KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has its own standard operating procedures (SOPs) to handle students returning from overseas or other Malaysian states to curb the spread of Covid-19. “For those coming from overseas, some will be quarantined in Kuala Lumpur (KL) for 14 days,” said its chairman Datuk
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided that food vendors would be allowed to operate during Ramadan on condition that they only sell takeaways from their homes. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah stressed that markets, bazaars, and grouped stalls selling necessities and food
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is planning to have a ‘temporary quarantine and treatment facility’ to ensure that Sarawak is prepared for more Covid-19 cases should the situation worsen. “We are in active discussion,” said its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, adding that they are hoping for
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded another Covid-19 death yesterday, bringing the death toll to 15 in the state thus far. The case involved a man aged 69, who fell ill on April 3 and was admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) on April 6. The case sample on April 7 tested
KUCHING: Despite focusing on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has not forgotten its flood management role at the state, divisional, and district levels. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that the committee would find the best way to prepare the people and manage
KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Sim Kiang Chiok anticipates that housing prices in Sarawak will stabilise albeit slightly lower once the movement control order (MCO) is lifted. “We had a few poor years prior to the MCO, and presently prices of properties have
KUCHING: The police are reasonable and will permit certain exceptions with regard to the ‘one person, one car’ limit imposed during the movement control order (MCO) period, said Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang. He said as long as genuine reasons were given, the police would use their
KUCHING: The Food Supply Chain Sub-Committee reported that as of Thursday, 324,224 households/individuals (91 percent) of the total 349,449 registered with the 12 Divisional Disaster Management Committees (DDMCs) throughout Sarawak have received food assistance from the state government. Food Supply Chain Sub-Committee deputy chairperson Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that
KUCHING: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) has urged the government to look into financial support for national carrier Malaysia Airlines to ensure its readiness for the post Covid-19 period. “The aviation industry sits at the core of the whole tourism ecosystem. Air connectivity is crucial to
KUCHING: The Health Ministry’s Food Safety and Quality Division (FSQ) have prepared guidelines on safe food deliveries during the movement control order (MCO) period. “There has been an increase in online food orders everywhere during the MCO,” it said in a post on its Facebook page yesterday. Firstly, food delivery