Author: Duwin Udih

Pandemic scares job seekers from carnival

MUKAH: The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on ‘Mini Job Carnival Mukah Division’ yesterday as indicated by the drastic drop in the number of job seekers attending the event. Sarawak Labour Department director Awang Raduan Awang Omar admitted that the pandemic really had a big impact on the carnival.

Educating loan borrowers post Covid-19

MUKAH: The Mini Job Carnival here yesterday witnessed a slight difference when it involved strategic participation from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and others. Accompanying BNM were Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK), banks, and other financial agencies. Their participation however, was not related to the usual Sarawak Labour Department’s

Job carnival offers 1,372 jobs

MUKAH: The Mini Job Carnival held here yesterday involved eight private sector companies offering 1,372 jobs. Sarawak Labour Department director Awang Raduan Awang Omar said of the total, 225 vacancies were offered to degree holders and the balance (1,147) for non-degree holders. He added besides Sarawak, private sectors from Semenanjung

30 receive food aid

MUKAH: Thirty more needy persons received food aid during the second edition of the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) community programme today. Fifteen of the recipients were from Kampung Petanak Hulu while the other 15 were from Kampung Petanak Hilir. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo handed over the assistance to the

Community engagement programme an eye-opener

MUKAH: The Community Engagement@Mukah programme here on Thursday (Aug 13) gave an important insight into certain matters, including laws, to attendees, particularly community leaders. The half-day event featured talks on certain topics, presented by representatives from the Land and Survey Department, Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM), Health Department, Ministry

Wawasan 2020 hampered by virus

MUKAH: This year was supposed to be the grand finale of Wawasan 2020 (Vision 2020), but it has been hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Wawasan 2020 was introduced by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1991 which calls for the nation to achieve a self-sufficient industrialised nation by

Mukah businesses interested in KGC partnership

MUKAH: Businesses in this town are excited when they learned about strategic partners’ possibility pertaining to the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) initiative implemented by the Sarawak government last year. A few business owners were approached on Tuesday (Aug 11) to find out how much they knew about the KGC. They

Over 1k Kenyalang Gold Cards distributed in Mukah

MUKAH: The Community Welfare Department, Mukah Division has distributed 1,709 Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) so far. Mukah divisional officer Haslinda Supu said a total of 6,220 KGC had already been printed out of 6,977 applications. She added that staff were currently sorting the remaining cards, which would be distributed within

Mukah KGC holders yet to enjoy benefits

MUKAH: Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) holders here have yet to enjoy the benefits offered by their cards as no strategic partners have registered with the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development so far. Mukah Division Welfare Department officer Haslinda Supu said the ministry has yet to

Youth paint badminton court

BALINGIAN: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Balingian Youth Bayan Tasik sub-branch organised an On-The-Go (OTG) community programme here on Sunday (Aug 9). It involved painting the badminton court at the Bayan Tasik multipurpose hall and cleaning the surrounding area on a gotong-royong (work party) basis. The hall not only caters