Farmers’ association channels back pineapples to villagers
KUCHING: The Area Farmers Association in Dalat and Oya are distributing pineapples grown locally and purchased by the government back to the community. Dalat assemblywoman Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah stated that buying the agricultural produce from farmers through the association is one of the government’s strategies to ensure that farmers produce are not wasted. “On […]
Sufficient jab centres in Pantai Damai constituency
KUCHING: The three jab centres (PPVs) in the Pantai Damai constituency are able to meet the vaccination needs of the local community there. The PPVs are the Santubong Health Clinic, Buntal Health Clinic and Telaga Air Health Clinic. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said […]
DBKU implements urbanisation programme
KUCHING: The Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) is implementing six projects under the urbanisation programme of its administrative area. The projects involve improvement to the Protocol Road, Sarawak Botanical Garden, connecting route from Fort Magherita to Darul Hana Bridge, upgrading of Taman Perpaduan, the construction of drainage outlets at Jalan Masjid, Jalan Market, Lebuh Java […]
Rep donates three more patient’s beds
KUCHING: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii recently presented special beds to three elderly patients in need in his constituency. The recipients were Chen Sim Meng aged 77 from Jalan Bulat, Wong Sie Lee, 73, from Jalan Repok and Liong Swee Kuan, 76, from Jalan Haruan in Sarikei. Local community leader Penghulu Huang Tiong […]
Police to tighten security control
KUCHING: In view of the coming Ramadan month, the police will be tightening security controls to ensure that the immigrants’ activity to enter or exit Sarawak will be eradicated. Serian police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said this coming (Ramadan) month, there will be immigrants here (in the state) that would want to go back to […]
RM5,200 in education aid given out to needy
OYA: An education assistance totalling RM5,200 has been given out to 26 persons here. Of the total, RM3,400 were early education aid for 22 deserving families in Zone 1, while RM1,800 was the from Dalat Foundation Aid Scheme for four students. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Dalat branch deputy chairman Sait Seman handed over the […]
Assemblyman hands out school bags to needy students
KUCHING: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii and his Repok Service Centre were once again on a welfare mission today. On behalf of the assemblyman, the service centre handed out school bags to schools within his constituency for distribution to needy students. As Huang was unable to be personally present due to other pressing […]
Tarat youths urged to sign up as Bomba volunteers
SERIAN: Youths in Tarat are encouraged to join the Voluntary Fire Brigade (PBS) as a team to act early in assisting the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit, Tarat assemblyman Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said the involvement of youths as PBS members was important as […]
Call to inculcate vaccine importance
SERIAN: The local people need to be properly informed about the importance of vaccine as protection against Covid-19. This can be done through relevant awareness programmes that could remove the public’s negative perception of the safety of the vaccine, said Serian Resident Tuah Suni. “The facts about the Covid-19 vaccine must be disseminated to the […]
Building tourism back better than ever
KUCHING: The editorial team of the Journal of Responsible Tourism Management (JRTM) has started preparing for its second issue in July, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said the team was also getting the necessary indexing and abstracting ready, such as International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), Digital Object Identifier […]
