Don’t panic, take a dive
MUKAH: To most people, floods are a common phenomenon and a time of calamity. However, to some children, a flood comes as an opportunity for them to swim and have fun in the river or inundated areas. It is also a ‘good’ time for some children to learn how to swim, as for most of […]
Main road condition irks residents
MUKAH: Residents in Tanjung Pedada expressed their frustration over the main road connecting the residents to the outlying areas that are now flooded again since Jan 12. According to Tuai Rumah (TR) Mawar Awang previously, his people had voiced out to upgrade the road due to the current problem. “There was no news on our […]
Dwellers affected by pandemic given help
DALAT: Mukah division Resident Hamdiah Bakir visited Ulu Baoh near here last Thursday to gauge the situation and those who were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. She was accompanied by acting deputy Resident Shafrie Saili, Dalat district officer Kueh Lei Po, Mukah division Welfare Department officer Haslinda Supu, Dalat district police chief DSP Saga Chunggat, […]
506 food baskets for quarantined dwellers
MUKAH: A total of 506 food baskets were distributed to the residents in Ulu Baoh, Dalat near here who are being put under quarantine. This confinement was conducted subsequent to the three positive cases of Covid-19 reported in the area on Thursday. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said the food items were distributed through frontliners. “Today […]
No problem with supply distribution so far
MUKAH: It is still business as usual for suppliers and wholesalers of essential goods here amid floods in several parts of Sarawak that have rendered many roads inaccessible. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Mukah chief Salihin Den said there was no problem so far with regard to suppliers and wholesalers delivering goods to Mukah town, […]
Rituals behind moving a kelidieng
Hundreds of years ago when the Melanau nobles from Mukah died, the bodies would be placed in a burial pole known as the kelidieng or jerunei. Moving the kelidieng has never been an easy task as it requires a Shaman to perform specific ritual ceremony. “In the past, the Melanaus would drill two or three […]
Low-lying areas in Mukah bear brunt of flash floods
MUKAH: Some low-lying areas in the old town here were submerged on Wednesday (Jan 13) as Batang Mukah overflowed its banks following high tide and intermittent rain in the last few days. The water level in the affected areas and on the roads was about one feet high. A self-employed man, identified only as Amew, […]
No sign of panic buying in Mukah
MUKAH: There was no sign of panic buying here following the announcement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhiyddin Yassin yesterday. Muhiyddin declared a nationwide travel ban and lockdowns in the federal capital as well as five states. The state of emergency would last until Aug 1, or earlier, depending on the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Domestic […]
Dalat postpones public activities
DALAT: All activities that involve large crowds in the Dalat area have been temporarily suspended starting from Monday. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this in her statement today. “We are taking this action due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases, which affected 17 residents of […]
No Mukah Kaul Festival this year
MUKAH: This year’s Mukah Kaul Festival will not be held if Covid-19 has not subsided in the state. However, the Kaul Serahang Kakan ceremony will still go on this year. This was said by Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi, who is also president of the Mukah Melanau Association (PMM), when asked about the latest developments […]
