MOE rental exemption provides much-needed relief for affected tenants
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education (MOE)’s move to give a six-month rental exemption to canteens and other premises and spaces at schools under its administration affected by school closures, from this month, has given much-needed relief to those concerned. For them, it helps to reduce their financial burden after not being able to run […]
88 hawkers, traders undergo swab test
SIBU: Eighty-eight hawkers and traders in the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) areas on Monday underwent the rT-PCR swab test. SMC chairman, Clarence Ting said those who went for the test were among those who had registered to be vaccinated but were not injected yet. “All hawkers and traders under the jurisdiction of SMC should undergo […]
Dr Sim comments on BKSS 6.0 for traders, hawkers
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian says traders eligible for Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 must be those operating stalls, kiosks, roadside stalls, among others, before June 1. “This includes stalls inside coffee shops but they need to have the necessary documentation. “However, online businesses are not included […]
Traders, shop owners adhere fully to SOPs
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Traders and shop owners here have shown full compliance to the set standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the movement control order (MCO), said Datuk Peter Minos. The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council chairman said although some needed necessary persuasion to close down operations, none had refused as soon as they were reminded of the […]
Sarawak traders fear a return to last year’s strict MCO
KUCHING: Petty traders and hawkers in Sarawak are hoping that the government will not implement a movement control order (MCO) akin to that enforced last year that severely impacted their businesses. They are breathing a sigh of relief that Sarawak is currently enforcing a conditional movement control order (CMCO), in which the economic sector, especially […]
Inoculation a must soon for all traders, workers in Sibu
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council may make it compulsory for all traders and their workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 for public safety. In saying this yesterday, SMC chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh added, “We will offer certificates to everyone who has been vaccinated. Those who do not receive the vaccines will have their premises closed […]
Promote vaccination to traders
SIBU: More than a quarter of the traders at Pasar Minggu Sibu in Taman Indah, Teku here have not registered for Covid-19 vaccination programme yet. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh discovered this when he visited the market on Sunday. “From our survey at this market, many traders do not want to […]
No permit, no business
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) recently has issued four compound notices to traders at Taman Tunku for trading without valid permits. In a statement released today, the council has ordered that all activities operating without approval from the MCC or the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee will cease to operate. On the revised standard operating […]
Food and beverage traders have no choice but to adapt
MIRI: Following the city council’s decision to not hold any Ramadan bazaar during the Muslim fasting month, food and beverage traders have turned to the Internet to do business. “You don’t have a choice really. We need to adapt to change, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic,” said one food vendor, Sofina Tan. Sofina, who has […]
Register with association, hawkers and traders urged
MUKAH: More than 300 hawkers and small traders around here are urged to register as members of the Mukah Hawkers and Small Traders Association (PPPKM). PPPKM chairman Norman Sudin said joining the association would facilitate the hawkers and small traders’ affairs in the future. “The establishment of PPPKM is to unite and strengthen the bonds […]
