Over 100 Sarawak hotels are closing or have closed down


SIBU: Over 100 hotels in Sarawak have closed down or are in the midst of being wound up since the movement control order (MCO) came into force on March 18, says Malaysia Budget Hotel Association Sarawak Chapter's former chairman Lau Nai Meng (pic).

Hotels have been badly hit as they were forced to close for two months – April and May – due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he said.

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