RM65,000 granted to 21 organisations
MUKAH: Twenty-one organisations in Balingian constituency received minor rural projects (MRP) grants totalling RM65,000 last Thursday. The recipients comprised 16 Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA), and one each for school management board for primary schools, Badan Muafakat Mukah Mara Junior Science College (MRSM), Headmasters Council Mukah District, Mukah community-based rehabilitation centre (PDK) and Mukah Resident and District […]
Potholes pose danger to road users
BALINGIAN: Drivers and riders using the 10-kilometer stretch from Balingian Bridge to Kuala Tatau Bridge are advised to travel carefully. This advice was given because the road throughout that stretch was said to be in bad condition. Talking to Suara Sarawak, a road user Junai Ali who returned from Bintulu to Mukah said the road […]
Three arrested for illegal cockfighting
BALINGIAN: Mukah police arrested three local men for their involvement in illegal cockfighting here on Sunday amid the movement control order (MCO). The arrest was the second in a space of less than a week — the first arrest was on last Tuesday. A team led by Insp Ebeni Mohamad conducted the raid at Sungai […]
Food distribution to continue based on supplies
BALINGIAN: Distribution of food baskets to respective areas in the Balingian constituency will continue based on the availability of essential items. A source from the Balingian Constituency Service Centre said that supplies for the food baskets were insufficient, thus affected the distribution effort. The source added that despite the shortage of provisions, food distribution has […]
32 longhouses in Balingian get food aid
BALINGIAN: A total of 32 longhouses with 353 recipients in the Temesu and Bayan Ulu areas of the Balingian constituency have been given food aid. Last Saturday, a source from the Balingian Constituency Service Centre said the food aid was channelled through the Bayan Ulu multi-purpose hall for subsequent distribution to the longhouses. He said […]
Smoother ride for Rumah Segudan folk
BALINGIAN: Folk at Rumah Segudan near here now enjoy a more comfortable ride on their newly upgraded road. Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) engineer Jasmeer Zaisufir Sufian said the 121-metre long Rumah Segudan road was implemented at an estimated cost of RM50,000. The project, under the rural transformation programme (RTP), was implemented by MDDM. […]
