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Sungai Menuan, Batang Rajang folks pledge support

KAPIT: Residents along Sungai Menuan and Batang Rajang here have pledged their support to Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat in the coming state election. “He has brought development to our areas. We are very happy with our elected people’s representatives, including Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander

Kapit braces for major flooding

KAPIT: Kapit is preparing for major flooding in the division. Kapit District Disaster Management Committee activated its operations room last Sunday (Sept 6) in preparation for any eventuality. Flash floods, brought about by continuous heavy rainfalls in recent weeks, have hit schools, residential houses and stretches of road linking the

New site for Rumah Leyang longhouse

KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat visited a longhouse Rumah Leyang, Ulu Semujan, Sungai Belawai, Batang Rajang here to meet residents, explaining to them government policies and the latest political scenario. His visit was also to officiate at the new longhouse site of Rumah Leyang. The old wooden longhouse

Bukit Goram rep hands out grants to JKKKs

KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat handed out grants amounting to RM116,000 under his Minor Rural Project funds to 12 village security and development committees (JKKKs) of longhouses along Sungai Ibau here to enable them to carry out various activities. The presentation was done at 31-door Rumah Jandah Anak

Rep hands aid to boys, teachers

KAPIT:  Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat visited SK Ulu Yong, Kapit to present aid to 10 boys and two teachers who lost their personal belongings during a fire recently. The fire razed a block of boys’ dormitory and a semi-detached teacher’ quarters built adjacent to one another on August

Education, skills can help Dayaks excel: Rep

KAPIT: Minister of Utilities Datuk Seri Stephen Rundi Utom pointed out that two key factors that made rural Dayaks lag behind were lack of education and poverty. He stated this at a ‘Leaders and the People’ gathering held at Rumah Budit Along, Nana Mekey Ili, Merit, Batang Rajang here on

SK Ulu Yong under devt office radar

KAPIT: Director of Sarawak Development Office Datuk Hasnul Mohamed paid a working visit to SK Ulu Yong over the weekend to attend the briefing of the recent fire that destroyed one block of boy’s hostel and one unit of semi-detached teacher’s quarters built adjacent to one another. He also handed

Man harvests 10kg pumpkin

KAPIT: A local trader here harvested a 10-kilogramme home-grown pumpkin which attracted many curious onlookers. A normal full-grown pumpkin is between two and three kilogrammes on average. Kong Siau Kui, who planted this pumpkin, has taken the fruit to Market Teresang here for sale. According to him, his son, who

Rep officiates at longhouse gathering

KAPIT: Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang officiated at a gathering at Rumah Johnny Nyengat, Nanga Aun, Sungai Sut in Baleh recently. The function was organised by the Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) of the longhouse in collaboration with Pusat Khidmat Rakyat GPS-PRS N61 Pelagus here. At the event Nyabong

Community leaders attend briefing on KGC

KAPIT: Community leaders from Kapit and Bukit Mabong districts attended a day briefing on Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) held at the conference room of the State Office Complex at Jalan Bletih here today. The briefing was conducted by Kapit Welfare officer Dariel Thiong in the presence of Kapit District Officer