NRDA donates items, including vaccine refrigerator, to Lawas Health Office
LAWAS: The Northern Region Development Agency (NRDA) donated several items to the Lawas District Health Office and Lawas District Council today. NRDA is a regional development agency under the Regional Corridor Development Authority (Recoda), which is tasked with implementing socio-economic and infrastructure projects in the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score). NRDA regional director Datu […]
67 flood victims evacuated
LAWAS: The sudden deluge that hit the state’s northern region has resulted in 67 individuals being evacuated to the Trusan Community Hall temporary evacuation centre (PPS) here today (May 20). State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, in a statement today (May 20) at 5pm, said the evacuees are from seven villages in this district. […]
Flood forces Lawas STOLport to close
KUCHING: The Lawas short take-off and landing airport (STOLport) is temporary closed due to flood following non-stop heavy rains on Wednesday (May 19). Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the closure is expected to be for a few days, but the terminal is not affected as it is located at a higher ground. “The […]
Indonesian man held after gruesome find
LAWAS: A shirtless dead body of an Indonesian man with multiple slash wounds was found in a drain of an oil palm plantation in Kampung Siang Siang Laut here this morning. According to Acting Lawas police chief ASP Liong Tindan, the discovery was made by a member of the public at around 9.30am. He later […]
Lawas turns green amid surge in cases
KUCHING: Despite Sarawak recording a surge in the number of Covid-19 positive cases, Lawas district on Sunday (April 18) brought good news as it turned from a yellow zone to a green zone. The district did not report any new local infection cases in the last 14 days. “This brings the total number of green […]
Register to speed up vaccine jabs
LAWAS: Sarawakians at various levels need to register for Covid-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera app so that the vaccine can be distributed as soon as possible. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the vaccination programme was very important to break the Covid-19 chain in the state. “The sooner the immunisation programme […]
Federal Rural Development minister visits Lawas
LAWAS: Federal Minister of Rural Development (KPLB), Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad led his delegation for a work visit here since last Saturday (March 27). On the first day, he visited the Bead Handicraft Centre in Long Tuma where he was briefed on the process of making ceramic beads and subsequently approved the allocation to […]
Limbang, Lawas to be transformed by 2026
LIMBANG: Limbang and Lawas will be transformed with the building of world-class roads and other infrastructure by the year 2026, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. The Sarawak government, he said, was currently developing infrastructure that would change the image of Limbang and Lawas. He told a press conference here today that […]
Sarawak Energy — Lawas —Notice of relocation
Trusan Mosque to be completed by April
LAWAS: Phase 2 of the Trusan Mosque Construction Project is expected to be completed by April. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan along with Lawas MP Datuk Henry Sum Agong recently visited Kampung Senduyun, Trusan to survey the progress of the project, which is 70 percent complete. The project, which began in […]
