Tough going for rural tourism players
KUCHING:Tourism players in the rural areas are still finding it hard to bounce back as they are experiencing very poor patronage at their business premises and outlets. Kampung Annah Rais Longhouse in Padawan is among those badly affected. After closing its doors to visitors for about two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bidayuh […]
SUPP reaches out to members in the hinterland
MIRI: Members of the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) recently visited their Penan, Iban and Kayan party colleagues from SUPP Baram, Bekenu and Telang Usan. SUPP Women Chief Kho Teck Wan said the visit was to catch up with party members and to find out if they were facing any issues. “Political secretaries Tan Kai, […]
How MCO leads a husband and wife into a coffee business in Kuching
KUCHING: Two years ago, when the government announced the implementation of the first Movement Control Order (MCO), from March 18 to 31, almost everyone thought that they would be able to return to normal life; and start meeting and hanging out with their friends and loved ones after two weeks. However, that did not happen […]
Looking forward to happy times
A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss … That’s the trade-off. But I’ll take it all. — Brad Pitt, American actor and film producer. My younger sister is coming home for the Chinese New Year holidays. I received the good news from her on Friday night during […]
Over 5,000 divorce cases in Sarawak during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of divorce cases in Sarawak exceeded 5,000 during the movement control order (MCO) from March last year until September this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Tuesday (Nov 9). Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff said the number of Muslim divorces recorded during that period […]
Builders suffer RM42 bln losses due to MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: The construction industry is estimated to have suffered a loss of RM42 billion throughout the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) from March 18 last year until now, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Thursday (Sept 30). Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said of the total, RM18 billion was the estimated […]
CM-inspired scheme to help grads return home
Inisiatif Graduan Pulang Sarawak (i-GPS) There are various initiatives and subsidies provided by the Sarawak government, proving that the state leaders are very sensitive and concerned about helping the people to reduce their cost of living. At the Lan Berambeh Anak Sarawak session in 2018, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg announced that […]
Malaysia counts 28 million social media users
KUALA LUMPUR: There are approximately 28 million users of social media in Malaysia as of January 2021, according to Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek. He said the figures showed that Malaysians were among the most active in social media. In fact, he said the number had increased by two million or […]
Micro and informal enterprises badly hit by MCO for not having enough savings
PUTRAJAYA: Micro and informal enterprises were severely affected by the Covid-19-induced movement control order (MCO) because their products and services are in the non-essential sector and they lack savings and strong cash flow, said Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said these were the findings of an online […]
Effectiveness of MCO raises questioned
KUCHING: Although the state has been put under the movement control order (MCO) a number of times since the pandemic hit the country in March last year, the worrying number of Covid-19 cases has made the public wonder about its effectiveness. Logically, the MCO should have decreased the number of cases, but that has not […]
