Two villages receive food baskets
SIBU: It’s a difficult task but our volunteers accomplished it. The food basket assistance from the state government arrived safely at Kampung Bungan Kecil and Kampung Bungan Besar here today. The deliverymen had to travel one hour and 30 minutes by boat along the Igan River before they finally arrived at the destination, said Senator […]
Retail sector SOPs improved, updated
PUTRAJAYA: Standard operation procedures (SOPs) for the retail sector in areas under the movement control order (MCO), conditional movement control order (CMCO) and recovery movement control order (RMCO) have been improved and updated. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the SOPs had been synchronised with the general SOPs issued […]
Schools given RM3k ang pow
MIRI: Pei Min Middle School Board chairman Khor Ooi Long and Riam Road Secondary School deputy board chairman Datuk Seri Lau Hieng Su paid a courtesy call to Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. In a brief meeting, they both brought up issues being faced by their respective schools to Lee and sought for […]
UTC Kuching, Miri temporarily closed
KUCHING: The Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) in red zone areas will be temporarily closed and was made effective starting today. The centres will remain closed until March 1 throughout the conditional movement control order (CMCO). This was issued in a statement by the State Implementation Monitoring Unit, Chief Minister’s Department (JKM) following the change of […]
Covid no hindrance to Bintulu Port’s CSR programmes
BINTULU: Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) continues to be committed to carrying out its corporate social responsibility (CSR) to assist various sectors and agencies in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. They have contributed significantly to various government organisations, hospitals, and health centres, in addition to the education sector and the local community. Recently, BPHB […]
24-hour convenience store compounded
SIBU: A 24-hour convenience store located at Jalan Wong Nai Siong here has been compounded for operating overtime during the conditional movement control order (CMCO). “The shop was found to be operating around 11.13 last night,” said Crime Prevention and Community Policing Department chief, DSP Ariffin Bahar today. Ariffin said the store had violated the […]
No food aid during CMCO
SIBU: No food assistance will be distributed during the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO), said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said food assistance would only be distributed to longhouses or settlements under lockdown. “This is because during the CMCO, people can still go out to […]
Urban Trasformation Centre to remain closed
SIBU: With the emergence of two new clusters in the district and 105 new Covid-19 cases recorded, the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) will remain closed throughout the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. In a statement released today, the extension of the closure is an effort to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 in the district. […]
Prayers for non-Muslim houses of worship can resume in yellow, green zones
KUCHING: Non-Muslim houses of worship in yellow and green zones are allowed to open for prayers only during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. Prayer sessions conducted must abide by the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the prevention and control of Covid-19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) recently […]
Gifts morale booster for frontliners
MUKAH: A generous community leader has helped to boost the morale of frontliners with gifts in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. These frontliners who are manning five locations during the current conditional movement control order (CMCO) here received the gifts from Kapitan Kueh Bing Chuan on Sunday (Feb 14) which was also Valentine’s […]
