Author: Duwin Udih

Goods going for bargain prices at sale

MUKAH: Good bargains are on offer at the two-day Malaysian Family Sale Programme (PJKM) which began here on Tuesday (Jan 25). It is being held at the parking lot in front of Gafu Supermarket (Gafu) here from 10am to 2pm. Mukah Parliament Service Centre special officer Rosli Sopok, who represented

Cash, hampers benefit 86 welfare recipients

DALAT: A total of 86 of the monthly welfare aid recipients in this district received receive RM100 cash and hamper worth RM80 each in conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year celebration. Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, said the recipients represented 6.98 per cent

NGO donates RM101k for facilities’ upgrading

DALAT: Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah on Saturday (Jan 22) received three cheques totalling RM101,788 from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to help finance the upgrading work of facilities here. Such contribution was a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative by the NGO known as 38

SK Kampung Tellian finally gets own building after over 15 years

MUKAH: Pupils of SK Kampung Tellian here finally have their own school building after squatting for over 15 years at SK Mukah. They began their first day of learning at the new building on Jan 10 when the 2022 school session commenced. The school is located near the villages of

Mukah Airport welcomes ATR aircraft

MUKAH: A bigger passenger aircraft, the ATR, is finally flying into the new Mukah Airport here. The airport commenced operations last June 17 after moving from the old STOLport or Short Take-Off and Landing. However, not all outbound and inbound flights are using the 70-seater ATR. A local travel agency

Students win big in Politeknik Mukah’s innovation contest

MUKAH: Students Bronica Bida Chundau, Qurratu Ain Manshor and Sofi-Syahirah Shobian Fadzal won the Overall Champions Award at Politeknik Mukah’s Innovation Competition and Exhibition (PICE) 2021/2022 Session 1 here recently. Their winning project was titled Aplikasi Penempatan Kamsis Mahasiswa. They were guided by Mohamad Shafiq Mohamad Nasaruddin from the Commerce

Politeknik Mukah hits KPI target

MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) achieved for the first time 100 per cent key performance indicators (KPI) for institution based on the success of 10 KPI outlined for 2021. The achievement was a history of sorts for PMU, since KPI was introduced a few years ago. Polytechnic Education and Community College

Wooden plankway proposed for Kampung Sesok Lama

MUKAH: A wooden plankwalk has been proposed for the benefit of Kampung Sesok Lama folk here. Balingian Constituency Service Centre officer Che Ghazali Arbi visited the site of the proposed project on Tuesday (Jan 18). Ghazali was representing Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi. During the visit, he was accompanied by

Cook arrested for suspected drug abuse

MUKAH: Police arrested a 25-year-old Indonesian cook for alleged involvement in drug (syabu or Methamphetamine) abuse in front of a riverfront restaurant in the old town here on Tuesday (Jan 18). This was the fifth case reported for this year, and in the space of 16 days after the fourth

Grab available economic opportunities, youth told

MUKAH: Newly appointed Assistant Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development (Youth and Sports Development) Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu urged local youth to grab the economic opportunities available here following development in various sectors. One area where local youth can venture into is the transportation sector, where they can provide