Author: Rahimi Rahim

RM500k for religious houses

MUKAH: A total of RM500,000 in Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) grants for houses of worship in Balingian was presented to six recipients in a ceremony recently. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi presented the grants to representatives of Sungai Sebetong Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church, St Mary Balingian Chapel, Tua

Bank donates RM10k to mosques, suraus

MUKAH: Bank Rakyat has allocated donations totalling to RM10,500 which will be distributed to 21 mosques and suraus here to assist with administrative matters and the implementation of programmes. According to a spokesperson from Bank Rakyat Mukah, the donation under the Mosque Financial Integrity programme is one of the bank’s

Food market to be completed in November

MUKAH: The construction of the Medan Selera Metading here is expected to be completed on Nov 13 this year. The project, which is under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government led by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, is ongoing after being temporarily stopped after the movement control

Damaged longhouse survivors given aid

MUKAH: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Balingian came forward to lend a helping hand to the survivors whose homes were hit by strong winds recently. Concerned with the disaster that blew away the roofs of a longhouse Rumah Randi Enteba at Batu 16, Jalan Selangau – Mukah on Aug 23,

Rep heads Saberkas Balingian branch

MUKAH: Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi was elected as chairman of the Sarawak National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) Balingian branch for the 2020 – 2023 term during the triennial general meeting of the branch at Kingwood Hotel here. Elected as vice-chairman 1 and vice-chairman 2 were Munir Din and Hafizzul Abdul

New Mukah airport ready next Jan

MUKAH: The construction of the new RM360-million Mukah airport is expected to be completed by January next year. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing said the construction work had been disrupted for three months due to the movement control order (MCO). “Now work has started

Bank donates face masks, hand sanitisers

MUKAH: Bank Rakyat Mukah conducted the ‘Nuri Back-to-School Programme’ at SK Mukah and Dalat District Education Office here on Saturday. The programme, aimed to present face masks and hand sanitisers, was led by Bank Rakyat Mukah branch manager Yuhip Rabaie accompanied by the bank’s executive Mohaini Masli. Their delegation was

Exchange of info vital for lecturers

MUKAH: Cooperation, support and exchange of information is very important in order to increase the knowledge and preparation of lecturers in the successful accreditation of the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBoT) for the Construction programme at Bintulu Vocational College. “With such cooperation, we can raise the name between Mukah Polytechnic

Fatimah hands out donations to underprivileged

DALAT: Ten underprivileged persons from Kampung Teh, Oya here received personal donations from Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah yesterday. Fatimah, who is also Dalat assemblywoman, presented the donations in a programme in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration, which will be

Face shields for two Mukah schools

MUKAH: The Mukah Polytechnic Department of Mathematics and Computer Science have donated 550 face shields to SK Mukah and SK Agama Mukah here. Present were SK Mukah’s principal Burhanuddin Kaderi and SK Agama Mukah’s principal Mukah Nazri Mohtar. The distribution of the masks is part of the corporate social responsibility