Author: Famas

Food aid for 1,564 in Kapit

KAPIT: To date, some 1,564 households in longhouses under the Kapit constituency received the food aid that was distributed by the respective representatives over the past few days. Kapit MP Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, who is the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, said the constituency consists of Katibas,

Food aid for needy at Native Resthouse

KAPIT: Kapit District Council (KDC) Native Resthouse (RumahTemuai No 1) located at Jalan Selirik here has become the temporary home of seven individuals for various reasons. Coming from various longhouses, they have stayed at the Native Resthouse for quite a while now. Their plight came to light on Wednesday when

Food aid for nine longhouses

KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat distributed food aid to nine longhouses in the Sungai Amang, Sungai Sesibau and Sungai Kapit areas on Tuesday. One hundred and eighty two households/families received the aid in the form of rice, sugar, flour, cooking oil, biscuits, tea and coffee. The nine longhouses

Rep discusses ways to deliver essential food

KAPIT: Hulu Rajang MP Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong recently chaired a meeting with staff of his service centre here to discuss efficient methods of distributing essential food items to rural folks in particular those residing in longhouses at Upper Rajang and Ulu Baleh who have difficulty in obtaining food especially

NGOs donate to frontliners

KAPIT: Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) Kapit recently donated food items to health workers at Kapit Hospital in a show of appreciation to their dedicated services during the current movement control order period. The items including biscuits, beverages and drinking water were received by the director of Kapit Hospital Dr

MP, assemblyman donate food to rural folk

KAPIT: Hulu Rajang MP Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong and Belaga assemblyman Datuk Liwan Lagang donated food items to folk in their respective constituencies ― from Sungai Pila, Sungai Metah, Sungai Merit and a stretch of the Rajang River below Punan Bah and Merit areas. A boat was hired to transport

Council disinfects market, public spaces

KAPIT: Kapit District Council (KDC) has disinfected Market Teresang and the Night Street Market including public places and five-foot ways around town. This followed a directive from the Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH) Sarawak to reopen the markets (with permanent structures) to ensure fresh and sufficient supplies of

Cash for Covid-19 frontliners

KAPIT: Baleh people welfare association (Persatuan Kebajikan Penduduk Baleh — PKPB) has acknowledged the important roles of the frontliners in the fight against Covid-19. These frontliners are from various government departments and agencies such as the police, Rela, Kapit District Council (KDC), and the Health Department. To show its appreciation

Frontliners come in for praise

KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat commended local frontliners in the fight to prevent the spread of Covid-19 to this town. “I am happy with the various measures taken by the leading agencies that have been enforcing the movement control order (MCO) since March 18,” he said. Among the

Outsiders must be checked: Rep

KAPIT: Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang has expressed his concern about outsiders sneaking into this town. To address the issue he called on the police to set up a roadblock at Mujong near Baleh Bridge to prevent people from rural Baleh and Bintulu from entering this place. “A police roadblock