BETONG: Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu has advised all Gawai celebrants to stay home and celebrate the festival with their loved ones. He also urged them to use video conferencing to connect with distant relatives and friends. He warned that group gatherings during Gawai could lead to a spike in
DEBAK: Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam fully supported the Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union’s (KGBS) proposal in urging the Education Ministry (MoH) to give autonomy to the Sarawak government. This autonomy pertains to related educational matters. According to Razi, the shortage of teachers in Sarawak remains unsolved and as such the
BELADIN: Beting Maro assemblyman Razaili Gapor has denied allegations that there was political interference in the enforcement of the recovery movement control order (RMCO) in Kampung Beladin. According to Razaili, there was no interference from politicians, in fact, he as the people’s representative had hoped that the RMCO’s standard operating
RINGGO RAYO or ‘kenduri Raya’ (Raya feast) used to make Hari Raya Aidilfitri special in most villages in the Saribas state constituency in Betong Division of Sarawak. During ‘ringgo rayo’, there were lots of food, visitors and friendly chat. It was a tradition in the villages during the Hari Raya
KABONG: Kabong assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir presented food baskets to 2,450 homes in 25 villages in conjunction with the MCK 2021 Aidilfitri Touch programme. Deputy chief of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Kabong branch Alwie Sapalie said the programme aimed to express Chee’s gratitude to the people in the Kabong
SPAOH: Lembaga Amanah Khairat Islam Spaoh (Lakis) has requested the government to set up an automatic teller machine (ATM) in Spaoh. Its chairman Dr Abang Ismail Abang Julhi said that based on the findings of a poll conducted last week through Google Form involving 538 respondents, almost all of them
BELADIN: Beting Maro assemblyman Razaili Gapor has expressed concern over allegations that some people are refusing to go for Covid-19 screening tests. He said the sudden increase in cases in Beladin was a serious matter. “Rumours have it that some people are hiding because they want to avoid being quarantined.
KABONG: The concrete bridge at Masjid Assabirin worth RM300,000 is completed and can be used by the time Aidilfitri is celebrated, next week. The handover ceremony of the rural transformation programme (RTP) project took place today. For the record, its construction began on September 18, 2020, and was completed on
BETONG: The mobile banking services need to be expanded to more areas especially rural towns and villages where there are no banks. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam welcomed the Sarawak government’s initiative to facilitate several commercial banks in operating mobile banking services to benefit the rural people. However, he said,
SARATOK: This Ramadan is definitely the sweetest for an elderly man who has been living in a hut near the Saratok pier all this time. Razali Uki or also known as Nek Su Jalil in the community is moving into a new home, thanks to the efforts of Kalaka PBB
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