Limbang now yellow zone
KUCHING: Limbang District has turned yellow after recording two local Covid-19 infection cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today said Dalat District has gone from orange to yellow after recording 17 local infection cases in the last fortnight. “Selangau District has turned from red to yellow after recording 19 local infection […]
Aid for two new churches in Sibu
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) presented grants totalling RM130,000 for the construction of two new churches in Sibu and repairing the BEM church in Limbang. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also the minister in charge of Unifor handed over the grants. Batu Danau assemblyman Paulus Palu Gumbang received […]
Missing elderly man found safe
LIMBANG: A 63-year-old man, Tamin Kalling, who was reported missing, was found safe albeit weak this morning (Mar 3). Tamin, who is from Kampung Seberang Kedai here, was reported missing by his family after his boat was spotted unattended at the riverbank of Sungai Limbang at 9.20am today (Mar 3). Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department […]
Heavy rain causes bridge collapse
LIMBANG: Continuous heavy rain on Sunday (Feb 14) caused the Sungai Setuan Bridge here to collapse. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) report, Kampung Long Napir Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) chairman Joshua Asong said the incident caused the village’s network to be severed. “The Sungai Setuan Bridge is the main route […]
Early morning fire razes entertainment centre
LIMBANG: An entertainment centre at the first floor of a double story shophouse at Jalan Bangkita here was destroyed in an early morning fire on Sunday (Feb 7). Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre received a distress call on the incident at 6.14am. A fire engine and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit […]
Limbang pedestrian bridge open to public
LIMBANG: The pedestrian bridge here is now open to the public. The bridge, which cost RM5.3mil, spans across three main roads in this district, namely Jalan Buangsiol, Jalan Bangkita and Jalan Wong Tsap En. The certificate of completion was presented by the Limbang District Council to the contractor, witnessed by Assistant Agriculture, Native Land and […]
Flying doctor schedule announced
KUCHING: The state Health Department has announced the schedule for the flying doctor service (FDS) to Sarikei, Sri Aman, Sibu, Kapit, Limbang, and Miri regions from Feb 3 to 15. The dates are Feb 3 to 5 and Feb 8 to Feb 9 (Sibu); Feb 3 to Feb 4 (Limbang); Feb 5, Feb 8 to […]
Two men arrested after car chase
LIMBANG: The marine police arrested two men at Kampung Ipai here on suspicion of smuggling contraband cigarettes. The incident happened around 8pm on Monday (Jan 18) when a patrol team spotted two suspicious-looking vehicles. When the team approached, the vehicles sped off and a car chase ensued. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol […]
Flood hits Limbang areas
LIMBANG: Limbang town has been inundated with floodwaters following incessant rain since Tuesday (Jan 12) night. The operations centre of the State Fire and Rescue Department said six other areas were also affected namely, Kampung Patiambum, Desa Pebahanan residential area, Kampung Pebahanan, Kampung Buangsiol, Taman Damai and Kampung Seberang Kedai. However, there was no word […]
Contrabands valued at RM658k seized in two GOF’s operations
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) have successfully seized 746,400 various cigarettes sticks and 15 cartons of beer valued at RM658,960 in two separate operations. GOF Sarawak Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the operations took place in Limbang last Thursday (Dec 17) and in Kuching last Friday (Dec 18). The incident in Limbang happened […]
