Delivery trial of vaccine to Belaga
KUCHING: The Health Ministry will conduct a pilot logistical trial for safe delivery of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Belaga tomorrow. The main challenge is that the vaccine needs to be kept at minus 70 degrees Celsius or below. Supplied by Pfizer BioNTech, it is based on a novel technology that uses synthetic mRNA […]
Container cabins as temporary police HQ
KUCHING: Sarawak police have proposed container cabins be used temporarily as offices of the Belaga police headquarters and police station. State Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail told reporters that they had already sent a letter to Bukit Aman police headquarters as well as informed the Home Affairs Ministry on the need to have a temporary […]
Flames engulf police building
BELAGA: Fire destroyed a double-storey wooden building at the district’s police headquarters here today. The State Fire Department operations centre despatched firemen from the Bintulu fire station to the scene after receiving a distress call on the incident around 1.19pm. Belaga auxiliary firemen were also mobilised to the scene to carry out initial extinguishing work. […]
New mandate crucial to continuity of development
ONLY with a new mandate to govern can Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government continue to implement development projects desired by the people. In making this point, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg pointed out that the state government’s term is expiring. As such, he and other state leaders are unable to make […]
Locals delighted with developed waterfront
BELAGA: The new Belaga Waterfront worth RM4 million was declared open by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg today. The waterfront which is expected to become a public attraction has changed the landscape of this town. Many local residents here expressed their delight at the development which they hope would be able to […]
Body of drowned man found
BINTULU: The body of a 52-year-old man, who drowned after falling into Sungai Murum in Belaga on Saturday afternoon, was found at 11.30am on Sunday. Johny Mering’s body was floating some 200 metres from the spot where he was reported missing at 2.25pm on Saturday. A search and rescue (SAR) team was immediately mounted to […]
