Author: Duwin Udih

No business, no money

MUKAH: An iced drink seller here hopes that the Covid-19 pandemic will end soon so that he and other stall holders can resume their businesses.   Fabian Laberi, in his forties, was among the many small-scale entrepreneurs who used to trade at the lobby of a popular shopping centre here.

Minister wants to see improvement to vaccination rate in Dalat

DALAT: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah says more needs to be done to improve the current vaccination rate of 6.46 per cent or 674 people from a total of 10,428 in this district who registered. Fatimah, who is also Dalat assemblywoman, said

155 inoculated under NCIP

DALAT: A total of 155 people, mostly senior citizens, received Covid-19 vaccine here today in line with the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP). The event was held at Stadium Perpaduan Dalat from 7am to 12 noon, with the vaccine being administered based on the manual list of registered recipients. It

Seven errant motorists issued compounds

MUKAH: Seven compounds were issued to individuals for flouting the movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOP) at the Jebungan roadblock here on Tuesday (June 1). Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the compounds were issued between 7am and 3pm. He explained that six of the

New Tellian Ulu bridge to be built

MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo hoped that a new bridge to replace the existing old wooden bridge crossing Sungai Tellian at Kampung Tellian Daya (Tellian Ulu) here would be constructed from concrete. However, he, at the same time, was very aware of the close proximity of some houses nearby the

Public advised against crowding and panic buying

MUKAH: Panic buying and congestion at shopping centres should be avoided as they could help spread Covid-19, said Mukah Division Resident Hamdiah Bakir. She pointed out that there was no cause for panic buying because businesses selling essential goods were operating as usual. People must always remember that the virus

Council sanitises 12 locations in Mukah

MUKAH: Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) sanitised 12 locations in town on Friday (May 28) in an effort to help contain the spread of Covid-19 infection following an alarming surge in cases at present. The locations, among others, included the Wet Market, Pasar Tamu (jungle produce market) and Medan

Plan shopping to avoid long queues, public told

MUKAH: Consumers are advised to plan early and properly before going for shopping in order to avoid long queues at business premises during the statewide movement control order (MCO) beginning Saturday (May 29) until June 11. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Mukah head Salihin Den said this was

No panic buying following MCO announcement

MUKAH: There was no panic buying for essential items at major shopping centres here today following the announcement by the government of a statewide movement control order (MCO) from May 29 to June 11. New Sarawak Tribune discovered that business was as usual at major shopping centres here as of