SDMC announces 20 localities under total lockdown
KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be imposed at a total of 20 localities in Tatau, Bintulu, Sri Aman, Beluru, Sarikei, Saratok, Kanowit, and Sibu. “The EMCO will be enforced at Rh Ngumbang Ajum, Nanga Sidang, Tatau from May 22 to June 4,” Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said in a statement today […]
Call for total lockdown in Sarawak
KUCHING: The state government has been urged to make a firm and daring decision by enforcing a total lockdown in Sarawak in view of the current dire Covid-19 situation in the state. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch chairperson Datuk Lily Yong said this appeal is a result of the party’s consultation with the […]
MCO could cause economic standstill
KUCHING: The implementation of movement control order (MCO) will cause a standstill in the state’s economy, opined economist Datuk Dr Madeline Berma. “When the government implemented the MCO last year, it greatly affected the Malaysian economy as a whole. “It resulted in an economic standstill where both the production and consumption were affected,” she said. […]
Go for alternatives
KUCHING: While prioritising the people’s health, the government should not adopt a total lockdown as a way out in view of the spike in new Covid-19 cases in the country. The country does not have to undergo another lockdown, but the government or the Ministry of Health (MoH) needs to address the problem by looking […]
Put Sarawak under total lockdown: PBK
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) views that Sarawak should be placed under total lockdown with the only exception of allowing people to buy food and other necessities in order to stop the Covid-19 spread once and for all. Its president Voon Lee Shan said he was concerned that the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) decision […]
Fake news or just a challenge.
MUKAH: Police here considered the three-day total lock down challenge from April 17 until 19 which circulated on social media on Wednesday as fake news. “It’s fake news. Never heard about it,” said Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau when contacted by New Sarawak Tribune about the so-called challenge yesterday. He was asked to […]
Total lockdown in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Bangladesh imposed a nationwide lockdown Tuesday to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the wake of four deaths and at least 39 infections, reported Anadolu Agency. Authorities declared a ban on passenger travel via water, rail and on domestic air routes from March 24 while all public transport on roads will be suspended […]
Total lockdown only if pandemic persists
KUCHING: Malaysia may have to consider a total lockdown if the Covid-19 pandemic goes on unabated after March 31, said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos. He said that regular life would undoubtedly be disrupted if a total lockdown was initiated, but for the society’s sake as well as the nation’s, the […]
