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Contribution for needy senior citizens

LAWAS: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan presented aids to senior citizens at a programme organised by the Sarawak Association of Wives of Ministers and Assistant Ministers (Sabati) at Kampung Luagan here recently. The contributions were distributed to needy senior citizens from Kampung Luagan, Kampung Lukutan and Kampung Seberang Kedai Lawas. With […]

More projects planned for Trusan

LAWAS: There will be more development projects in Trusan area as the Sarawak government has a ‘local plan’ ready.  Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the developments will be carried out under the Northern Region Development Agency (NRDA). “We are going to build a sub-district office with attractive design. It will […]

Collection, processing and packaging centre for Lawas

LAWAS: The collection, processing and packaging centre (CPPC) here is expected to be operational by next year, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said the government has discussed with the private sector on the management of the centre for agriculture produce. “We have also agreed to appoint one private company […]

Man arrested for illegal logging in Trusan

LAWAS: A man, 29, was arrested in Trusan last Saturday (Nov 7) after he was found to be carrying out illegal logging activities. Two bulldozers, and excavator and 140 logs were also confiscated by forestry officials, with the total seizure estimated to be around RM121,000. The Sarawak Forest Department (SFD) said the Forest Technology and […]

Estate worker hurt in croc attack

LAWAS: An estate worker in Trusan was seriously injured after being mauled by a crocodile on yesterday morning. The Indonesian man, identified as Sulu Maralang, 46, managed to free himself from the reptile’s grip by poking its eyes. Lawas district police chief DSP Roslan Leman said the incident occurred at 10.40am when the victim was harvesting […]

Water woes in Lawas villages to be resolved

LAWAS: The water supply issues in Kampung Punang and other villages here will be resolved, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said the state government would construct pipelines from the Gelugus water plant to Kampung Punang. The project, which cost RM26 million, was in the tendering process. He explained that […]

Permanent Centexs premises coming up

LAWAS: Centre of Technical Excellence (Centexs) will be set up in efforts to produce trained and skilled workers here. Costing RM31 million, the project to be established under Yayasan Sarawak would replace the temporary Centexs here, Ukas edition reported. Deputy Chief Minister and Bukit Sari assemblyman, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, said work on […]

Civil servants told to buck up

LAWAS: Underperforming civil servants in the state are told to buck up because the state government was serious in implementing development projects to help resolve the people’s predicament especially in the rural areas. “Our CM is committed to helping the people. The civil servants must reciprocate accordingly. They must make sure the projects are implemented […]

More progress in Limbang, Lawas assured

LAWAS: Widespread development in Limbang and Lawas will continue under the leadership of Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who assured this, commended Awang Tengah for his hard work and pointed out that the people here were lucky to have him as their local […]

Two new cases in Lawas

KUCHING: Two new Covid-19 cases were reported in Lawas on Sunday (Sept 27), bringing the cumulative total of cases to 706 cases statewide. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said both cases involved local men working as frontliners at the Sarawak-Sabah Border Post in Merapok, Lawas. “Both cases were screened on Sept 20 […]