Drowned fisherman found
TANJUNG MANIS: The body of an Indonesian man who fell off a fishing boat on September 7 was found floating here by a fisherman, on Thursday. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the Tanjung Manis fire station received a call on the find by a fisherman from Kampung Rajang. Upon receiving the call, […]
Helping farmers to sell produce new main focus: Uggah
SERIAN: The State Farmers’ Organisation (SFO), under its new management, will focus on helping farmers, breeders and fishermen to sell their produce. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this would be one of the organisation’s primary tasks. “The organisation has a new chairman, Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail. He is also the […]
Two fishermen detained for drugs
MUKAH: Two fishermen were arrested for possessing drugs during a raid at a house here on Thursday (July 23). Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said the suspects were arrested at an unnumbered house in Kampung Sungai Alo here. He added during the raid at about 3.20pm, police found a small plastic packet containing […]
Body of drowned fisherman found on Belawai Beach
SIBU: The body of a fisherman who went missing Saturday after his boat capsized in Tanjung Melambak, Belawai, about 107km west of here, was found today. A spokesman of the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations room said the body of Ibrahim Abang Resdi, 52, was found on the beach at 6.44 am, about one […]
State helps solve overstocking of fish
KUCHING: The state government is helping fishermen to sell their catch after the movement control order (MCO) saw demand for their products plummet. Agriculture Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said a total of RM600,000 in allocation is given to Sarawak Fishermen’s Association (Penesa) and Area Fishermen’s Association (PNK). This comprised of an allocation […]
Over RM2 mln for farmers, fishermen
KUCHING: The state government has set aside RM1.5mil for the Sarawak Farmers Organisation to buy produce from smallholders. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the government acknowledged the fact that with the Covid-19 pandemic and the enforcement of the movement control order, farmers and fishermen faced problems in selling their produce and […]
Policeman, fisherman get maximum fine for MCO defiance
LUMUT: Two men — one a policeman, were among the first to be charged at the Seri Manjung Magistrate’s Court here with defying regulations under the Movement Control Order enforced since last March 18 to curb the spread of Covid-19. Corporal Mohamad Safarrudin Alias, 33, and the fisherman, Nashrull Awang, 43, pleaded guilty to the offence after the charge […]
