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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The ban on interstate travel nationwide will remain while travel across districts is allowed except in Sabah from March 5 to 18. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the inter-district travel ban in Sabah would be maintained for two weeks based on the request of the state government. "We understand Sabah is very big, and one district in the state is larger than most states in the peninsula. As such, the Sabah government asked that the ma...

PUTRAJAYA: The travel ban between states and districts may go on until at least 70% of the population have been vaccinated for Covid-19, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said a lesson could be learnt from the decision to re-allow interstate travel on Dec 7, which resulted in outbreaks in “green states”. “We saw on Dec 7 when the government allowed interstate travel. The infection was spread to other states. “Those who were from red zones travelled to gree...

PUTRAJAYA: Parents who have to send their children who are schooling in different districts or states only need to show letters issued by the school at police roadblocks, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PETALING JAYA: All taxis, rented cars, and e-hailing services must ensure that their passengers have the necessary approval before crossing districts or state borders, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

  Jan 11, 2021 04:31:22 PM Unity Fiji Party Leader Savenaca Narube says he firmly believes that the Vanua and politics do not mix and chiefs should not control the votes of their people. Narube on his social media page stated that he has respectfully stressed that chiefs, provincial councils, the head of the yavusa or mataqali do not control votes and the same applies to spouses or parents of voters. “We all know that the Kai Viti traditionally votes for the party in which their chief sup...

  Jan 07, 2021 12:40:20 PM A juvenile was among thirteen people arrested in the last 48 hours for breaching curfew restrictions.       Two people in their 20s were arrested in the Southern Division after they were found drunk in Nadera. The lone case recorded in the Northern Division involved a 25-year-old man who was found drunk in Tuatua, Labasa while the lone case recorded in the Eastern Division involved a 25-year-old man who was found drunk in Nausori.       Six cases were ...

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  Dec 28, 2020 09:05:19 PM A fee relief of five weeks will be provided at Labasa Market for vegetable, fruit and rootstock vendors. This decision was made by Local Government Minister Premila Kumar after consulting market vendors in Labasa. “Having just returned from Vanua Levu, I am aware of the stress on farmers and vendors after Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The availability of produce has been severely reduced and there are vendors who are struggling with the impact of Tropical Cyclone Yasa....

  Dec 18, 2020 12:11:47 PM A family at Nasekula Village in Labasa clung to each other and prayed for safety as the cyclone ravaged their home. Mosese Niumataiwalu said all he could do two of his two children was to comfort them as they were crying during the height of the cyclone. The family managed to take shelter at a cousin’s home in the village where few others found refuge in including a five year-old-boy. In an exclusive interview with FijiLive Niumataiwalu said for three hours hi...

  Dec 17, 2020 11:19:06 AM Most Labasa residents have fled to evacuation centers close to them after the weather office issued a warning they are under severe threat. According to the weather office, the category five Tropical Cyclone Yasa will hit Vanua Levu directly as it continues to maintain its movement towards Fiji group. The cyclone is expected to have average winds up to 240 kilometers per hour with momentary gusts to 345 kilometers per hour. The weather office said the cyclone is ...