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TVET will contribute to growth of country: Hanifah

MUKAH: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has been identified as an enabler that will contribute to the formation of a prosperous and inclusive developing country. Deputy Minister of Economy Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said with the cooperation of industry that implements TVET, the problem of skills mismatch can therefore be reduced. “We can […]

Sarawak Fisheries Terminal proposed in Mukah

MUKAH: The Sarawak Fisheries Terminal will be proposed to be built here, said Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. “Mukah is very suitable to be used as a fishing terminal because of the position and economic activities of the populace, who are mostly fishermen. “Not only that, fishing activities have been the traditional economy […]

Over 2,000 observe Kaul Serahang Kakan ritual

MUKAH: The Kaul Serahang Kakan tradition, a unique ritual ceremony of the Melanau community has again been celebrated with great enthusiasm here. Over 2,000 people witnessed the celebration which was steeped in tradition at the Kaul Festival ground here on Saturday yesterday. According to Member of Parliament for Mukah, Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib, in addition […]

Efforts to maintain holding of Kaul event

MUKAH: Various efforts are being made to uphold the Kaul ceremony so that the tradition is not forgotten amidst modernisation. In stating this, Deputy Minister of Economy cum Mukah MP Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said one of the efforts implemented was to maintain the event at the village level. According to her, the effort aims […]

Tourism potential in Kaul Petanak: Hanifah

MUKAH: More than 1,500 residents and visitors thronged Kaul Petanak 2023 which got off to an enthusiastic start at the Kuala Sungai Petanak beach here today. Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib, who is also Mukah MP officiated the event. She felt the festival had great potential for Mukah tourism and could be a […]

Aiming to meet voters, to retain seat

When Mukah is featured, certainly it is synonymous with the Melanau ethnic group which is the third largest ethnic in the Land of the Hornbill. Up to today, the Mukah District sits under the Mukah parliamentary seat which is separated under three state assemblies – Balingian, Tellian and Dalat. This time, the 15th general election […]

Straight fight in Mukah

MUKAH: This time, incumbent Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is involved in a straight fight with Abdul Jalil Bujang of Pakatan Harapan (PH) for the Mukah seat. This is their second battle after the first one in GE14 in 2018. In 2018, Hanifah obtained 13,853 votes to defeat Jalil who received […]

Children’s books leave lasting impression on Hanifah

BY RAHIMI RAHIM MUKAH: A teacher’s efforts to get her children to write books has left Mukah MP Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib beaming with pride. She told Suara Sarawak how she had met Nordiyana Usop, a teacher at SK Sungai Penipah at the Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Pre-Gawai gatherings in Dalat, Tellian and Balingian..“I was […]