BINTULU: A total of 13 rural transformation programme (RTP) projects amounting to RM1.33 million were allocated for areas in Bawan including Jalan Bukut, Begeri, Bukit Dinding and Pengkalan Lobang in Mukah, this year. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Sarawak Bumiputera Law and Customs), Datuk John Sikie Tayai, said
KUCHING: The ability and wisdom of longhouse heads to manage the people under their care will determine whether a longhouse would progress or be left behind, said Native Laws and Customs Assistant Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai. He said that the role of the longhouse head is crucial in leading
BINTULU: Four remote longhouses sheltering 102 households in Sebauh district now have 24-hour electricity supply provided through the Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme (Sares). The longhouses are Rumah Lawai Chukai and Rumah Nompang, Sungai Sujan as well as Rumah Palos Andin and Rumah Elwin Ugan, Sungai Binyo in Sebauh. Minister
BINTULU: Policemen patrolling along Jalan Sommerville arrested a teenager on suspicion of drug possession. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said that the 16-year-old boy was arrested around 11am last Thursday. According to him, police found seven red transparent straws containing crystalline drugs suspected to be methamphetamine weighing 5.2g with
BINTULU: The closing of two entrances to Batu 5 Commercial Centre, Jalan Bintulu-Sibu has caused some inconvenience to shopkeepers when they want to go to their business premises. This was caused by the construction of an upper bridge near the commercial centre beginning last year. Many complaints and grievances were
BINTULU: The Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS), Kemena and Bintulu branches paid a courtesy call on Prof Jayum Jawan, the Faculty of Humanity, Management and Science dean, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Bintulu campus today (July 30). The visit, led by Kemena SIDS chairperson Jenny Bangga, among other things, was to
BINTULU: The 16th edition of the prestigious Borneo International Kite Festival (BIKF), slated for Sept 4- Oct 4 has been postponed indefinitely. A new date would be announced when the situation improved, said Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Integrity & Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip. The postponement was to abide by
BINTULU: Dayak women in Kemena are advised to join Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) to strengthen the voice of Dayak women in the state. Kemena SIDS chairwoman Jenny Bangga said they need to be united if they want to empower Dayak women. “SIDS provides various platforms such as educational, leadership,
TATAU: Residents in Ulu Kakus have been assured that various development projects have been planned and implemented in the Kakus constituency. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Sarawak Bumiputera Law and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai said presently, areas in Ulu Kakus had been provided with solar-powered electricity. He
BINTULU: A 50-hectare area at the Sungai Sebiew Agricultural Training Centre here will be developed into a permanent food production estate (Taman Kekal Pengeluaran Makanan — TKPM). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said for starters, some 12 hectares of the land would be cultivated with various types
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