Salvation Army receives RM4 mln
KUCHING: The state government, through the Unit For Other Religions (Unifor), has given a RM4 million grant to the Salvation Army. The grant is for the construction of the welfare body’s new home. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas presented a cheque to the Salvation Army regional officer for Malaysia, Major Francis Ng, […]
SOPs for social activities take effect July 1
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has released the latest standard operating procedure (SOPs) for social activities such as wedding receptions, engagements, thanksgiving, anniversaries and other social activities which will take effect on July 1, 2020. In the guideline released yesterday, it stated that social events are recommended to be held in a closed-off […]
Wedding ceremonies allowed from July 1
KUCHING: Good news for couples as wedding ceremonies at places of worship and non-Muslim religious associations are allowed effective July 1. Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) in a guideline released yesterday said only 20 people are allowed during wedding ceremonies, and they must adhere to the one-metre social distancing. The wedding ceremonies will be subject […]
Decision on marriages today
KUCHING: The state government will decide whether to allow marriage ceremonies to resume under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) after listening to the presentations on the standard operating procedures (SOPs) by the Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) and Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) today. “We will announce the decision tomorrow after the presentations,” said State Disaster […]
Anglican churches reopening next weekend
KUCHING: Anglican churches in Sarawak will only open its doors to worshippers next Sunday, although they have been permitted to do so beginning tomorrow. Bishop of the Anglican Church for Sarawak and Brunei, Reverend Datuk Danald Jute said the decision was made as the church authorities felt that the reopening of places of worship must […]
250 people limit
KUCHING: Houses of worship in Sarawak are allowed to accommodate up to 250 worshippers at one time from June 20. Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) said the maximum attendance however, was subject to the size of the house of worship and one-metre social distancing. “This is in line with the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)’s […]
Must submit notice of reopening to Unifor
KUCHING: All non-Muslim places of worship must submit their respective notifications of reopening to the Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) prior to their reopening on June 20. Minister-in-charge of Unifor, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas stressed that the reopening notification is subject to places of worship gazetted under the Missionary Societies Ordinance […]
Follow directives from SDMC, says Archbishop
REOPENING OF NON-MUSLIM HOUSES OF WORSHIP KUCHING: Extreme caution has been emphasised with regards to the possibility of churches and other non-Muslim houses of worship reopening starting June 10 as permitted by the authorities. Although he felt heartened by this, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching, Most Reverend Simon Poh, thought it was advisable to wait […]
SOP for churches, other religious bodies
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is currently working on a standard operating procedure (SOP) for congregation in churches and other religious bodies in the state. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the mechanism might be different for the Friday prayers which were allowed in mosques and surau beginning next week. “We […]
Churches thank Unifor for grants
KAPIT: Methodist Iban Church and St Mary Immaculate Conception Church (Roman Catholic) here thanked the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) for allocating financial grants to the respective churches for renovation and maintenance purposes. Methodist Iban Church Kapit received a grant amounting to RM250,000 whereas St Mary Immaculate Conception Church received RM80,000. Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson […]
