Author: Famas

Over 500 guests at Chap Goh Mei do

KAPIT: More than 500 people representing the various communities here attended the district-level Chap Goh Mei celebration at Dewan Sri Balleh here last Saturday. The event was officiated at by Kapit District Officer Elvis Didit who is also chairman of the organising committee. He was representing Bukit Goram Assemblyman, Jefferson

Barge worker feared drowned after boat capsizes

  KAPIT: A barge worker is feared to have drowned after the boat he was travelling in capsized near Kapit Waterfront here, Friday night. Kilat Tommy, 19, and his colleague were said to be heading towards their barge, which is moored in the river opposite the waterfront, after sending his

Over 100 attend MACC briefing

KAPIT: More than 100 participants comprising representatives and head government departments and local community leaders attended a briefing on corruption at the State Office Complex at Jalan Bleteh here yesterday morning. The two-day briefing, with the theme ‘Role Of MACC and Honesty Vs Integrity’, was held by the Malaysia Anti-Corruption

Church gets RM8k grant from Jamit

KAPIT: Bukit Goram State Assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat recently announced a grant of RM8,000 to Ka On Methodist Church that is situated at Taman Ixora, Jalan Selirik here. He made the announcement when receiving a courtesy call at Meligai Hotel here by Board Members of the Management Committee Ka On

Missing elderly man found

  KAPIT: Kapit Police chief, DSP Freddy Bian yesterday confirmed that the missing 72-year-old man,  Buda Win of RumahGawan Tuan, Lepong Baleh was found noon last Tuesday. “The search and rescue (SAR) team comprising the police, BOMBA, RELA and longhouse residents found him (Buda) safe but weak and exhausted. He

Kapit Express Terminal project ready by early May

KAPIT : Work on improving the Kapit Express Passenger Terminal  is progressing  well. The project, according to Bukit Goram State  Assemblyman, Jefferson Jamit Unyat, is scheduled to be completed by early May. “We hope that it can be opened to the public before the Gawai Dayak Festival when a huge

Starlite win Song Closed

KAPIT: Starlite beat Ta Ann and Hariwood 2-0 to emerge as the champions of the 2nd Song Closed Futsal 2017 tournament organised by the Song District Futsal Club at the 1Malaysia futsal court, in Song recently. Ta Ann and Hariwood team were finished second place while Selibut FC were third.

Association to hold gathering, installation ceremony on 8 April

KAPIT: The Kapit Kwang Tung Association will hold ‘Membership Gathering and Office Bearers Installation Night’ at Meligai Hotel here on 8 April, 2017. This was disclosed by the newly elected chairman of the association, Kong Sien Hua, after chairing the first committee meeting at the association’s conference room here on

Church throws potluck party for missionary

KAPIT: St. Mary Immaculate Conception Church members threw a potluck party for visiting missionary, Father Michael Corcoran who is the General Superior of the World Mill Hill Missionary  on Monday evening. Father Michael was paying his inaugural visit to the Kapit parish. He was here on a three-day visit to

186 Kindy children in colouring contest

KAPIT: Some 186 kindergarten children from five pre-schools here took part in a colouring contest organised by Kapit Chiang Chuan Association at the Civic Centre here last Sunday afternoon. The five pre-schools were Ching Hua Kindergarten, Methodist Private Kindergarten, Hock Ing Methodist Kindergarten, Unity and National Integration Kindergarten and SK