Firemen catch snake in house

LIMBANG: Firemen from the Limbang fire station today rushed to a house at Phase 1, Jalan Batu Biah to catch a snake. The two-foot long snake, which was not identified, was spotted hiding near the kitchen sink. According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue (Bomba) operations centre (PGO) , the team rushed to the house […]

Now in process of land acquisition of industrial estate in Limbang

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan hopes that the industrial estate in Limbang will be implemented starting next year. “Now, we are in the process of land acquisition,” he said when officiating at the Jum Regista Bisnes Sarawakku Sayang Programme (Regista) in Limbang today. Besides industrial estates, he said there were […]

Five schools inundated

LIMBANG: Continuous down pour since Friday night, caused five primary schools in low-lying areas in Limbang to be flooded. However, there were no evacuations as the affected schools were closed following Covid-19 pandemic. According to Limbang district education office, the affected schools were Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ukong, SK Kuala Penganan, SK RC Kubong, SK Ulu […]

Three projects for Kampung Limpaki next year

LIMBANG: Three more development projects for Kampung Limpaki here have been identified for next year. Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said the project involved the upgrading of the Kampung Limpaki hall which would cost RM50,000; building of a concrete drain at Taman Gelagah Limpaki with an estimated […]

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 […]

Self-care programme against pandemic

LIMBANG: The Information Department’s ‘Sepakat @ New Norma Cultural Community Programme: Break the Covid-19 Chain’ held at Rumah Tugang in Ulu Lubai here on Monday (Oct 5) focused on the ‘we take care of ourselves’ idea. Batu Danau assemblyman, Paulus Gumbang, believes that the implementation of the programme has achieved its objective of educating, raising […]

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 […]