SELANGAU: When completed, the three Rural Electrification Scheme (RES) projects costing RM34.2 million in Tamin state constituency are expected to benefit 1,018 families from 60 longhouses. According to Tamin assemblyman, Christopher Gira Sambang, the projects, which are expected to be completed in March next year, will be implemented in Sekuau/Oya/Pakoh/Bekiki,
JULAU: The Agriculture Department will conduct 10 outreach programmes (AgriCop) in Meluan constituency this year. Meluan assemblyman Rolland Duat Jubin said, AgriCop aims to further strengthen the relationship and cooperation between the department and the farming community in rural and interior areas. “Today is the first AgriCop programme to be
SIBU: Thirty-two officers from fire and rescue stations (BPP) throughout Sarawak, completed a three-day venomous animal (snake) control course held in Sungai Merah BBP. The course which ended on Saturday (Sept 5) was conducted by three invited instructors, namely Safiq Mohammad from the Eastern Region Academics in Terengganu, Noremey Halim
SIBU: Forty policemen from the Motorcycle Patrol Unit (MPU) here participated in a one-day convoy programme to Belawai and Sarikei last Friday night. Sibu District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit was present to flag off the convoy at the Sibu police district headquarters at 7.30am. He said the purpose
SIBU: Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) received a government grant from Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian last Thursday (Aug 27). The RM20,000 grant was handed over by Dr Sim to SIDS president Datuk Ir Alice Jawan Empaling in a simple ceremony held at the
SIBU: The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will organise a “Majlis Pemimpin PDP Bersama Ahli dan Rakyat” at Rumah Udin Nasat, Sungai Sengan here tomorrow (Aug 31). PDP Dudong division chairman Councillor Teo Boon Siew said the ceremony would be attended by PDP president Datuk
TATAU: Integrity and transparency should always be a priority for the Sarawak government, said Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip. He added that because of that, the state government is committed to cultivate the value of integrity at various levels of society. “This is
SELANGAU: The number of dengue cases in this district is very worrying, said Sibu Rural District Council (MDLBS) chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai. He explained that the number had increased drastically by 213 percent this year. “According to the council’s public health report this month, 49 cases were recorded from January
SIBU: An unemployed man was nabbed on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse last Thursday evening (Aug 27) District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit who confirmed the arrest, said that the man was found inside a four-wheel drive vehicle in a parking lot at Jalan Hulu Layang around
SIBU: A 41-year-old man was arrested by police on Monday (Aug 24) on suspicion of being involved in three robbery cases within a day last Friday (Aug 21). The suspect was arrested in front of a house in Jalan Kampung Hilir at around 1.30am. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan
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