Rentap to defend Layar
BETONG: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has hinted that that Layar incumbent Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu will continue to serve the constituency. “…Datuk Rentap Jabu will be our ‘manok sabong’ (fighter for Gabungan Parti Sarawak or GPS) later (in the coming state polls). Addressing attendees at an earth-breaking ceremony of […]
Transporting farm produce to wider markets
BETONG: The construction of the Short Take-off and Landing airports (STOLports) undertaken by the Sarawak government in the state will enable fresh farm products to be transported to a wider market. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the one to be built in Spaoh was in tandem with plans to […]
Food basket areas set to fly with air link
BETONG: The economic well-being of local communities is expected to soar after they are connected to air services in the next two years. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas officiated at the ground-breaking for the Bebuling STOLport in Spaoh on Tuesday (Nov 30). A STOLport is an airport that caters to short take-off […]
Improving socioeconomic status of Layar constituents
BETONG: Cash crop planting through fertigation or hydroponic techniques can improve the socioeconomic circumstances of residents in Layar constituency. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Layar incumbent Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu said this while attending the 26th Series of the Agriculture Community Outreach Programme (AgriCOP) which involved the handover of […]
Civil Defence personnel ready for monsoon season
BETONG: The Betong Civil Defence Force (APM) will focus on flood risk areas such as Debak, Lidong, Layar and Krian in its preparation for the northeast monsoon season. Its district chief Mackinly Jores said some areas were found to be at high risk of floods and landslides if high tides and heavy rains (at upstream […]
160 Mara Betong students get first vaccine dose
BETONG: One hundred and sixty students of Maktab Rendah Sains (Mara) Betong were among the 13 to 15 years old, who received their first vaccination dose at PPV Dewan Panglima Rentap Betong on Saturday (Sept 25). Head of Science Department, MRSM Betong and the coordinator of the Covid-19 Taskforce at MRSM Betong, Mohd. Zaim Kassan […]
Missing angler returns home safe
BETONG: An elderly man who was reported to have gone missing since Wednesday (Sept 22) while fishing at Batu Lintang, Layar has returned home safe and sound. A spokesman for the State Fire Department operations centre said the 61-year-old man reached home around 8pm on Thursday (Sept 23) while rescuers were deciding whether or not […]
SAR launched for missing villager
BETONG: A Search and Rescue (SAR) operation was activated today (Sept 23) to locate a man who has been missing since Wednesday. Wan Belu, 60, had failed to return home after leaving his house at Rumah Edward in Layar near here to go fishing at around 4pm. The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre […]
Deranged man slashes villager to death
BETONG: A villager was slashed to death by a mentally unsound man who ran amok with a machete at a longhouse in Ulu Layar on Sept 16. District police chief DSP Zamry Alli said the fatal incident happened when the 57-year-old victim was trying to escape with other residents in a vehicle after finding out […]
Workers’ quarters destroyed in fire
KUCHING: Two blocks of workers’ quarters at a farm in Sungai Tisek, Betong were destroyed in a fire on Monday morning (Sept 13). State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a distress call on the incident was received around 7am. It said firefighters from the Betong Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) were immediately […]
