KPDNHEP Mukah has a new deputy chief

MUKAH: Mohamad Rizal Sehe is the new deputy chief of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Mukah branch. He reported for duty on Tuesday (Feb 9) after a simple handover of duty ceremony by Rosli Likom and witnessed by Mukah branch chief Salihin Den at the ministry’s office here. According to Salihin, […]

Comply with hamper sale SOPs

MUKAH: The sale of hamper must comply with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affair’s (KPDNHEP) standard operating procedures (SOPs). The ministry’s Mukah branch chief Salihin Den said each hamper must have a list of items in it together with the price. He added the items in the hamper must have at least six […]

A Covid-19 patient’s experience

MUKAH: The experience of losing a sense of taste and smell due to being infected with the Covid-19 virus will not be easily forgotten by Stephannie Sajai, 28, who currently undergoes quarantine at the Bintulu Civic Centre. Her father and younger brother are also quarantined at the same place along with dozens of other patients. […]

Traders rue early closing time

MUKAH: Traders at the dry and wet markets as well as Pasar Tamu (jungle produce market) here have to wait until Feb 14 to know if they are allowed to conduct business as usual from 7am to 6pm instead of the current 7am to 2pm. The shorter operating hours was imposed since the middle of […]

Mukah needs its own public swimming pool

MUKAH: Children aged seven years and above here may have to wait for a longer period to enjoy the comfort of swimming in a public pool unless the proposed Olympic-standard facility is to be implemented in this district soon. They may also have to wait for indefinitely to participate in swimming competitions, even if they […]

Road to Bukit Engkerbai impassable to light vehicles

MUKAH: The main road to Bukit Engkerbai as well as the road heading towards Lubuk Bemban today (Feb 5) were cut off due to floods. According to Civil Defence Force (APM) Mukah chief Capt (PA) Zuriza Sharkawi, the water level rose to 0.8m. However, the current situation is still safe. “The floods, caused by high […]

Floodwaters cut off road in Mukah

MUKAH: Jalan Tingkas Sebakong here was cut off on Thursday (Feb 4) due to floods. According to Civil Defence Force (APM) Mukah chief Capt (PA) Zuriza Sharkawi, the current situation at the location was still safe but residents were reminded to remain vigilant as high tides were beginning to occur. “The floods are caused by […]

Less fortunate in Mukah not forgotten

MUKAH: Twenty-six less fortunate individuals received ang pow (red packets) from the Mukah Chinese Community Benevolent Society in conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration here today. Chairman Yeo Tiong Ing presented the monetary contributions to the recipients in a simple ceremony at a restaurant here. He said the number of recipients had […]

Safety first, says community leader

MUKAH: A Chinese community leader here believes that health should be given priority over joy during the coming Chinese New Year (CNY) amid the threat of Covid-19 and a surge in the number of cases lately. Penghulu Henry Lee Liong Ing said for many Chinese families, it would be a great sacrifice because children and […]