State looks forward to reopening borders with Brunei, Singapore
MIRI: On top of allowing inter-state travel into the state, Sarawak is also looking forward to the reopening of its borders with Brunei and Singapore to restart the state’s cross-border tourism industry. Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting revealed this at a press conference after chairing the Sarawak Tourism Coordination Committee (STCC) […]
Domestic tourism to benefit from inter-state travel resumption
KUCHING: The lifting of inter-state travel restrictions will have a favourable effect on the country’s economic recovery process, says economist Dr Jerome Kueh Swee Hui. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Deputy Dean of Industry and Community Engagement, Faculty of Economic and Business pointed out that tourism was severely impacted in 2020 as a result of movement […]
Too early to tell whether economy will recover quickly
KUCHING: The government’s decision to reinstate inter-state travel is another step in the right direction towards economic recovery, opines Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) economic lecturer Dr Afiza Abu Bakar. She said the decision was taken to find a compromise between boosting the economy and ensuring public health and safety. She added that the move would […]
MOH to resort to field hospitals
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is in talks with the Defence Ministry on the setting up of field hospitals in Kelantan and Sarawak, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said there was a need to set up the field hospitals to accommodate non-Covid-19 related cases so that the burden of the […]
Govt to study on allowing inter-state travel for Aidilfitri
MUAR: The government will study thoroughly whether interstate travel and visits can be allowed in conjunction with Aidilfitri, which falls in May, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. At the same time, he hinted at the possibility of allowing the Aidilfitri prayer, as well as the “takbir raya” and Raya visiting to nearby houses […]
Inter-state travel not feasible yet
KUCHING: The time is not right yet to reinstate inter-state travel and open up the tourism sector, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. Despite his eagerness to see the revival of the sector, Abdul Karim said the nationwide Covid-19 situation needed to be taken into account as the number of […]
No police permit needed for entries into Sarawak
KUCHING: Police permits are now not required for entries to Sarawak effective Monday (Dec 7). This is the latest decision made by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Sunday (Dec 6). Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, in a press conference on last Saturday (Dec 5), had also announced that the government […]
No lame excuses for inter-state travel
KUALA LUMPUR: Those applying for inter-state travel are reminded against giving lame excuses for the purpose, but to do so only with genuine urgent need. Gombak district police chief ACP Arifai Tarawe said since the conditional movement control order (CMCO) was enforced four days ago (Oct 14), a total of 1,587 applications for inter-state travel […]
