Author: Osman Razali

Jennifer appointed member of advisory committee of Betong college

BETONG: Jennifer Lendai Kundat who is governance, administration and quality manager of Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) has been appointed as a member of the advisory committee — Women Community Leaders for Betong Community College for two years effective today until 30 Nov 2022. Director Andrew Douglas Gudam

No to Ramadan stalls in front of houses and roadsides

BETONG: Betong Division Disaster Management Committee does not allow the opening of Ramadan stalls in front of houses and by the roadsides in the division. Its chairman Friday Belik said the decision was arrived at during a committee meeting on April 12 chaired by Betong Division deputy Resident Abang Mohamed

Debak needs banking services

DEBAK: Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam is hoping that the state government will help equip Debak town with banking services. He said efforts in applying for services from banks have not yielded positive responses. “We are asking for bank kiosks not bank branches. “Therefore, the people of Debak expect the

Flood mitigation project to be tendered by May, June

DEBAK: The RM30-million flood mitigation project in Debak is expected to be tendered by no later than May or June this year, said Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam. “Flash floods are due to heavy rains and high tide phenomenon and they have caused a lot of problems for residents here.

Debak to have own sports complex

DEBAK: The Debak sub-district will have its own sports complex worth RM8.9 million funded by the Sarawak government. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this is another development project brought by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government for the people of Debak. “Congratulations to the people of

Politeknik Metro Betong Sarawak reaches out to industry players

BETONG: Politeknik Metro Betong Sarawak (PMBS) will see several collaborations with industry players in September this year. PMBS director Suhaili Aleh said they had taken the initiative to further strengthen cooperation with local industry players, given the need to increase their graduates’ marketability in the challenging new norms due to

Pusa SUPP chairman confident Sarawak’s rights would be restored

PUSA: The matter regarding Sarawak’s status as a province and not a state, as mentioned by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin recently, shows that he is ready to restore the rights of Sarawak and Sabah as enshrined in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63), says Datuk Lim Kian Choon. The

Assemblyman appeals for closer vaccination venue

BETONG: It is hoped that the government can provide closer vaccination centres to make it easier for those who will receive their second doses of vaccine. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam said, for example, some areas in Saribas are quite far from Betong. “If the vaccination centre is only in

1.23 mln registered for vaccination

BETONG: As of April 2, 1.23 million people in the state who are eligible to receive the vaccination have been registered. According to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, most of them registered manually. About 650,000 registered through the MySejahtera application and the government will ensure that more