KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) recovery movement control order (RMCO) taskforce will not hesitate to take stern actions against RMCO violators. MPP chairman, Lo Khere Chiang said the RMCO taskforce comprised MPP, police, Rela, Civil Defence Force (APM) and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel. It would continue to carry
KUCHING: While the Anglican churches in Sarawak and Brunei have been eagerly waiting for non-Muslim houses of worship to be allowed to operate again, they will continue to be cautious and vigilant when they do reopen. In stating this, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Sarawak and Brunei Right Reverend
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
KUCHING: Fourteen national parks (NPs) in Sarawak will open to the public on June 17. According to State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, they are Kubah NP, Gunung Gading NP, Tanjung Datu NP, Santubong NP, Talang-Satang NP, Wind/Fairy Cave NP, Batang Ai NP, Samajaya NP,
KUCHING: Tour operators, tour guides, operators of homestays, hotels, adventure and extreme tourism, scuba diving, snorkelling and theme parks (dry parks only) can finally operate starting this Wednesday (June 17). Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah announced this during a press conference on the daily Covid-19
KUCHING: More socio-economic activities will be allowed under certain standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. Hence, State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas on Monday has announced that all sectors involved in providing 24-hour services are allowed to operate in
KUCHING: No new positive Covid-19 case have been recorded in the state thus far. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the total number of Covid-19 cases statewide remained at 557 — the first positive case was reported on March 13. He also noted that
KUCHING: The smoking ban at eateries continues to be enforced in areas under Kuching South City Council (MBKS) jurisdiction. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said while the MBKS enforcement team was busy tackling the issue of compliance with standard operating procedure (SOP) among various businesses, they did not forget to
KUCHING: Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has called for a review of the laws pertaining to bankruptcy. He said the laws were unjust whereby too many restrictions were being imposed on those who had filed for bankruptcy, making them incapable of settling
KUCHING: An online platform to serve as a marketplace for industrial and agricultural products is being drawn up, said Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He said the initiative would be carried out by the Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation (SME Corp) Malaysia in