Author: Noor Syahhira Hady

Sparing a thought for orphans ahead of Raya

LIMBANG: Orphaned students in the district have received financial assistance from the Malaysian Islamic Welfare Organisation (PERKIM) here. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Modernisation and Regional Development Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail expressed his gratitude to PERKIM Limbang for the initiative as it helps the needy in conjunction with the upcoming

Villagers get rice porridge from MP

LIMBANG: A total of 4,309 packets of bubur lambuk have been distributed to residents in 32 villages and several houses in the Limbang parliamentary constituency. Limbang MP Datuk Hasbi Habibollah also distributed bubur lambuk to road users passing through Jalan Muhibbah in front of the Bangunan Pusat Pembangunan Komuniti Melayu

Rep seeks additions to curb ferry congestion

IGAN: A request has been submitted to Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas for additional ferry services here to curb congestion especially during the festive season. Jemoreng assemblyman Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya said this when visiting the Batang Igan Ferry Base yesterday. “We have applied for an additional three

Goh wins second term as SUPP Satok chief

KUCHING: Goh Leng Yeu has been returned as the Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Satok branch chairman. According to the statement on Monday (Apr 25), he was given a second term during the Triennial General Meeting held at Dewan Bunga Sri Rampai on Sunday (Apr 25). Goh pointed out that

No place for prejudice and hatred in politics

TANJUNG MANIS: Semop assemblyman Datuk Abdullah Saidol will continue to helm Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) Semop branch after winning the post uncontested on Sunday (Apr 24). Following his appointment, Abdullah Saidol called on all parties to avoid prejudice and hatred in politics as these can affect unity and harmony

Fatimah responds to burdens of needy

DALAT: A total of 168 needy people (asnaf) from seven villages received zakat contributions from Dalat assemblywoman Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah as she continued making her rounds to ease the burden of the people. According to a statement by UKAS, the handing over of the contribution on Sunday (April 24)

Towards addressing negative issues

SERIAN: The rising cases of misconduct and negative social symptoms in Serian are now at a worrisome level. This was the very reason why the dialogue session on Child Sexual Offences Act 2017 was held in addressing the issue, thanks to the effort by the organiser, namely the Serian Division

Suspension bridge brings relief to villagers

SERIAN: The Kampung Darul Iman Suspension Bridge here is now ready for use. The bridge which was built at a cost of RM250,000 is a Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) project under the Tebedu constituency. With its completion, Tebedu assemblyman Dr Simon Sinang Bada stated that residents could now carry out

13 Pujut NGOs given funds

MIRI: Thirteen non-government organisations (NGOs) and clubs in the Pujut constituency here received annual allocations for minor rural projects (MRPs) worth a total of RM43,000. According to the statement by Unit Komunikasi Awam Sarawak (UKAS), the said allocation was handed over by Pujut assemblyman Adam Yii Siew Sang at Pujut

MP to ensure smooth progress of housing projects

ASAJAYA: The Batang Sadong MP is committed to ensuring efforts of the state government in providing residential comfort to the residents, especially in rural areas, are implemented smoothly. Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri gave this assurance when she visited the site of a house being repaired at Kampung Semera Masjid and Kampung