Author: Duwin Udih

Briefing on Covid-19 vaccination programme in Mukah

MUKAH: A talk on Sarawak Covid-19 vaccination programme was organised by Mukah district office at Menara Pehin Setia Raja here recently and attended by local community leaders. The district office also organised similar briefings at longhouses for tuai rumah (longhouse chiefs) who were unable to attend. The areas covered included

Aid for seven less fortunate individuals

MUKAH: Seven less fortunate individuals received a contribution from Sarawak Badan Amal Tenaga Isteri-isteri (Sabati) and Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi here on Friday. Abdul Yakub handed over his contribution as well as on behalf of Sabati to the recipients at their respective residents here. Three disabled individuals, Muhammad Adzlan

MoU on business course soon

MUKAH: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to organise a short business-related course between Tellian constituency and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Mukah Campus is expected to be signed here soon. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said the matter had been discussed earlier between both parties here. He added the collaboration was aimed

15 PUS in Mukah get food baskets

MUKAH: The Dalat Service Centre distributed food baskets to 15 persons-under-surveillance (PUS) at the Kingwood Resort quarantine centre, 15km from town, on Thursday (Feb 18). Parti Pesaka Bumipuetra Bersatu (PBB) Dalat Women head Hatiah Spawi handed over the contributions. She reminded all PUS, who are from Dalat, to always adhere

Cash payments for BPN recipients

MUKAH: Cash payments for 1,404 Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) 2.0 recipients with no bank accounts will held on Feb 24-27 from 8.30am-4.30pm at Dewan Suarah Mesra here. According the local Information Department via What on Wednesday, new registration and updating of information of application for Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) 2021

Sago and forest grubs, anyone?

MUKAH:  Sago grubs, locally known as se’iet and forest grubs, known as lelamas are among some of highly sought Melanau exotic delicacies. Sago grubs are found in rotting sago pith and sago stumps. They can also be easily found on sago farms after the logs have been harvested. For the

RM1.6 mln in food aid for villagers during lockdown

DALAT: Up till Monday, a total of RM1,616,176 was spent on 5,428 food baskets for 2,714 villagers from 603 families and cooked food for frontliners during lockdown in two villages here. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said Mukah Division Community Welfare Department

Dalat expected to return to orange

DALAT: The status for this district, where two villages were placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from Jan 27-Feb 15, is expected to return to orange on Feb 19 if there are not many new Covid-19 cases reported. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk

Gifts morale booster for frontliners

MUKAH: A generous community leader has helped to boost the morale of frontliners with gifts in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. These frontliners who are manning five locations during the current conditional movement control order (CMCO) here received the gifts from Kapitan Kueh Bing Chuan on Sunday (Feb

A senior citizen’s CNY wish

MUKAH: A Chinese senior citizen’s wish for the coming Chinese New Year (CNY) is to see a quick end to the Covid-19 pandemic in Sarawak so that the people can enjoy life as before. Tan Kok Chieng, 81, said life had been very challenging to Sarawakians since the pandemic hit