Author: Duwin Udih

Full support hope for national budget 2021

MUKAH: The national budget 2021 to be tabled by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in Parliament on Nov 6 should receive good support. In saying this, Dalat assemblywoman Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said she was hoping both the lawmakers from the political divides to give their undivided support. This

Paying tribute to two late footballers

MUKAH: The divisional football association (MuFA) here paid tribute to two late local players who passed away in the middle of this year. Both of them were from Kampung Tanam, Dalat near here. They also played for the Tanam Football Club (FC), which competed in the Mukah Parliament Trophy 2020

Mukah to emerge as education hub

MUKAH: The proposed development project for Kolej Laila Taib (KLT) here commenced about two months ago and when completed, will add another institution of higher learning to the district. A worker at the site of the project recently said work had begun about two months ago. The KLT project is

10 bodies receive MRP grants

MUKAH: A total of 10 organisations here received minor rural projects (MRP) grant totalling RM145,000 on Wednesday (Oct 21). The recipients included six village development and security committees (JKKKs), three parent-teacher associations (PTAs) as well as a sport and recreation club committee. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo handed over the financial

Development projects proposed for Balingian

BALINGIAN: The mini stadium here will undergo a facelift soon to upgrade the sports facilities in the sub-district. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi said yesterday that the upgrading work would cost RM9 mil. “A grandstand for the stadium and an indoor stadium have also been proposed, and will be implemented

Follow SOP

BALINGIAN: Local community and non-governmental organisation (NGO) leaders have been urged to play their respective roles in helping to contain the spread of Covid-19. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi said they had to work closely with various agencies as the public now were frontliners as well. “We have to be

150 attend on crime, pandemic matters

BALINGIAN: Some 150 Mukah Power Generation Sdn Bhd (MPG) staff attended the Sepakat@Komuniti Pembudayaan Norma Baharu: Putuskan Rantaian Covid-19 Balingian sub-district 2020 event at MPG hall here today. The half-day event was jointly organised by the Information Department of Balingian sub-district and MPG. A political secretary to the chief minister,

Settle compound within 14 days

BALINGIAN: Flouting the standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the movement control order (MCO) is not a crime. This pertains to no matter how many times the compound was issued and settled by the offender. However, the compound must be settled within 14 days, said Mukah district police Crime Prevention and

Tellian Community On The Go programme

MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo hopes that the Community On The Go (COTG) programme will have a positive impact on those involved. He said RM10,000 had been allocated to implement the programme. According to him, the money was entrusted to Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Tellian Youth to enable the

Mukah Giat Mara centre begins construction work

MUKAH: The construction of the Mukah Giat Mara centre at KM10, Jalan Mukah-Oya here was slated to commenced last June. This is yet another skills development centre project in the making in the area, located next to the ongoing Sarawak Skills Development Centre (PPKS) project, which is just a few