Four more locations to undergo EMCO
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced at four locations. The Sri Minah Timber quarters in Bintulu District will undergo EMCO from June 22 to July 5. EMCO will also be implemented at Rumah Sewa Beverly Hills and Union Engineering Bintulu (Signa Jaya) quarters […]
Public transport operators in Sabah, Sarawak need to adhere to states’ SOPS
KUALA LUMPUR: All public transport operators and service providers in Sabah and Sarawak are reminded to adhere to the specific standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to their respective states that govern their operations. The Transport Ministry, in a statement today, said due to specific circumstances unique to Sabah and Sarawak, the respective states’ disaster management […]
RM1.50 lockdown rice dish eases burden of residents impacted by pandemic
TUMPAT: Concern over the plight of residents impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic has spurred a nasi berlauk operator, who is a single mother, to sell her Kelantanese rice dish at only RM1.50 per pack as a charitable deed while doing business. Siti Suhada Salleh, 34, said she started selling nasi berlauk comprising a scoop of […]
BKSS 6.0 food baskets handed out
MUKAH: Another 45 food baskets under the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 package were distributed to residents at Taman Mutiara Indah here recently. Tellian constituency Yussibnosh Balo handed over the contributions to Siri Dani, who represented the recepients. Yussibnosh said the contributions were part of a total of 4,973 food baskets prepared for the […]
Two longhouses, one workers quarters put under EMCO
KUCHING: Two longhouses and one workers quarters were put under enhanced movement control order (EMCO) on Monday. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today said the locations are Rumah Slyvester Bunsu Ganyun, Ng Selilai Kakus in Tatau as well Kuarters 15, Ladang Sububu, Samalaju, and Rumah Lampoh Dana, Sg Mas KM25, Jalan Bintulu-Tatau. All three […]
Food aid for more than 6,000
BINTULU: More than 6,000 households within the Kakus constituency affected by the movement control order (MCO) from June 6 to 13 received food baskets under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0. Nearly 40 longhouses in the area have been identified as collection points to enable villagers to collect their food assistance without having to […]
EMCO at four more localities
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today announced that the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) would be imposed at four localities in Bintulu, Sri Aman and Saratok. “The EMCO will be enforced at Rh Inchang, Skirau Ai, TanjungBijat, Sri Aman from June 19 to July 2,” it said in a statement today (Saturday). […]
Express bus operators seek government assistance
BY IBRAHIM MAHSEN SIBU: Express bus operators under the Sarawak Bus Transport Companies Association (SBTCA) whose incomes have been affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic have applied for government assistance in order to sustain their operations. SBTCA honorary secretary William Chan said so far one of the association’s member companies had already stopped operations while […]
15 longhouses under EMCO
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) had declared the enforcement of enhanced movement control order (EMCO) on 15 longhouses. The committee announced today (June 18) the enforcement of the EMCO on three longhouses — Rumah (Rh) Jau Dungau, Long Seripa, Tubau in Sebauh and two in Sri Aman; Rh Marphy, Selanjang Sebemban Asal, Pantu […]
380k rural households to get food help
KUCHING: Another round of aid in the form of food baskets from the state government will be delivered to 380, 568 deserving households throughout Sarawak, including those in Telang Usan constituency. “There is no denying that Telang Usan is one of the most challenging areas in delivering the food aid to the rural people,” said […]
