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Author: Alwin Lawrence

Humbled by the challenges he faces

Almon Bantin John is a 26-year-old teacher, who has been posted to SK Long Aton, Ulu Tinjar, Baram, for just six months. In that short time, limitation in communication access and other basic needs, he said, had humbled him and made him appreciate the opportunities and sustenance provided to teachers

Challenges of rural teachers

BELAGA: Being a teacher is admittedly not an easy job; if it were, anyone in the world could be one. However, for teachers who work in rural areas, particularly in Sarawak, the challenges and obstacles they face will definitely change them for life and for the better. Jezriel Sulang Ucho,

Druggie detained under Ops Tapis

MUKAH: Police detained a 28-year old man believed to be involved in drug abuse at a parking lot in Jalan Pinang Mukah on Friday (May 13). Mukah district police chief, DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the arrest was conducted by the district police’s Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) during Ops

Early Raya cheer for six orphans

MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine brought early Hari Raya cheer to six siblings who lost their mother last month and their father in July 2020. The assemblyman took the orphans to buy groceries, basic necessities and ‘baju Raya’ at the supermarkets here in conjunction with his “Program Prihatin Komuniti Aidilfitri

Eventful Raya visits for Jemoreng rep

MUKAH: Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya visited over 40 residences of families in his constituency in conjunction with the recent Hari Raya Aidilfitri . The Jemoreng assemblyman said he made the visits on the first and second day of the celebration. “We

Mukah Division Bird’s Nest Traders Association gets new chairman

MUKAH: Shirley Peing has been appointed as the new chairman of Mukah Division Bird’s Nest Traders Association for 2022/2023. “I would like to extend my appreciation to the former committee. Without them, we wouldn’t be here today. “Regarding the issue of licensing to breed swiftlets, we have already heard the

Poly students visit UiTM to foster ties

MUKAH: A total of 15 representatives from Politeknik Mukah (PMU) made a benchmarking visit to the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak campus here recently to further strengthen ties. The 15 representatives from PMU consisted of seven final semester students from the Jawatankuasa Pusat Teknologi (COT) and several lecturers. The delegation

Villagers get baskets of basic necessities

MUKAH: Fifty families from Kampong Penat, Oya received donations in the form of basic necessities during an Aidilfitri Basket Distribution Programme at the village’s multipurpose hall on Wednesday. The contribution from Politeknik Mukah (PMU) and was organised by its Department of General Studies in collaboration with the Department of Student

Webinar on OSH in industry

MUKAH: A total of 408 participants from all over Malaysia participated in an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in Road Transport 2022 webinar organised by Mukah Polytechnic (PMU) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) last Friday (Apr 22). The sharing for the webinar was presented by NIOSH

Raid on house nets uncustomed liquor worth RM8,500

MUKAH: Police seized more than 49 cartons of alcoholic beverages worth RM8,535 in Kampung Tegak on Tuesday (April 26). The alcoholic drinks included Kingway (30 cartons), Tsingtao Gold (seven cartons), Camel Premium Beer (nine cartons) and Snow Beer (three cartons). Mukah District police chief Deputy Superintendent Muhamad Rizal Alias said