Follow vaccination schedule
LUBOK ANTU: The public here are advised to follow their vaccination appointments scheduled via the MySejahtera application. A Nursing Health supervisor Margaret Minong reminded that these vaccination appointments must be fulfilled in order to avoid missing out on the opportunity to be vaccinated. “The appointment is non-transferable and the person must come at the appointed […]
Vaccine recipients grateful for the jab
KUCHING: A total of 292 residents in Lubok Antu district received their first dose of Sinovac vaccine at the vaccination centre (PPV) located in the Dewan Kompleks Sukan, Lubok Antu today (June 16). According to Margaret Minong, a nursing supervisor at the Lubok Antu Health Clinic, the immunisation programme received positive feedback from the locals. […]
Lubok Antu, Telang Usan now green zones
KUCHING: The districts of Lubok Antu and Telang Usan are now green zones. This after no locally transmitted case of Covid-19 was detected or reported in the two districts in the past 14 days. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Samarahan and Subis had returned to yellow. “Samarahan District recorded 17 cases while Subis recorded […]
Various Lubok Antu’s caged fish products
By Isabella Inchang ‘Mummy’s Recipe, a business brand under Penyaru Trading, is determined to ensure that 50 percent of its products are on the national market by 2022. According to Regina Lambor, who is one of Penyaru Trading operators, in an effort to further expand the market of her products, she is currently applying for […]
43 affected by landslide
LUBOK ANTU: A landslide affected 43 residents of Rumah Unsa Skandis Kesit, a longhouse in Lemanak, on Wednesday night. The land slipped around 7pm behind the 14-door longhouse due to heavy rain. Sri Aman Fire and Rescue chief Ramlan Marajan said the kitchen areas of units 17, 18 and 19 of the longhouse were hit. […]
Two-hour journey for online lessons
BY BARINA NANI LUBOK ANTU: The plight of a group of students at Nanga Sumpa and Nanga Jambu in Lubok Antu has caught the attention of Suara Sarawak and New Sarawak Tribune. These students from the rural have shown how committed they were in the pursuit of education despite little or no Internet connection. The […]
Landslide affects 200 longhouse residents in Lubok Antu
BETONG: A landslide has affected about 200 residents of longhouse Rumah Ginddy, Nyemungan, Lubok Antu here. Betong Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call at 9.21am this morning and deployed firefighters to the location. Upon arrival, they found that the landslide occurred from the kitchen area of the longhouse. There are about 200 […]
Attempted cross-border crossing thwarted
LUBOK ANTU: An attempt to cross the Malaysia-Indonesia border was thwarted by the 11th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment last Thursday (Oct 1). In a statement issued, a group of seven Indonesians were arrested by an army team who were carrying out “Ops Awas/Keris Parang” at an illegal route about 400 metres from the Malaysia-Indonesia border. […]
Food aid for needy longhouse folk
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching has provided food aid for needy families in Lubok Antu longhouses. “The delivery of the basic food items took us three days,” said Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan in a statement issued on Sunday (Aug 16). “On Friday (Aug 14) we started our journey to Lubok Antu early in the morning. […]
PKR Lubok Antu Branch chief resigns
KUCHING: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Lubok Antu Branch chief Nicholas Bawin Anggat has resigned from all party posts and as party member effective immediately. A statement from PKR Lubok Antu permanent chairman Enggang Sandam yesterday said Bawin’s resignation was confirmed by the committee members of PKR Lubok Antu. Sandam said that Bawin had resigned from […]
