Author: Duwin Udih

New kindergarten building at village soon

MUKAH: Kemas Kindergarten at Kampung Petanak here will have a new building soon. The new building at the same site is a replacement for the former one, which had been declared unsafe for occupation by the authority. A local contractor has been appointed to construct the building, which is scheduled

Truly in preparing for state polls

MUKAH: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) mini convention at Sibu was admitted to be in preparation for the coming 12th State Election. Tellian Assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo made this admission via WhatsApp when asked by New Sarawak Tribune about the convention on Saturday (Oct 3).  “Yes, it is done with

Company donates foodstuffs to needy students

MUKAH: Balingian Energy Minerals Sdn Bhd has contributed foodstuffs and other basic necessities worth RM2,000 to Food Bank Siswa Politeknik Mukah. The company’s Community Relations executive Nazrin Syah Abdul Halim handed over the contribution to Politeknik Mukah (PMU) deputy director (Academic) Mohd Sani Said yesterday. The Food Bank Siswa programme

Irked by frequently ‘out-of-service’ ATM

MUKAH:  Members of the public are always irked by any automated teller machine (ATM) in their vicinity that is out of service. Such frequent occurrences here in Mukah over the last few months have left the students of one local institution of higher learning (IPT) fuming. New Sarawak Tribune today

Work on school commences

DALAT: Construction work to erect new buildings for Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kampung Tanam here has begun a few days ago. This is certainly good news for people in Kampung Tanam, which is the second largest village in this district, after Kampung Medong. A source familiar with the matter said the

Cooperatives reap record profit

MUKAH: Local cooperative, Koperasi Desa Lestari Kampung Tellian Tengah and Ulu Mukah Berhad (Kodelt), recorded a profit of RM62,556 for the financial year that ended Sept 30, 2019 compared to RM107,132 for the previous year. Based on Kodelt’s financial statement for the year ending Sept 30, 2019, the 41.61 percent

PCS fuel station in Mukah to materialise soon

MUKAH: A proposal to set up a portable container system (PCS) fuel station here by local cooperative ‘Koperasi Desa Lestari Kampung Tellian Tengah dan Ulu Mukah’ (Kodelt)  will materialise soon after it has secured a bank loan. Its secretary Jetzson Jacob Lema Nawis said Kodelt had obtained a loan amounting

Rumah Sarawak can help

PROBLEMS IN MALAYA OYA: Sarawak students facing problems in Malaya can contact Rumah Sarawak in Kuala Lumpur for help. This advice was given by Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. According to her, Rumah Sarawak has a team of volunteers who could provide

36 in Oya receive education aid

OYA: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah presented education aid in the form of cash to 36 recipients here on Monday (Sept 28). The recipients were those who had been accepted to further their studies at local institutions of higher learning or undergo training at training centres. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women,

PBB Tellian members help houseowner build walkway

MUKAH:  The Youth and Women members of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Tellian branch organised another Community On-The-Go (COTG) programme here on Sunday (Sept 27). This time round, they helped houseowner, Jenal Bedal at Kampung Petanak Daya here to build a short concrete walkway from his house to the main