Police to enforce interzone travel ban tomorrow
KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) Sarawak will be strictly enforcing the travel restrictions effective tomorrow (Aug 1), said Sarawak deputy police commissioner Datuk Dev Kumar. The move was made following the detection of new Covid-19 cases in several districts in the state. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to limit public movements between Zone […]
Travel restrictions may return
KUCHING: Police mounted roadblocks will be re-introduced if the conditional movement control order (CMCO) is declared in Kuching. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail told this to New Sarawak Tribune on the possibility of travel ban in Kuching if the Covid-19 situation in the district worsens. “The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will decide whether […]
96 tabligh members return from India
SEPANG: A total of 96 Malaysians in India arrived safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today on a humanitarian flight coordinated by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) in collaboration with other agencies. Nadma director-general Datuk Mohtar Mohd Abd Rahman said 62 of them were tabligh members stranded in India since February due […]
Compounded for travelling without permit
KUCHING: A man and a woman, who attempted inter-district travel without a permit, were told by police to go home at a roadblock at Mile18, Kuching-Serian Road on May 22. Padawan district deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, who led the special operation, said both offenders were also compounded under Rule 5(1) of the […]
West Malaysians celebrate Hari Raya for the first time in Kuching
By Nur Shazreena Ali & Natasha Jee KUCHING: It was a quite an experience for two West Malaysians to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri for the first time in Kuching. The duo — Muhammad Ibrahim, 31, from Kelantan and Rozaifis Rofiei 31 from Perak who is currently working in Kuching — was supposed to go back […]
Health, safety standards to revive tourism
KUCHING: The federal government has been urged to develop and implement health accreditation that could guarantee health and safety standards to help resuscitate the tourism industry. Making the call, the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) said the initiatives would certainly boost confidence on tourism facilities for both locals and tourists. Matta president […]
AirAsia resumes domestic flights from April 29
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group Bhd will resume its scheduled domestic flights starting April 29, 2020 before gradually adding international destinations, subject to approval from the authorities. The international flights to Thailand and the Philippines are scheduled to resume on May 1, and Indonesia on May 7, the airline said in a statement yesterday. “The resumption of services will initially be for key selected […]
Airlines facing rapid cash burn
KUALA LUMPUR: Airlines may burn through $61 billion (RM266 billion) of their cash reserves during the second quarter (Q2) of this year and post a quarterly net loss of $39 billion (RM170 billion) if severe travel restrictions related to Covid-19 last for three months. Under this analysis by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), full-year demand would fall by 38 per cent and […]
PDRM withdraws interstates travel restriction
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police has withdrawn its plan to impose interstates travel restriction due to Covid-19 outbreak. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador in a statement said the decision was made after the directive had caused congestion at police stations and bust terminals. Therefore, the order for people to obtain a permit […]
US considering more travel restrictions
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said more travel restrictions into the United States were being considered to control the spread of the coronavirus after a sixth American died from the worldwide pandemic, reported Xinhua news agency. “Yes, we are to certain countries where they have more of a breakout,” Trump told reporters on Monday in response […]
