5,600 Meluan households allocated with food aid
JULAU: A total of 5,600 households in Meluan state constituency will receive food aid under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 following the re-implementation of the movement control order (MCO). According to Meluan assemblyman Roland Duat Jubin, the distribution of the aid had already started since Tuesday. “We will distribute the food aid based […]
252 senior citizens receive Pfizer jabs
JULAU: A total of 252 senior citizens received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Julau Community Hall vaccination centre here on Tuesday (May 18). Julau District Officer and director of the Julau District Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF), Khalid Andong, urged the people of Julau to always think positively and to welcome the government’s call […]
RM400,000 allocated for longhouse projects
JULAU: More than RM400,000 have been allocated for the development and upgrading projects of longhouses at Jalan Nunggang, Pakan. Julau MP Larry Sng said in the last two months, he had approved an allocation of RM159,000 under the Minor Rural Project (MRP) fund and an additional RM100,000 under the People Friendly Project (PMR) fund to […]
Don’t be afraid of vaccination, rural folk told
JULAU: The interior community has been advised to support and not fear the vaccination programme as it is a protection against the Covid-19 outbreak, said Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. The Deputy Health Minister also urged the community not to fall prey to fake news regarding the negative effects of vaccination that have been circulated on […]
Longhouse residents receive food aid
JULAU: Residents of three longhouses, which are undergoing enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in this district, received food aid recently. The aid was handed over to the longhouse residents of Rumah Guyu, Rumah Nunying and Rumah Amba in Nanga Bulo on Saturday (March 13). The Julau District Welfare Department is responsible for coordinating the delivery […]
Julau turns red after 42 cases in 14 days
KUCHING: Julau District has been declared a red zone after recording 42 Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks, all local transmissions. Bau and Kanowit changed to orange after recording 38 and 22 cases respectively within the time period. Belaga turned into a yellow zone on Monday (March 8) after recording one locally transmitted case. […]
New Bukit Tunggal cluster in Julau
KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKNS) has declared a new cluster dubbed the Bukit Tunggal Cluster in Julau district. In a statement today, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this community clusters involved two longhouses in Nangga Lioh and Nangga Sebuntang in the Bukit Tunggal area in Julau. “The index case of this cluster […]
Road works to longhouses progressing as planned
JULAU: Works for the road maintenance project to three longhouses, namely, Rumah Meru, Rumah Sumping and Rumah Umar in Ulu Entaih here is running smoothly. Meluan assemblyman’s representative Joshua Gundi said the project was among the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) projects in Meluan constituency. “Until today, the maintenance work on the road to the three […]
Man killed after being mistaken for animal
JULAU: A man, who was mistaken for an animal, was shot in a forest in Nanga Ijit. It was understood that at around 2pm last Sunday (Jan 31), the suspect, 54, went to the forest alone to hunt. When he arrived at a location, he saw what looked like an animal eating a fruit about […]
Landslide hits longhouse in Julau
JULAU: A landslide has occurred in front of Rumah Ukam Mambang, a longhouse at Jalan Nanga Engkamop here on Saturday (Jan 2) following heavy rain over the past few days. Bintangor Fire and Rescue Station chief Nicholas Belulin said seven of the 24 doors of the longhouse were affected by the landslide. “Upon arrival at […]
