Extracurricular activities equally important for student growth
BINTULU: Athletics is one of the platforms implemented in all schools to develop students comprehensively. Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai Ugon, said to be successful in life a student must also be successful in academics and extracurricular activities. He said this is in line with the Malaysian Education Development Plan 2013-2025 which remains committed to developing […]
Murum houses of worship receive Unifor grants
BINTULU: Three houses of worship in the Murum state constituency have received cheques totalling RM380,000 from Unit for Other Religions (Unifor). The houses of worship are St Ambrose Uma Lahanan Church, St Mathew Uma Nyaving Sungai Asap Church and St John Uma Balui Liko Sungai Asap Church, getting RM250,000, RM50,000 and RM80,000 respectively. The handover […]
Christmas time to forgive, pray and share blessings
BINTULU: In conjunction with the Christmas season, Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai Ugon is encouraging the public members to forgive, help, encourage, and pray for one another. He also hopes that this year’s Christmas celebration will bring blessings. “This Christmas is also an opportunity for us to visit each other and share blessings with each other […]
Bringing clarity to Sarawak natives with amendment to Federal Constitution
KUCHING: The move to restore Sarawak’s power to recognise its natives will bring clarity to the legal position of the native people of Sarawak. Federation of Orang Ulu Associations of Sarawak (Forum) president Kennedy Chukpai Ugon pointed out that the term ‘Bumiputera’ is a political term, which is not synonymous to the legal definition of […]
Over 4,000 in Sungai Asap resettlement area vaccinated
BELAGA: Over 4,700 residents from 15 longhouses in the Sungai Asap resettlement area have been vaccinated. Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai Ugon said he was delighted with the encouraging response from locals. “Among those vaccinated are folk from the Penan Belangan longhouse, workers from plantations, timber camps and industries in the vicinity.” The vaccination centre (PPV) […]
