with closure

KUCHING: Family karaoke outlet K11 executive director Fam Wee Chiang has called upon the state government to address serious issues endured by the family karaoke industry in Sarawak due to the Covid-19 pandemic and consequent restrictions. He said in the event that the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) planned to continue keeping karaoke centres closed […]

Students support decision to close schools

KUCHING: Students are on board with the state government’s decision to close schools and other education institutions  in order to control the spread of Covid-19 among students and educators. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi AbangJohari Tun Openg  announced the closing of schools and education institutions for 14 days in red zone districts starting from April 20 […]

Five-footway vendors thankful to council, shoplot

MUKAH: Iced-drinks seller Fabian Laberi thanked Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) for its good understanding in allowing him and other sellers to operate at the five-foot way of the shophouses here. This arrangement was after their stalls beside a shopping centre were ordered closed by the local authority due to surging Covid-19 cases in […]

Markets in Sibu Jaya to close for 3 days

SIBU: The wet and dry market in Sibu Jaya will be closed from tomorrow (24 April) for three days after a member of the public health staff of Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) was confirmed positive for Covid-19, today (April 23). SRDC chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai in a statement recently said that the SRDC Business […]

Is closure of all schools a pragmatic move?

BY NURQALBY MOHD REDA AND SAKINI MOHD SAID KUALA LUMPUR: A big question in many people’s minds is whether the proposed temporary closure of all schools is a pragmatic move in curbing the spread of Covid-19, which is now seen as increasingly worrying in educational institutions. This is one of the hotly debated questions in […]