Lundu trio gets national recognition
LUNDU: Tanjong Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Pehin Sri Adenan couldn’t be prouder of the three award winning entrepreneurs from his constituency than he already is. The three did the state proud when they received national recognition for their entrepreneurial skills at the Anugerah Kecemerlangan Usahawan Peserta (AKUP) 2021 in Kuala Lumpur recently. On top of […]
Villagers in Sibu demand dividends from Felcra plantation
SIBU: Villagers in the Sekuau resettlement scheme have demanded to be paid dividends from a federal land agency’s palm oil operations, and called for work on the plantation to be stopped. Village chairman Henry Kanyan Vincent Rawing said the federal government-owned Felcra Bhd had failed to pay dividends to 404 participants from 24 longhouses in […]
Demanding FELCRA to leave for good
SIBU: A total of 404 residents of the Sekuau Resettlement Scheme are calling for the FELCRA (Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority) to stop their operation and move out within seven days. This was demanded by them due to FELCRA’s failure in paying the dividend from their participation in an oil palm plantation scheme run […]
R&D can help boost country’s herbal market
JEMPOL: The cultivation of Kacip Fatimah, calamansi and lemongrass using the integration planting system at a farm in Kampung Serting Ulu here, can help boost the herbal market in the country, as well as guarantee the production of high-quality products. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) senior research officer, Dr Farah Fazwa Md Ariff said the […]
Ex-Felda officer jailed, fined for forgery
KUANTAN: The Sessions Court here on Tuesday sentenced a former assistant executive with the Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Felcra) to three months’ jail and RM30,000 fine, in default three months’ jail, to four counts of forgery, involving cheques for RM34,920 four years ago. Judge Mohd Ghazali Mohamad Taib handed down the sentence on Norhisyam Hamidin, 42, who […]
Felcra to go on Mukah tour
MUKAH: Felcra Berhad will make a stop here on March 17 during its regional tour. Its Mukah area manager Muhammad Norakmal Abd Hamid said the programme would be held at a leading hotel. He added Felcra Berhad chairman Datuk Nageed Wahab was expected to attend the half-day programme. “During the programme, there will be […]
Where are our dividends?
SIBU: Four hundred and four landowners in the Sekuau Resettlement Scheme who are involved in oil palm plantations are disappointed that Felcra has not paid them any dividends for the past two years. Chairman of the Sekuau Village Development and Security Committee (MJKKK) Councillor Henry Kanyan Vincent Rawing said that the MJKKK and the Sekuau […]
