One new case turns Lawas to yellow
KUCHING: The status of Lawas district has changed from green to yellow after one new Covid-19 locally transmitted case was reported yesterday (Sept 26), bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 704. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the new case was a healthcare worker from the Sarawak […]
Northern Coastal Highway project to begin next year
BY NUR ASHIKIN LOUIS & NIA NATASHA HASENAN KUCHING: The construction of the Northern Coastal Highway project stretching from Miri to Lawas is expected to commence next year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the 86 kilometre highway project undertaken by Northern Region Development Agency (NRDA), is divided into four packages. […]
Flash floods hit Lawas
LAWAS: Several villages in this district were hit by flash floods following a continuous downpour that began on Saturday. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre (PGO), the villages included Kampung Pangalih Jalan Merapok, Kampung Karangan, Kampung Seberang Mission and Kampung Luagan. Lawas Airport was also reported to be flooded. Areas that […]
Sanitisation works at Lawas
LAWAS: Sanitisation works were carried out by the Lawas Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) at Surau Kampung Belimbing and Surau Kampung Serdang here, yesterday. The operation was carried out between 10am and 11:30am. According to a Bomba report, the operation involved nine Bomba personnel. The statewide disinfection exercise entered its eighteenth day yesterday.
River claims lives of two bathers
LAWAS: Two 16-year old boys, Ahmad Shukri Rosli and Abang Bukari Malikhan, drowned in a river near Kampung Tengah Trusan here yesterday afternoon. Lawas fire chief Zaki @ Jiki Hussin said his station first received an emergency call about a drowning case around 3.15pm. A team of firemen went to the scene and was told […]
Lawas never left out
LAWAS: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government has never neglected Lawas in the state’s development plan. Stating this yesterday, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan called on the Lawas constituents to continue supporting the development efforts of the state government. “The state government will work hard to continue to develop Sarawak. We […]
