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Another longhouse under EMCO

KUCHING: One longhouse in Saratok district has been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) which started today. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that the EMCO will be enforced on Rumah Ribun, Sungai Klampai in Saratok until June 4. It also declared the end of EMCO at two apartment blocks in Bintulu namely […]

SOP monitoring at longhouse

TATAU: The Tatau district office and Tatau police today conducted a joint inspection and monitoring of the standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance at a longhouse. Acting Tatau district officer Calvin Ligong, Tatau police chief DSP Jame Reis and administrative officer Winnie Dian were on the field to monitor the compliance of SOPs at Rumah Mat […]

One more longhouse under continued EMCO

KUCHING: Another longhouse will continue to be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) starting today (May 14) for 14 days, while the EMCO enforced in another longhouse ends today (May 14).  The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the EMCO for Rumah (Rh) Payau Emperan Datuk in Sungai Pinang, Pakan will be extended […]

Postpone trip back to longhouse

KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan has urged those in Covid-19 red zones to postpone returning to their longhouses during the coming Gawai in an effort to curb potential Covid-19 transmissions.   He expressed concern that community immunity was at stake in rural longhouses if people in red zones such as Kuching, […]

Another longhouse placed under EMCO

KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) has been imposed at Rumah Empaling, Spak, a longhouse in Betong. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced this on Sunday (May 9). The EMCO at the longhouse is from May 7 to May 20. The committee also announced the end of EMCO at four longhouses in Meradong, […]

Longhouse, primary school flooded for several hours

BETONG: A flash flood around 4am this early morning (Mar 23) in Nanga Tebat near here rendered a road leading to a longhouse and a school impassable for several hours. It also damaged seven vehicles. The local fire station received an emergency call about the flood around 5.50am. To reach the place, the firemen travelled […]

Quick action by villagers saves longhouse from fire

ROBAN: Quick action by residents saves a longhouse from being destroyed in a fire at Kampung Pelasuk here last Friday. Sarikei fire chief Mahmudin Narudin said they received a distress call around 10.40pm on the incident and his men were quickly deployed to the scene. Firemen from Saratok were also deployed to assist in the […]

Another longhouse under MCO

By Diana Octavia DEBAK: A longhouse in the Debak sub-district has been placed under the movement control order (MCO) until March 25. Twenty families and a total of 61 occupants from Menyalin Baru longhouse were ordered to undergo health screening tests last Friday (March 13). Sanitisation work was carried out immediately and the Betong Social […]

Landslide occurs near longhouse

BETONG: It was a close call for residents of Rh Uyok Belili in Lempaong Spak, Layar when a landslide occurred near their longhouse last Monday (Mar 8). Two doors of the 12-door longhouse were affected by the landslide which occurred behind the longhouse at around 10.40am. Firemen from Betong, who arrived at the scene, found […]

28 residents of Rh Berendam Selia test positive for Covid-19

SIBU: A total of 28 residents of Rumah Berendam Selia in Ulu Durin Kiba tested positive for Covid-19 last Saturday (March 6). Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (JPBBS) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said Rumah Berendam was the latest longhouse in Sibu to be affected by the virus. The 28 cases were among 79 positive cases […]