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Man, 32, found dead on beach

MUKAH: A 32-year-old man was found dead on the beach in front of Mukah Youth Camp here on Wednesday (Nov 10). The deceased, whose name was not disclosed, worked as a mechanic and stayed at Kampung Tanam, Dalat near here. The address on his identity card was 628-B San San Garden,

Mukah police all set for polls

MUKAH: Police here are all set for the 12th state election, the date for which is expected to be announced soon. District police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias, said some 131 personnel would be deployed here for the election. The district police headquarters will also be receiving support from 38

Family alerts police after widower goes missing

MUKAH: Worried family members have turned to the police after a 44-year-old man failed to return after leaving home last Friday (Nov 5). Search efforts are continuing for widower Hanifah Ahmad who was last seen leaving his house at Kampung Tellian Laut here. A missing persons report was lodged by

Honouring loved ones on All Souls Day

MUKAH: All Souls Day is no less important for Christians here as the annual occasion helps kins of the deceased to unite and come together to visit the graves of their loved ones to pray and pay their respects. All Souls Day falls on November 2 every year and are

Student nabbed for possessing drug

MUKAH: A 15-year-old student was detained for possessing 0.15g of methamphethamine drug (syabu) at Jalan Selangau-Bintulu on Friday (Oct 29).Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said a police team arrested the boy at an unnumbered worker’s quarters at Jalan Selangau-Bintulu, for involving in drug abuse.He said body check on

Rep pledges to give his best to constituents

MUKAH: Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi has pledged to continue giving his best in serving the people if given the opportunity to defend his seat.According to him, constructive ideas and opinions from the people had helped him in carrying out his duty.He admitted that in the early part of his

Lecturers, students help rewire fisherman’s house

MUKAH: Fisherman Abdul Rauf Ahmat Juwawi, 55, now has a new wiring system in his house at Kampung Sungai Alo here, thanks to an initiative undertaken by Politeknik Mukah (PMU). Thirty-two PMU lecturers and 10 students were involved in the charity programme, its fourth edition since 2019. Work involved fixing

JKKK embraces ICT with first virtual meeting

MUKAH: Kampung Teh Labak village development and security committee (JKKK) here held its first online meeting via Zoom recently. Chairman Daniel Hillary said the meeting this time around had to be held online as per Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedure. He added that the online meeting actually exposed committee members

Politeknik Kuching makes educational visit to Politeknik Mukah

MUKAH: Twenty-one Politeknik Kuching (PKU) staff made an educational visit to Politeknik Mukah (PMU) here recently. The delegation, led by Hikmatullah Ahmad Khan, was welcomed by PMU director Dr Zamzam Mohd Walid. They visited, among others, every department related to academic, which PKU might use as benchmark in its management

Juvenile junkie nabbed for possessing drug

MUKAH: Police arrested a 15-year-old boy for possessing 0.32g of syabu (methamphethamine drug) with a street value of RM50, at Jalan Selangau-Bintulu on Tuesday (Oct 26). Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the unemployed juvenile was arrested at the roadside of Jalan Selangau-Bintulu at about 3pm, because