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12 left homeless in Lundu fire

LUNDU: Twelve residents, consisting of six men, five women and a toddler, were made homeless after four houses caught fire at Jalan Blacksmiths here early today morning. According to a statement by the Fire and Rescue Department, they received information from an auxiliary fireman pertaining to the blaze around 1.30am. Firemen from Lundu station were […]

Elderly, two children safe after house razed by early morning fire in Lundu

LUNDU: An elderly person and two children were safe after their house was on fire in the early hours today. The State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) said it received the distress call at 7.21am. Firemen from Lundu Bomba station were immediately despatched to the incident location and commenced extinguishing operation. The operations commander […]

International beauties to place Lundu on world map

KUCHING: The Miss Tourism International 2022 World Final (MTI) in Lundu from Nov 11 to 27 will place the town in international spotlight. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this at the MTI official launching of the International Friendship Pathway  in Lundu Town Square today. He said […]

Polytechnic students repair 17 houses belonging to e-kasih recipients

LUNDU: A total of 17 houses belonging to e-kasih aid recipients at Kampung Sekambal, Lundu have been repaired under the “TVET Students To Do Community Works” programme. The programme was organised by Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) together with the Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development in collaboration with the Lundu District Office. A total […]

Landfill to benefit Lundu, Bau residents

LUNDU: A landfill costing RM40 million that will be built soon here is expected to benefit both the residents of Lundu and Bau districts. According to Opar assemblyman Billy Sujang, the project will be implemented in two phases where phase one involves the construction of an access road approximately 1 kilometre from the main road, […]

Army patrol foils bid to sneak illegals in

LUNDU: An attempt by three locals to smuggle three illegal immigrants into Sarawak was foiled by the army today morning (May 22). The First Infantry Division in a statement, revealed that at about 6am an army team detected three motorcycles entering Malaysia from Indonesia at the Rimbunan Hijau oil palm plantation, some 600 metres from […]

New Lundu Hospital to be built under 12MP

THE proposed project for the development of new Lundu Hospital will be submitted as part of the next Malaysia Plan. Public Health, Housing and Local Government Deputy Minister Michael Tiang stated the state Health Department would propose the new project. “The new hospital will have 76 beds, whereas the current hospital only has 46. “It […]

SAR team searches for body of croc attack victim in Lundu

LUNDU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was initiated today in Kampung Kangka, Jalan Sempadi, for the body of a man reported missing and believed to have been attacked by a crocodile. According to Lundu police chief DSP Damataries Lautin, the victim, identified as 56-year-old Sebarang Bingkok, was reported missing yesterday. A family member of […]

International beauty contestants to visit Lundu

KUCHING: YAST Group is bringing the world to Lundu in conjunction with the Miss Tourism International 2022 (MTI 2022) world final here in November. According to the founder and chairlady of YAST Group Esther Law Lee Poh, the organising committee of MTI 2022 held a meeting to discuss and proceed with the preparation of the […]