Kpg Haji Baki EMCO lifted
KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) imposed in Kampung Haji Baki here will be lifted today. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas revealed this after results of second screening tests did not find new positive cases. “We have already tested 3,264 residents (of Kampung Haji Baki) and today (Thursday) […]
SDMC okays Nov 11 to 17 EMCO
Kampung Haji Baki KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) agreed with the extension of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in Kampung Haji Baki from Nov 11 to 17. The committee informed that authorities had made assessment on all 3,264 residents in Kampung Haji Baki. “All residents were screened at the first screening and […]
Over RM3mln spent to help pandemic-hit residents so far
KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department has spent RM3,116,442.27 as of March 18 to assist communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Children Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the assistance in the form of packed food, dry goods, electrical appliances and toiletries were distributed to families, including those in […]
Villagers urged to comply with EMCO, law
KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang has urged the residents of Kampung Haji Baki here, where the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) is being enforced, to be disciplined and comply with the law. In response to a teenager who was issued a RM1,000 compound in an attempt to sneak out of the village last […]
Bomba delivers food supply
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) delivered food suppy to residents in Kampung Haji Baki. The department’s operations centre informed that the humanitarian assistance disaster relief (HADR) was carried out from 10.30am to 4pm. Operations commanding officer Mohammad Fazly Ibrahim led a team of 12 to deliver the supplies by using two vans and […]
Teen breaks quarantine, slapped with fine
KUCHING: A teenage boy was slapped with a RM1,000 fine after attempting to sneak out of Kampung Haji Baki, where the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) is enforced, via a ‘rat trail’ (jalan tikus) last Friday night. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the 15-year-old boy committed the offense around 11.30pm. At the […]
814 villagers screened today
KUCHING: By noon today, 814 villagers at Kampung Haji Baki had undergone their first Covid-19 screening and are awaiting the test results. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was pleased with the villagers’ cooperation. “We really appreciate that,” he told the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Covid-19 update press conference today. SDMC enforced […]
800 villagers to be screened today
KUCHING: Some 800 residents of Kampung Haji Baki are expected to be screened for Covid-19 today. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who revealed this, said he was impressed with the preparations done by all related agencies at the Kampung Haji Baki Covid-19 operation centre. “There are 628 houses here […]
Roadblocks at entry points to Kampung Haji Baki
KUCHING: Police have set up roadblocks along four main roads and two “rat trails”, which are the entry points to Kampung Haji Baki here. The village has been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) starting on Wednesday (Oct 28) until Nov 11 following an increase in Covid-19 cases in it. Padawan District Police […]
Village quiet as lockdown begins
KUCHING: Kampung Haji Baki here was unusually quiet on Wednesday. The usual hustle and bustle of the village came to a grinding halt after the government enforced the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in it. Almost 4,200 residents from 530 houses in Blocks A, B and C are barred from leaving their homes until Nov […]