Sarawak respects Brunei’s stance

LIMBANG: The state government respects the stance taken by Brunei in imposing additional procedures on Sarawakians entering the country. Assistant Agriculture Native Land and Regional Development Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said the additional procedures were imposed to ensure the safety and health of Bruneians against the spread of Covid-19 from Malaysia. “In the […]

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 […]

Six children made homeless in afternoon blaze

LIMBANG: Six people including two children were left homeless after a fire razed two houses at Kampung Pengkalan Madang here on Friday afternoon. The blazed completely destroyed the houses in the 2.15pm incident. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. A team of firemen from Limbang fire station dashed to the scene upon receiving the alert and […]

A reason for villagers to cheer

LIMBANG: Villagers from Kampung Seberang Kedai will soon be connected with a new road to Bukit Lubok here once its construction is complete in early 2022. According to Regional Corridor Development Authority (RCDA) in a Facebook post on Monday, with machineries and manpower already been deployed to the site, construction work on this 3.7km road […]

Sarawak flag to be placed on Mount Murud

KUCHING: The flag of Sarawak will be going to be placed at the summit of Mount Murud in Ba’kelalan, Limbang. According to Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Datuk Sebastian Ting, a climber Sakai Dawat will be climbing up the mountain and he will bring along the flag with him. “Today, we are pleased […]

Abandoned house gutted in fire

LIMBANG: An abandoned house at Jalan Kubong, near a marine quarters here, was engulfed in a fire on Sunday (Aug 2). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received an emergency call pertaining to the 11.21pm incident and despatched a team of firemen of Limbang fire and rescue station (BBP) to the scene. Upon arrival, […]

Kampung Labasong fire

LIMBANG: A family of five lost their double-storey house to a fire here at Kampung Labasong yesterday. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call pertaining the 5.26pm incident and despatched firemen from Limbang Fire and Rescue Station to the scene. Fire operation commander PPGB Clarence D Primus Tiandun reported that the […]