MUKAH: The Malay community in Mukah awaits the appointment of a new temenggong as the term of the former chief has expired in December last year. The previous temenggong was Hendi Suhai, 68, a former teacher from Oya near here. Hendi said his term had expired on Dec 31 last year
MUKAH: A community leader here hopes that new prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his Cabinet will manage the Covid-19 pandemic effectively and bring the economy to a quicker recovery. Temenggong Hendi Suhai said this was also the hope of all Malaysians now for a swift return to
MUKAH: A local Chinese community leader has called upon the new prime minister to pay more attention to Sarawak for the development of the state as it has helped co-founded Malaysia 58 years ago. Kapitan Kang Boon Eong, 55, is certainly not the only Sarawakian to make such a call
MUKAH: Two local Islamic-based organisations and individuals here contributed a total of RM14,000 to Masjid Al-Amin, Kampung Semop, Daro near here on Friday (Aug 20) as initial aid to the mosque which was gutted by fire on Aug 11. The contributions were from Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) Mukah branch and
MUKAH: The total value of projects applied by the people in the Balingian constituency annually is between RM12 millions and RM15 millions, said Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi. He pointed out that the amount far exceeded the total annual allocation of RM5 millions given to each state constituency by the
DALAT: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah on Saturday (Aug 21) visited a pineapple farm at Kampung Sungai Kut Muara here. The 3.5-acre farm, which started in 2018, belongs to Justino Peter Bagang, 31, and his elder brother Zimmy. It is planted
MUKAH: A recitation of the Yassin and Tahlil and prayer ceremony was held in conjunction with the transfer and retirement of police personnel at a surau here on Thursday. Mukah District Police Headquarters (IPD) Surau Darul Husna deputy chairman Sgt Maj Ajahar Bakar said three senior officers including the surau
MUKAH: A call for a Sarawakian to be appointed as deputy prime minister (DPM) by many quarters is getting louder following the collapse of the Perikatan Nasional (PN)-led government recently. The reason is simple – Sarawak along with its neighbour Sabah were founding partners with Malaya in the formation of
MUKAH: Supermarkets here are now checking the Covid-19 vaccination status of shoppers as one of the standard operating procedures (SOP) before allowing them to enter the premises. Rightfully, this should be the practice amid soaring cases in Sarawak daily in the past few days. New Sarawak Tribune on Thursday (Aug
MUKAH: A local community leader here strongly supports the idea that a Sarawakian be appointed as a deputy prime minister. Certainly, kapitan Kang Boon Eong, 55, is not the only individual in Sarawak who wants to see a Sarawakian holding the post of deputy prime minister when the new federal
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