120 elderly persons get first dose jab
MUKAH: A total of 120 senior citizens were given the first dose of Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine under phase two the National Immunisation Programme held at Dewan Suarah Mesra here on Friday. The inoculation exercise was carried out smoothly, and there was no report of immediate critical effect on the recipients. Mukah Resident cum Mukah Division […]
Five-footway vendors thankful to council, shoplot
MUKAH: Iced-drinks seller Fabian Laberi thanked Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) for its good understanding in allowing him and other sellers to operate at the five-foot way of the shophouses here. This arrangement was after their stalls beside a shopping centre were ordered closed by the local authority due to surging Covid-19 cases in […]
Quarantined folk of 11 longhouses get food donations
MUKAH: The Resident and District Office (Rando) Mukah Division on Wednesday (April 21) contributed over 100 food baskets to folk in 11 longhouses in Sungai Duan near here currently undergoing home quarantine. The longhouses are Rh Budin (six units), Rh Jiram (12), Rh Lindan (five), Rh Nyaun (one), Rh Migi (five), Rh Stevenson/Subing (14), Rh […]
Food packs for people undergoing home quarantine
MUKAH: Food packs were distributed to folk currently undergoing home quarantine at various villages here on Tuesday. The distribution was arranged by Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo’s Service Centre. Tellian Service Centre officer Felix Pieng said 26 packs were distributed to Kampung Petanak, three to Kampung Tellian Laut, two each to Kampung Tellian Tengah and Kampung […]
Sufficient supply, no price increase in Mukah
MUKAH: There is no issue over price increase and supply of chicken here, assures the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Mukah branch. Branch head Salihin Den revealed that based on the prices recorded by the price monitoring officer (PPH) at a few main business premises here, the average price of standard chicken […]
Good response to opening food stalls in front of their houses
MUKAH: Although the Ramadan bazaar is not allowed, some traders here have taken the initiative to open stalls in front of their houses after being given the green light by the Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) and the Divisional Disaster Management Committee. Suara Sarawak found that the traders were adhering to all the standard […]
Teenager killed in bike-4WD accident
MUKAH: A teenager was killed in an accident involving a motorcycle and a four-wheel drive (4WD) at KM4, Jalan Daro-Matu. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident happened on Monday (Apr 19) at 10.40am when both motorcycle and 4WD were travelling from Daro market. Investigation found that the 4WD driver, 16, was driving his friend back home. “The motorcyclist […]
Traders sell Ramadan food at home and elsewhere
MUKAH: The local sales of Ramadan food and drinks for breaking the fast take place under the new normal for the second successive year despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially, hawkers and traders were optimistic that the Ramadan Bazaar would be opened here this year as Mukah district was a green zone. Even the local authority […]
Fisherman junkie nabbed
MUKAH: Local police have arrested a 26-year-old fisherman for involving in drugs. Mukah District police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said the junkie was arrested during a raid on an unnumbered house at Kampung Petanak Hilir here. He said the man was found in a room of the house. Upon checking the suspect’s room, police found […]
Innovative project to attract all
MUKAH: Medan Selera Mateding, the latest landmark in Mukah division, was completed last Saturday. The project was handed over by the Land Custody and Development Authority (LCDA) as the implementing agency to the Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg officiated at the launch of the food court cum […]
