Daro will have new district office
BY AMYRA VARKISA & ALEXANDRA LORNA DARO: A new district office equipped with an automated teller machine (ATM) facility will be built in Daro in conjunction with its 50th anniversary of achieving full district status, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. According to him, since everything is digitalised and at the […]
PETROS opens first multifuel station in Daro
BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & AMYRA VARKISA DARO: The launching of the first PETROS Multifuel Station (Dealer Owned Dealer Operated, or DODO) in Daro is the first effort of the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) to locate its petrol station in rural areas. SEDC chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr Abdul Aziz Husain said the multifuel […]
School hall upgrading fund receives state govt’s nod
DARO: The state government has approved RM150,000 to upgrade the SK Nangar hall here. Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad said the allocation comes under the Rural Transformation Project (RTP) for the year 2023. The project to upgrade the hall will be completed in four months. “Through this provision, it will ensure that the upgrade works can […]
Batang Lassa Bridge to transform landscape of Daro
DARO: The development landscape of Daro will undergo a facelift upon the completion of the Batang Lassa Bridge which is expected to be ready in less than a month after works started in July 2019. Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad said that the 2.43-kilometre long bridge has now proudly spanned across the Batang Lassa showing its […]
Daro to be developed as a green economic hub
DARO: The Daro area has potential to be a green economic hub due to its geographical location which is suitable for algae cultivation, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said a pilot project on algae cultivation would be implemented by the Rajang Delta Development Agency (RADDA). “If the pilot project […]
Safiee: Daro can be like Venice
DARO: Assemblyman Safiee Ahmad wants to entice more visitors to the district by spicing it up with more development and attractions. “I have informed Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg we want Daro to be a ‘beautiful lady’. “Therefore, we have to think of how to attract more people to come to […]
RM35m Daro Waterfront gets go-ahead
DARO: The state government has approved the construction of a waterfront and ‘pasar tani’ (market) for the benefit of the people here. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg agreed to the people’s requests raised by Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad during the leaders with the people programme at the Daro New Township Hall […]
Cultivating a taste for tajok nyuk
DARO: Heart of Palas palm, better known as tajok nyuk by the Sarawak Melanau community is usually harvested from the inner core of a tropical forest plant, the Palas palm tree. It also known scientifically as Licuala Grandis, a genus of palm in the Trachycarpeae tribe, according to the Sarawak Information Department (JaPen). In Melanau […]
Platform to ensure unity remains unbroken
DARO: The establishment of the Malaysian Family Community is a platform for the government’s efforts in ensuring that the country’s long-established unity is always intact, said Igan MP Ahmad Johnie Zawawie. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Current Issues Briefing Programme and the P207 Igan Malaysian Family Community Gawai Raya Hospitality Ceremony, he was […]
Grants disbursed to 16 JKKKs, two NGOs
DARO: Daro assemblyman Safiee Ahmad and Igan MP Ahmad Johnie Zawawi disbursed a total of RM136,000 to 16 JKKKs and two non-governmental organisations in Kampung Tengah. A cheque for RM126,000 was given to the JKKKs while an additional RM10,000 was given to two NGOs at the Majlis Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri event last Sunday (May 22). […]
