More reasons to celebrate Two years ago, the Muslim community nationwide celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfitri in moderation by adhering to the new norms. However, this year’s Raya celebrations are expected to be lively after the country decides to move into endemic phase. In the previous two years, Malaysians were not
One of the easiest ways for the people of Limbang to get to Sabah or Miri is to pass through Brunei. This is because of Limbang’s unique location in Malaysia. To its west lies Brunei while the Gulf of Brunei lies in the north and Sabah and Kalimantan are in
LIMBANG: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is committed to developing local eco-tourism. Malaysia is seen as having high potential to become the best eco-tourism hub in the world, said its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. Just like in Kuala Santaba Patiambun, she said the atmosphere is the
LAWAS: Fifty-six dilapidated schools in Lawas district will be repaired soon, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the schools would be repaired under the allocation by the Sarawak government through the Northern Region Development Agency (NRDA). “Today, I was made to understand that Lawas wants
LIMBANG: A family of seven had the shock of their life when they discovered deep mud had slid into their Bukit Kota house while they were asleep. According to one of the occupants, Abdul Rahman Dollah, 49, the incident happened so fast that none of them noticed it. “At that
LIMBANG: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Bukit Kota Welfare Association recently carried out a welfare programme to help the disabled in the constituency. According to Bukit Kota Women and Social Welfare chairwoman Nonnimsrlini Abdullah, the programme is a monthly affair of the Bukit Kota PBB Welfare Committee. She said the
LIMBANG: The number of teenage pregnancies here has increased from January to August alone this year. Limbang MP Hasbi Habibollah said based on the state Health Department’s statistics, from January to August this year, Limbang recorded a total of 17 cases of teenage pregnancies. “For the whole year of 2018,
LIMBANG: Bukit Kota assemblyman Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail handed out a total of RM457,000 in grants to 174 recipients here yesterday. The recipients included neighbourhood watch committees (KRTs), parent-teacher associations (PTA), houses of worship, associations as well as preschools. “The Sarawak government has allocated RM2 million to each assemblyman through
LIMBANG: Folk of Kampung Bulantak near here finally heaved a sigh of relief as their water supply shortage was resolved with the construction of water storage tanks in the village. Kampung Bulantak chief Abdul Aji Ali said the water facility was sufficient to cater for the 60 odd villagers who
LIMBANG: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has assured that full support will be given to Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) in the coming state election. This assurance was given to Batu Danau assemblyman Paulus Palu Gumbang from PBB. According to him, PBB is like
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