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Lawas’s first esports event receives overwhelming response

LAWAS: The recently-concluded first Mobile Legend esports tournament ever held here received overwhelming response from the local communities. The event held in conjunction with ‘Minggu Perusahaan Mikro, Kecil dan Sederhana (PMKS) 2022’, was aimed at transforming communities, businesses and start-ups in Sarawak and to speed up the digital economy process. The Serba DigitalX Open Innovation […]

Interstate control post in Lawas soon

KUCHING: The first interstate control post in Sarawak will soon be built in Lawas to deal with the rampant entry of illegal immigrants and cross-border crime along the Sarawak-Sabah border. First Infantry Division commander Major-General Datuk Dzulkafli Mustaffa said the matter has been approved by the state government. He said there was a need to […]

GOF seize 11,700 turtle eggs smuggled into Lawas

LAWAS: The General Operations Force (GOF) successfully thwarted an attempt by two locals to smuggle in over 10,000 turtle eggs from Kota Kinabalu, last Saturday. Brigade commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang, who confirmed the case, said the operation codenamed ‘Op Bersepadu Khazanah’, was carried out by the GOF 12th Battalion around 10am at the […]

PETRONAS asked to provide more CSR assistance in Lawas

LAWAS: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan hopes that Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) will provide more Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assistance to the community in Lawas District. According to the statement by UKAS, Awang Tengah pointed out that PETRONAS had provided a lot of CSR assistance in education, skills, small and medium businesses […]

Fire destroys two houses

LAWAS: An evening inferno at Kampung Seberang Kedai, Trusan, rendered two families homeless after two houses were destroyed on Sunday. Firemen from the Lawas station were despatched to the scene, about 28km from the station, after receiving an emergency call around 8.35 pm. They arrived to find that both houses were up in flames and […]

Solutions for Lawas water woes

TWO proposed projects namely the new Lawas water treatment plant’s (WTP) and new Trusan WTP are expected to alleviate water shortages in Lawas. Deputy Minister of Utility and Telecommunication (Utility) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said this in response to queries from Baru Bian (PSB-Ba’Kelalan) on water shortage in Lawas and the government’s plans to […]

Ten men detained after brawl in bistro

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LAWAS: Police detained ten men following a brawl between two groups using weapons at a bistro here on May 8. Lawas district police chief, DSP Sila Kadong said the incident happened at around 2am at a bistro due to a misunderstanding and the fight resulted in injuries to one of the men. “The male victim […]

Villages in Sukang flooded

LAWAS: Several villages in the valley and riverbanks of Sukang district were flooded following heavy rainfall. The Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) reported that the floods hit Kampung Long Sukong on Monday (May 9) at 4pm, causing the entire village area to be flooded. “Based on the information received by UKAS Lawas district, residents were […]

More fire extinguishers for villages in Lawas

LAWAS: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan attended the Singgah Sahur programme as well as officiated at the fire safety campaign here. The campaign’s launch saw the presentation of fire extinguishers to chairman of Persatuan Bomba Sukarela (PBS) Punang and Pukat Jaya, Pemukat PBS, Kuala Lawas and chairman of Bomba Komuniti RKB Banting, […]

Over 9,000 people in Lawas District yet to get booster shots

LAWAS: More than 9,000 people in Lawas District have yet to receive their Covid-19 booster shots. Federal Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Henry Sum Agong said although the country was still facing the threat of the coronavirus, the situation was under control. “The government continues to encourage those eligible but have yet to be vaccinated to […]