Author: Duwin Udih

Norfifiana is the champion

MUKAH: Norfifiana Nordile emerged as champion of the Politeknik Mukah (PMU) Electrical Engineering Project Innovation Competition & Exhibition (EIPEX) December Session 2020 here recently. Her winning project is Water Quality Monitoring System and supervised by Gordon Kechendai Nyanggau. The first runner-up was Mohd Adam Johny, with a project entitled Uvc

Businessmen welcome Pemulih aid package

MUKAH: Local businessmen have welcomed the RM150 billion National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) announced by the federal government on Monday (June 28). The aid package aims to provide comprehensive assistance to the people and focuses on continuing the people’s welfare agenda, supporting businesses and increasing vaccinations. Repair

Mobile outreach vaccination team deployed in Mukah

200 longhouse residents get first jab DALAT: A total of 200 people from five longhouses have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine during the Covid-19 Vaccination Outreach Programme at Ulu Baoh near here on Friday. The programme, which was under Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) Dalat district, began

Frontliners treated to KFC

MUKAH: Frontliners at the Dewan Suarah Mesra vaccination centre (PPV) here were treated to a meal by the Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) Recreation Club (Mudak) on Friday. The club contributed 90 food packets from Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) to them. Club chairman, Mohamad Nazir Besiri said it was

Build specialist hospital on Mukah STOLport site

MUKAH: A Chinese community leader has suggested that the short takeoff and landing airport (STOLport) here, now closed since a new airport began operations recently, be the site for a specialist hospital. Kapitan Kang Boon Eong said nowadays, many medical cases at Mukah Hospital were referred to either Sibu Hospital

Thumbs-up for new Mukah Airport

MUKAH: Airline passengers have given the new Mukah Airport here the  thumbs-up. Akit Sebli, who is in his sixties, said travelling had  become more comfortable with the upgraded facilities. “I just wish  more comfortable planes will be made available soon in line with the economic developments and better tourism facilities,”

Trio steals limelight at innovation and research competition

MUKAH: Cakeculator stole the limelight at Politeknik Mukah (PMU) virtual Commerce Research, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (CTEX) Awards here on Tuesday (June 22), bagging two categories. Cakeculator, comprising Mohamad Ashraf Zaaba, Goh Si Ying and Nurul Fathun Nisha, and supervised by lecturer Shatila Shani, won the best case study and

Association donates food, drinks to frontliners

MUKAH: Sarakup Induk Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) Mukah branch contributed food and drinks to frontliners serving at Dewan Suarah Mesra Covid-19 Immunisation Centre (PPV) here on Wednesday (June 23). Its chairperson, Teresa Thomas said the contribution was a show of their gratitude and appreciation to all frontliners, who were directly involved

More vaccination centres to facilitate vaccine rollout

MUKAH: Efforts are underway to open up additional Covid-19 immunisation centres here towards expediting the vaccination process in view of the low rate of people having been inoculated so far. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said health clinics at Bukut Junction, Jalan Mukah-Selangau, and at Kuala Balingian had been proposed for

BKSS 6.0 food baskets handed out

MUKAH: Another 45 food baskets under the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 package were distributed to residents at Taman Mutiara Indah here recently. Tellian constituency Yussibnosh Balo handed over the contributions to Siri Dani, who represented the recepients. Yussibnosh said the contributions were part of a total of 4,973