Tying the knot in trying times
KUCHING: Covid-19 has not only disrupted the livelihood of the people but has also become a wedding crasher. Since the onset of the pandemic, many confirmed weddings had to be put on hold, and couples had to constantly change their wedding dates as weddings were not allowed in order to curb the spread of the […]
SOPs for Wesak, Gawai Dayak out tomorrow
KUCHING: The standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Wesak Day and Gawai Dayak celebrations will be officially released and circulated tomorrow. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today stated that the SOPs will be issued by the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) through its official website. The committee also disclosed that the enhanced movement […]
Updated SOPs for CMCO
KUCHING: The National Security Council (MKN) has released updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the conditional movement control order (CMCO), including specific control measures for zones with red status. These SOPs will be effective until 11.59pm on April 26. In red zones, massage, spa, and reflexology services are not permitted, as well as the operation […]
National Security Council releases updated SOPs for red zones
KUCHING: Under the latest conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs), spa, reflexology, and massage centres in Covid-19 red zones in the state will not be allowed to operate until April 26. In the National Security Council (MKN) updated SOPs released on Tuesday (April 20), it stated that gyms are also not allowed […]
Churches open for Holy Week under strict SOPs
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has allowed churches in Sarawak to open during the Holy Week under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs). Association of Churches Sarawak (ACS) chairman Archbishop Simon Poh, said that as stated by Unifor in its administrative notice, churches in the orange and red zones are to remain closed to […]
Associations urged to monitor Qing Ming Festival proceedings
SIBU: Chinese cemetery associations here have been urged to monitor closely the movement of people during the upcoming Qing Ming Festival. The divisional disaster management committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee today said he hoped that standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) would always be adhered to. “We in […]
Abang Johari ensures religious freedom in state
MIRI: The significant allocations given to the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) to be disbursed to non-Muslim houses of worship is a testament to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s commitment to ensuring and promoting religious freedom in Sarawak. In saying this, Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting said […]
Comply with SOPs during Ching Ming
KUCHING:Those who will be visiting cemeteries during the ‘ChingMing’ festival or Chinese All Souls Day will have to comply with the restriction of no more than eight members of a family in attendance. However, according to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the Unit for other Religions […]
‘Ching Ming’ tomb visits allowed
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that the Chinese will be allowed to visit cemeteries during the ‘Ching Ming’ festival (special Chinese day for the remembrance of ancestors or All Souls Day). “This directive is effective from Mar 20 to Apr 14, from 4am to 12pm,” it said in a statement today […]
Aid for two new churches in Sibu
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) presented grants totalling RM130,000 for the construction of two new churches in Sibu and repairing the BEM church in Limbang. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also the minister in charge of Unifor handed over the grants. Batu Danau assemblyman Paulus Palu Gumbang received […]
