MUKAH: The younger generation should know the meaning and significance of July 22. Penghulu Henry Lee Liong Ing said it was indeed appropriate that former chief minister, the late Pehin Sri Adenan Satem, declared July 22 as a public holiday in Sarawak in 2016. According to him, the date helped
OYA: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Sarawak Women chief Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah called on the local election machinery to always be ready. Fatimah, who is also Dalat PBB chief, said although the actual date of the state election had yet to be known, the election machinery must be prepared
MUKAH: Mukah Cycling Club (KBM) celebrated Sarawak Independence Day by organising a leisure ride here on Wednesday (July 22). Its chairman ASP (Rtd) Jamil Othman said the programme was supposed to held in the morning, but had to be postponed to the afternoon due to rain. “This is our simple
SARAWAKIANS remember July 22, not only as Sarawak Independence Day, but as one of the major contributions of former chief minister Pehin Sri Adenan Satem (Tok Nan), who declared it a public holiday. On July 22, 1963, Sarawak gained independence from the British Empire. Prior to Tok Nan, not much
OYA: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah reminded folks to always comply with standard operating procedure when organising any gathering. “The new normal needs to be practised for the safety and wellbeing of the people amid the Covid-19 pandemic,” she said during a
MUKAH: Police arrested two men including a 24-year-old security personnel for their involvement in drug activities here between July 13 and 20 (Monday). Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said the security officer was arrested on Monday at 1.30pm in front of the security post of an institution of
ONLINE WORLD POETRY RECITAL DALAT: Ten students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Dalat were among the 870 participants from various countries participating in the online World Poetry Recital 2020 themed “Suaramu Ke Riba Alam” last Sunday (July 19) from 10am to 10pm. They were Sharifah Farrah Izzati Wan Ibrahim, Andrea
MUKAH: A head-on collision involving a motorcycle and a four-wheel drive vehicle at KM9 Jalan Selangau-Mukah on Sunday (July 19) claimed the life of a motorcyclist. The victim was identified as Lusei Lejau, 46, from Rumah Johny, Bukit Dinding, KM9, Jalan Selangau-Mukah. The driver of a Toyota Hilux, Bet Jelui,
MUKAH: New Sarawak Tribune (NST) and its sister paper Suara Sarawak (SS) are back in the local market after about four months of absence following the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Newspaper vendor Kang Ah Sia said he started receiving
MUKAH: Twenty-one organisations in Balingian constituency received minor rural projects (MRP) grants totalling RM65,000 last Thursday. The recipients comprised 16 Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA), and one each for school management board for primary schools, Badan Muafakat Mukah Mara Junior Science College (MRSM), Headmasters Council Mukah District, Mukah community-based rehabilitation centre (PDK)
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