Concrete bridge to cemetery completed

MIRI: The completion of a concrete bridge to the cemetery at Kampung Pengkalan, Lutong will provide convenience to villagers there, especially when they visit the cemetery. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the RM100,000 project was funded through the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) for Senadin constituency. He said the works involved the construction of […]

War hero laid to rest

KUCHING: War hero Colonel (R) Dunstan Nyaring Angking was laid to rest at the Anglican cemetery in Batu Kitang, 8th Mile on Friday. The first Iban army officer to attain the rank of full colonel, he died at the age of 77 at his residence in Batu Kawa on Wednesday morning. The First Infantry Division […]

Cemetery visits prohibited during MCO

KUCHING:  Muslims in the state have been told not to visit the cemeteries during the movement control order (MCO). In spite of this being a customary for Muslims before Ramadan to visit the graves of relatives and family members, a statement was issued by Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) yesterday prohibiting visits to the cemetary to […]

Catholic cemetery now has a fence

MUKAH:  The Catholic cemetery at Jalan Haji Mohd Pauzi here now looks better after a fence was installed at a section of the burial ground facing a river. The fence was put up at the end of last year at the initiative of the Roman Catholic Church Mukah Parish Pastoral Council. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo […]