Longhouses issued RM4, 000 compound notice for SOP violations on Gawai eve


KUCHING: Two longhouses in Sarawak have been issued compound notices of RM4, 000 each for breaching Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) on Gawai eve.

The Sarikei divisional health office issued the compounds to Rumah Lingga at Sungai Selangan in Sarikei and Rumah Thomas Settian at Skim B, Bintangor, for holding the "miring" (ritual offering) ceremony on May 31.

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Sarawak , Longhouses , Compounds , SOP , Covid-19

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