Sarawak bans New Year's Eve festivities

The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has prohibited activities to usher in the New Year as the state is still under Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan, which requires business premises to cease operations by midnight daily.

The SDMC said in a statement yesterday that operators of business premises found breaching this ban would be compounded and that enforcement authorities would intensify integrated operations to monitor compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP)...