Author: Osman Razali

Villagers under EMCO to receive food aid

SARATOK: The local Member of Parliament Datuk Ali Biju has assured that food aid would be distributed immediately to residents of Kampung Tanjung Hulu and Kampung Melango Lama who are currently under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). He said residents need not worry but continue to comply with the

Abandoned with five kids

SIBU: A single mother, Teresa Santa Angil, 44, and her five children are suffering in Puchong, a major town in Selangor, after being abandoned by her husband and their father three years ago. According to a story published by the Peninsular Borneo Children’s Association (ABS), Teresa hails from Engkalat Bukit

Stay put, Debak residents advised

DEBAK: Debak residents have been advised to stay put in the sub-district. “I remind you that entry and exit between areas should be restricted and all this is up to yourself. If there is no important need, it is better not to go in and out of Debak,” said Saribas

NGOs in Kabong receive RM160k in special grants

KABONG: A total of RM160,000 from Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s special fund was distributed to 22 organisations in Kabong constituency. Its assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir said each recipient organisation received an allocation of between RM5,000 and RM10,000. SJKC Chung Hua Kabong, SK Abang Moh Sessang, People’s Volunteer Corps

Celebrators hope to be allowed to travel for Raya

BETONG: The warmth and joy of Hari Raya Aidilfitri is being felt even despite the hardship of fasting and although once again the celebration may be different from before the pandemic hit the world in March last year. Currently, according to Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the

MP donates bottled water to mosques, surau

SARATOK: Saratok MP Datuk Ali Biju contributed 170 cartons of bottled water to a mosque and five surau within the area. Masjid al-Muhtadin Saratok received 50 cartons of bottled water. In addition, Surau Darul Iman Kampung Melango Baru, Surau Cahaya Islam Kampung Melango Lama, Surau Silaturahim Kampung Masjid, Surau Darul

From housewife to businesswoman

DEBAK: Four years ago, Amy Syuhaida Tio from Kampung Bungey Hilir here was a full-time housewife but she is now a businesswoman.   “My determination to contribute to my family income has finally paid off. I am now making a profit from selling food products,” she said. The 40-year-old mother

Delayed projects under RTP will go on

KABONG: The Sarawak government is committed to ensuring that every project under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) which has experienced slight delays due to the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) will be continued. Kabong assemblymen Mohd Chee Kadir said development projects that provide great benefits to the residents

Grandma asked to go for ‘varsity interview’

PUSA: A grandmother of three grandchildren was recently surprised and angry to receive a short message informing her to attend an interview for a diploma course at a public university. According to the message she received, she would receive an advance of RM1,500 if she was successful during the interview.

Villagers eagerly await new school building

BETONG: The people of Kampung Sebemban here are looking forward to the completion of the new Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sebemban building. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam said a new school building had to be constructed after a river erosion incident in September 2016. That incident, he added, had a profound