Nov completion for new Dalat/Oya Perkim office

DALAT: The new Dalat/Oya Perkim office at the first floor of Galeri Warisan Melanau Oya (Oya Melanau Heritage Gallery) will be completed in November this year. This was revealed by Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Chidlhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah when she officiated at the 27th Dalat/Oya Malaysian Islamic Welfare Organisation (Perkim) […]

Road to connect Kampung Klid with Dalat bazaar in progress

DALAT:  Kampung Klid, the farthest village in Dalat constituency and a primary school in the area will soon be connected to this town when the proposed 11.5km Jalan Kampung Medong/Lebrasau/Kampung Klid is completed by the end of next year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the RM44.4 […]

Villagers to enjoy steady flow of water supply

DALAT: The people in Kampung Tanam at one end and Kampung Sungai Kut Muara at the other end here will enjoy a steady flow of water supply when the RM12.79 million Dalat Water Supply (Phase II) project is completed in October this year. The project scope includes the construction and completion of a ground reservoir, […]

Minister monitors progress of Dalat projects

DALAT: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah visited various ongoing projects at Kampung Sungai Kut Muara near here today. The projects included the installation of a futsal court roof, a pubic toilet at the Sungai Kut Muara waterfront, and Dalat Water Supply (Phase II): The Construction and Completion […]

Over 1,300 in Dalat get education aid

DALAT: 1,371 recipients have benefitted from the Dalat Education Foundation Aid as of March 10 this year since it was introduced in 2005. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said of the total, 487 recipients were certificate level, diploma (579), degree (270) and others (35). “Today, we see […]

Kampung Sungai Ud, Dalat in lockdown

DALAT: Kampung Sungai Ud here is on a 14-day lockdown starting today. Dalat OCPD DSP Saga Chunggat said five roadblocks would be set up throughout the village. “This decision was made by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Wednesday to prevent more Covid-19 transmission from occurring. “Besides that, it is also important to enable […]

Fatimah sad Dalat is red

MUKAH: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah is sad that Dalat’s Covid-19 status turned from orange to red on Tuesday with a total of 59 local infection cases reported within the last 14 days. Fatimah, who is Dalat assemblywoman, said of the 22 cases reported on Tuesday, 17 […]

Go for urgent screening, funeral attendees told

MUKAH: Individuals who have attended a funeral in Kampung Kekan Seberang, Dalat near here on Jan 5 and are having symptoms such as fever, coughing, flu and difficulty in breathing are urged to go for Covid-19 screening immediately. Mukah Divisional Health Department in its message via a pamphlet dated Jan 20, 2021, seeks the cooperation […]

Comply with RMCO SOPs, longhouse folk told

DALAT: Longhouse folk in Dalat District here are advised to continue to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) which was announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday (Jan 11), said Dalat district police chief DSP Saga Chunggat. This is based on a statement issued by […]

Delighted locals look forward with hope

DALAT: The people here are generally optimistic about the New Year. As such they are hopeful and expectant that 2021 would see the implementation of some more projects that have been proposed for this district. They are hopeful partly because this year also marks the beginning of the 12th five-year Malaysia Plan (RMK12:2021-2025). It is […]