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Daro’s first 3R recycling event this Sunday

SIBU: Kampung Cina and Pasar Daro Village Security and Development Committees (JKKKs) will hold their first 3R recycling programme at Tabika Kie Ming Open Hall, Daro this Sunday. The event which starts from 12 pm to 4 pm is organised by both JKKKs in collaboration with Matu and Daro District Office. According to one of […]

Men in blue to get refurbished stations to improve operations

KUCHING: Three police stations at Song, Julau and Matu Daro are in dire need of immediate upgrading to facilitate police work. Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, said there were also other police stations which need improvement, however, the focus will be on those in need of urgent remedial measures. Nanta was on […]

RM500k Medan Niaga Matu building completed

MATU: The much-awaited Medan Niaga Matu building, constructed at a cost of RM500,000, has been completed. According to the Sarawak Public Communications Unit, it was officiated by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan on Tuesday (June 14). Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) and Jemoreng assemblyman Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya […]

Over 1,300 villagers receive Covid-19 jabs

MATU: A total of 1,320 persons received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Kuala Igan Clinic Vaccination Centre (PPV) on Wednesday. The centre which opened along with PPV Dewan Suarah Matu, caters to residents in the Igan sub-district as well as nearby areas such as Batang Igan, Sungai Ilas and Kampung Kebuaw. Kampung […]

Monkey causes power outage in Matu, Daro

MUKAH: A monkey disrupted supply and caused a one-and-a-half-hour power outage for Sarawak Energy’s (SEB) customers in the coastal districts of Matu and Daro at 2.15pm on Monday (May 10).    However, attempts to rescue the injured monkey failed when it ran off after the technical team arrived on site. The technical team was alerted […]

Matu District now green zone

KUCHING: Matu District has turned green today (Feb 25) after no new local infection cases were reported in the last 14 days. In a statement today, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) also announced that Beluru District had changed its status to yellow after only reporting 20 local infection cases in the last fortnight. “The […]

Two perished in fire at Matu Daro

KUCHING: Two women died in a fire that destroyed two homes in Kampung Sekaan Kecil, Matu Daro, about 660 km north from here early this morning. The remains of Sedah Sahari, in her late 80s, and a disabled woman known as Remie Mesie, in her 50s, were found in the living room of one of the houses involved […]