MALUDAM: A total of 3,900 household heads (KIR) in Lingga state constituency will soon receive assistance which is to be distributed in stages. Lingga assemblywoman Simoi Peri hoped the assistance ― in the form of essential food items ― would help reduce financial burdens of villagers throughout the movement control
PUSA: Minor rural project (MRP) grants totalling RM160,000 will be given to village security and development committees (JKKK) and the management committees of mosques, surau and churches in the Beting Maro state constituency. Beting Maro assemblyman Razaili Gapor said the allocation was to assist community leaders in looking after the
DEBAK: Two unemployed individuals, who were arrested for violating the movement control order (MCO) here, admitted they were aware of the enforcement of the order, said Betong District Police Chief Deputy Superintendent Zamry Alli. However, both tried to escape arrests. According to him, the police have always acted in accordance
SIMANGGANG: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for Patau Mok entered its third day with no signs of the 36-year-old missing person, despite a foul odour near Bukit Tampah yesterday. Zone Three Sri Aman Fire and Rescue chief PgB Nik Muhammad Afiq Nik Roslan said the search area was divided
BETONG: Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu lent a helping hand to Betong Metro Polytechnic students who were unable to return home following the Covid-19 nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO). Donations in the form of food items and daily necessitieswere handed over to the students by Betong Community College director Shairul
KUCHING: A police report was filed against a fraud syndicate which used the identity of Betong MP Datuk Robert Lawson Chuat in a bid to solicit a sum of RM4,900 from Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam on Sunday. Razi, when contacted, said the scammer used WhatsApp and the phone number
SPAOH: A total of 227 old graves in the Serai Islamic Cemetery here will be relocated starting today (March 16) following the efforts of Spaoh Islamic Khairat Trust Board (Lakis) with the support of the state government. Its chairman Dr Abang Ismail Abang Julhi said some old graves in the
DEBAK: Saribas is ready if the state wants to turn it into a goat breeding centre for Betong Division to meet growing demand. Its assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam stated that the preparedness was decided after seeing the breeding potential of the area. He said villagers in several kampungs are excited
BETONG: The state government may have plans to get back those projects that were cancelled by the previous federal government. One of the projects is Batang Lupar Bridge which would have been built by the federal and state governments on a 50-50 basis. Assistant Minister of Infrastructure & Ports Development
BETONG: The move to allow Gabungan Parti Sarawak MPs to join the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal Cabinet is seen as an effort to save the country. Hence, the youth wing of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), in particular, that of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), has praised the Chief Minister Datuk
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