Settle compound within 14 days
BALINGIAN: Flouting the standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the movement control order (MCO) is not a crime. This pertains to no matter how many times the compound was issued and settled by the offender. However, the compound must be settled within 14 days, said Mukah district police Crime Prevention and Community Security Department chief Inspector […]
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 Pek Kong Balingian, Kampung Sau, […]
620 from 74 JKKKs attend workshop
BALINGIAN: Some 620 people from 74 village and development committees (JKKKs) attended a Community Policing Workshop at Balingian sub-district here today. The workshop is timely as the country and the world are currently facing Covid-19 pandemic, said Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi. According to him, the committee (JKKK) needs to come forward and play its […]
Rep graces Malaysia Day programme at surau
BALINGIAN: For the first time in history, this year’s three major national celebrations were held under the new normal following the Covid-19 pandemic scare. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi said the events were Sarawak Day on July 22, National Day (August 31) and last Wednesday, Malaysia Day. According to him, under the new normal, all […]
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 order (MCO) was enforced due […]
RM544,000 for Balingian fishermen
BALINGIAN: Fishermen in Balingianconstituency today received financial aid totalling RM544,000 from the Sarawak government. Of the total, RM342,000 was allocated for assistance for fishermen during landas (rainy) season and would benefit 228 fishermen, including their crew. Each fisherman will receive a monthly assistance of RM300 for five months and the payments will be credited directly […]
Balingian double celebration do a success
BALINGIAN: The National Day 2020 & National Youth Day Saberkas Balingian branch-level celebration was held here on Monday (Aug 31). It featured interesting activities such as PUBG Mobile Challenge, Saberkas Tiktok, Youth Colouring Challenge, Creative Writing Competition and Win, and Merdeka convoy. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi congratulated the Sarawak National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) Balingian […]
Development slowly changing Balingian’s landscape
BALINGIAN: Various development projects that have been completed, and currently being implemented here, are slowly changing the landscape of this sub-district. This is in line with the sub-district’s ambition to gain full district status by 2026, as envisaged by Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi. He said Balingian had been allocated a few projek rakyat (community […]
Rep hopes Balingian elevated to district
BALINGIAN: Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi hopes to see this sub-district elevated to a full-fledged district by 2026. “If I am given the opportunity to represent Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the coming 12th state election, I hope to see Balingian developed and progress and could be upgraded to […]
Youth paint badminton court
BALINGIAN: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Balingian Youth Bayan Tasik sub-branch organised an On-The-Go (OTG) community programme here on Sunday (Aug 9). It involved painting the badminton court at the Bayan Tasik multipurpose hall and cleaning the surrounding area on a gotong-royong (work party) basis. The hall not only caters for the local community but […]
