Batang Lupar MP dismayed with annual devt funding
PUSA: Mohamad Shafizan Kepli has expressed his dismay with the RM1.3 million per year allocation for development. “There may be some who are forced to reduce the amount of aid as austerity measures so that the allocation can last until the next allocation is received,” said the Batang Lupar MP. “That’s why the assistance to […]
Bringing the voice of youth to parliament
“My routine has shifted. Go to bed at 2 am and get up at 4.30 am. Then ponder and prepare to visit the people and seek their votes. “There is no longer any free time as there once was. There’s no time to pick up the kids from school… a duty which my wife is […]
GPS’ youngest candidate to face PAS and AMANAH for Batang Lupar
BY NURA V LORNA & ALEXANDRA LORNA SIMANGGANG: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate for the Batang Lupar parliamentary constituency, 37-year-old Mohamad Shafizan Kepli will face off in a three-cornered fight in the 15th General Election (15GE). The youngest candidate fielded by GPS in GE15 will battle against PN’ Hamdan Sani, 35 and PH’s Wel@Maxwell Rojis, […]
Agency to boost development in Betong
BATANG LUPAR: The newly-established Betong Integrated Development Agency (BIDA) will boost the planned development in the Betong Division, said Batang Lupas MP Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim. Hence, she called on the local community and tribal leaders (KMKK) to play their role in helping BIDA plan the facilities and needs of the people in Betong as […]
Head of State’s wife donates to Covid-19 victims
By Nazrinzulaiqa Hasbi KUCHING: Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib, wife of the Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday presented donations under the “Jalinan Kasih” programme for Covid-19 victims in Batang Lupar parliamentary constituency. Batang Lupar MP Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim was present to receive the donation from Ragad […]
Batang Lupar waterfront project progressing well
KUCHING: Works on the Batang Lupar waterfront project in Sri Aman is progressing well despite being slightly delayed due to the movement restriction order imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. “The construction is behind the schedule, but we are optimistic that the contractor will do his best to meet the extension of time (EOT) that […]
A bridge not too far to span Batang Lupar
By Hamdan Ismail KUCHING: “We will cross the bridge when we come to it” figuratively means not worrying about something that might happen until it actually does happen. Taken literally, and with the Batang Lupar in mind, we can only come to it in five years. That’s when the 7-km-long bridge spanning this massive river […]
Fishermen perform prayers recital in Batang Lupar
LINGGA: The tradition of reciting prayers, performed in the middle of the Batang Lupar, is now revived by a new generation of fishermen here. According to a local fisherman Ahmad Marbawi Loben, during the event, the fishermen will gather in the middle of the Batang Lupar (between Sungai Lingga estuary and across Tanjung Aboi) to […]
