Keep smallholders informed on pepper industry
JULAU: Smallholders need to be well informed of current development and direction of the country’s pepper industry and the support schemes and services provided thanks to the Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB). The board’s chairman Datuk Any Ngau said this helps smallholders to get accurate and up-to-date information especially on the support schemes and services that […]
Keep our pepper quality high always
JULAU: Pepper production must maintain high quality consistently to preserve its market value. Baram MP and Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) chairman Datuk Anyi Ngau said this means closely watching over how the pepper grows, gets processed, and is stored, ensuring it always meets the set standards. He noted that places like Julau and Pakan are […]
Men in blue to get refurbished stations to improve operations
KUCHING: Three police stations at Song, Julau and Matu Daro are in dire need of immediate upgrading to facilitate police work. Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, said there were also other police stations which need improvement, however, the focus will be on those in need of urgent remedial measures. Nanta was on […]
PRS to conduct post-mortem on Julau seat
KUCHING: Following Parti Rakyat Sarawak’s (PRS) unsuccessful attempt in recapturing the Julau parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15), the party will conduct a post-mortem to find out what went wrong. Its deputy information chief Andy Lawrence said the party had already more or less identified the root cause of the failure in winning […]
Duo detained for raping disabled teen
JULAU: Police arrested two men, including a foreigner, on suspicion of molesting and raping a teenage girl with disability recently. Julau OCPD DSP Andam Sulin Brayun said the suspects were detained last Sunday (June 5) after the victim’s mother lodged a police report. The complainant claimed that the victim’s stepfather and a foreigner had molested […]
Julau set to get new fire station under 12MP
JULAU is set to get a new fire station under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), Rolling Plan 3, 2023. Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government, Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian informed this during his ministerial winding-up speech on today. He said the siting application had been submitted to the Land and Survey […]
Young biker dies in early morning crash
JULAU: A motorcyclist died on the spot after his motorcycle went out of control and crashed at KM16, Jalan Kelupu-Julau-Durin (KJD) early this morning (Oct 12). The accident happened around 3am when the 23-year-old victim was on his way home to Dennis Umpol Longhouse at Mile 14, Jalan KJD. District police chief DSP Andam […]
4G coverage will be expanded in Sarawak, Julau among focus areas
KUALA LUMPUR: Several plans to upgrade internet access in Sarawak are ready, among others, to increase 4G network coverage in the state which is currently only at 80.84 per cent, lower than the national average of 94. percent, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. He said among the areas of focus was […]
Fined RM3,000 for not adhering to EMCO
JULAU: A woman was slapped with a RM3,000 compound after police found her violating the public health standard operating procedures (SOPs) by leaving her longhouse which is under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The case happened last Sunday around 3.15pm when a CID team led by Insp Herda Ismail carried out SOP monitoring operations […]
Three locals arrested for illegal cockfight
JULAU: Three locals were arrested on Sunday (Sept 19) for taking part in an illegal cockfight. They were picked up by the police at an oil palm plantation in Jalan Sungai Pakan here around 2pm. District police chief DSP Andam Sulin said five roosters, a weighing scale, a piece of cardboard with numbers written on […]
