Council assists hawkers for govt aid
KAPIT: Kapit District Council (KDC) decided to assist hawkers by setting up counters to gather the individual data and businesses licenses of hawkers conducting businesses at the council’s Market Teresang on Sunday. This is in response to the announcement of the RM1.1 billion government stimulus package to assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), petty traders […]
Food aid for 1,564 in Kapit
KAPIT: To date, some 1,564 households in longhouses under the Kapit constituency received the food aid that was distributed by the respective representatives over the past few days. Kapit MP Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, who is the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, said the constituency consists of Katibas, Pelagus and Bukit Goram. For […]
Council disinfects market, public spaces
KAPIT: Kapit District Council (KDC) has disinfected Market Teresang and the Night Street Market including public places and five-foot ways around town. This followed a directive from the Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH) Sarawak to reopen the markets (with permanent structures) to ensure fresh and sufficient supplies of vegetables, meat and other necessities. […]
Cash for Covid-19 frontliners
KAPIT: Baleh people welfare association (Persatuan Kebajikan Penduduk Baleh — PKPB) has acknowledged the important roles of the frontliners in the fight against Covid-19. These frontliners are from various government departments and agencies such as the police, Rela, Kapit District Council (KDC), and the Health Department. To show its appreciation the association has contributed RM1,000 […]
Frontliners come in for praise
KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat commended local frontliners in the fight to prevent the spread of Covid-19 to this town. “I am happy with the various measures taken by the leading agencies that have been enforcing the movement control order (MCO) since March 18,” he said. Among the frontline agencies are Kapit Health […]
Frontliners praised for good job
KAPIT: Kapit Division is considered a green zone as far as Covid-19 is concerned, said the Resident of Kapit Division Nyurak Keti Kapit when chairing a meeting of the Division Disaster Management Committee here yesterday morning. Thanking all the frontliners for doing a good job to prevent the spread of the disease in the division, […]
Baleh Saberkas, Jamit donate food items to Covid-19 enforcement teams
KAPIT: Baleh Saberkas and Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat donated food and drinks to frontliners enforcing the movement control order here yesterday. Representing Jamit were staff of Kapit PBB Service Centre and Bukit Goram led by Cochran Amos and SDNU Youth chief Judson Jarrau. Baleh Saberkas was led by its chairman Nicholas Kudi Jantai, […]
Reps attend Women’s Day do in Kapit
KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat and Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang attended the International Women’s Day celebration here on Sunday evening. The event, organised by the Kapit Chinese Women Association (Kapit CWA), took place at Meligai Hotel. In his speech, Jamit lauded Kapit CWA for organising the celebration. “This is a meaningful activity […]
Kapit records first PUI case
KUCHING: The upriver town of Kapit recorded its first Covid-19 Person Under Investigation (PUI) case as Sarawak registered a total of five new cases yesterday. According to a statement issued by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), Kapit’s first case was recorded at Kapit Hospital, while the remaining four cases are in Bintulu Hospital (three) […]
SS attends briefing in Kapit
KAPIT: State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion chaired a briefing session for all heads of state departments and agencies at the State Office Complex here recently. “This is part of my regular visits to the Divisional and District Offices to meet the officers on the ground to understand the issues and problems they encountered in […]
