Marudi readies operations room for Northeast Monsoon season
MARUDI: As the Northeast Monsoon season looms, Marudi prepares with the establishment of an operations room set to remain active until February 2024. This was announced during the Marudi District Disaster Management Committee Meeting, chaired by District Officer Belayong Pok yesterday (Dec 22). According to Belayong in a UKAS report, the preparation is important due […]
Marudi Bridge Construction Underway
MIRI: The Public Works Department (PWD) has announced the commencement of the construction of the Marudi bridge over Batang Maram in Miri. To facilitate the construction work and ensure the safety of road users, the available road will be closed and a detour leading to the ferry will be opened to the public starting this […]
Flood in Marudi areas receding due to improved weather: Bomba
MARUDI: Water levels were slowly receding in six flood-affected areas in Marudi district as of this morning. These six flood-affected areas are Marudi town; Kampung Dagang; Kampung Narum; Marudi Waterfront; Kampung Padang Kerbau and Marudi ferry wharf. According to a report by Marudi Fire and Rescue Department, the floodwaters were receding due to moderately improved […]
19 schools affected by flood in Marudi
MARUDI: Nineteen schools and 25 areas in Marudi Division were affected by flood following heavy rains and high tides, as of 10.30am this morning. There were no temporary evacuation centres opened during the period, said Miri Division Disaster Operations Centre, while Miri and Subis districts were not affected. For Beluru, it said that four schools […]
1,328 food packs sent to flooded areas
MIRI: Marudi Fire and Rescue Department together with the Miri Welfare Department this morning helped to send a total of 1,328 packs of food to 20-flood affected areas in Baram including schools. However, as at 10.30am today, no evacuation centre was set up yet. According to Miri Fire and Rescue department acting chief Ahmad Nizam […]
27 evacuated as floods hit Marudi
MARUDI: The water level in some areas in Marudi town is reported to be rising after the Baram River broke its banks due to the excessive rainfall over the past few days. However, floods in some of the affected areas in the district are reportedly subsiding. Meanwhile, the number of flood victims at the temporary evacuation […]
Former headmaster is PBDSB’s Marudi candidate
MIRI: A retired school headmaster has been named as Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru’s (PBDSB) candidate for the Marudi seat in the 12th Sarawak Election. Sawing Kedit, 56, from Rumah Neting Sungai Bair Atas Bakong Beluru Baram, obtained his Bachelor in Education in 2012. “Marudi is a Dayak majority seat,” said PBDSB president Bobby William […]
Food aid distributed in Marudi
KUCHING:The distribution of food aid to the needy in Marudi commenced on Sunday, involving a total of 2,197 doors, said Marudi assemblyman Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. The Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing said the distribution of the food aid under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package was participated by the District […]
Drowned boy’s body found
MARUDI: The body of a 15 year-old boy, who was swept away by strong currents while attempting to cross Sungai Magoh, Baram on Monday (March 8), was found today (March 10). Rohnia Bajut’s body was discovered by a search and rescue (SAR) team at about 10.02am (March 10) in a pile of logs by the […]
State helps with RM6.3 million
MIRI: The state government has approved allocations worth RM6.33 million this year to help finance the repairs of nine longhouses in the Marudi constituency via a longhouse loan scheme. Assistant Minister for Local Government and Housing, Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil revealed this in a Facebook post last Saturday (Sept 12). These nine longhouses are Rumah […]
