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JENDELA project in 20 Tellian locations

MUKAH: As of now, the Jalinan Digital Negara (JENDELA) project is being implemented in stages in 20 locations in the Tellian area. The areas involved are education hubs in Mukah, namely at MARA University of Technology Institution (UiTM) Mukah Branch, Kaul Beach Resort, Sungai Baoh Chelum, Sungai Baoh Burak, Nanga Baoh, Kampung Patok, Kampung Penat, […]

Mukah football gets RM14,000 grant from MP

MUKAH: The Mukah Division Football Association (MuFA) received a grant of RM14,000 from Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi witnessed the handover of the cheque by Hanifah to MuFA president Khairul Anuar Adeni in conjunction with the 2022 MuFA Setia Raja […]

Full compliance in Mukah business premises

MUKAH: Business premises around Mukah town here are operating transparently. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Mukah branch yesterday conducted an inspection of business premises throughout the town and discovered no cases of non-compliance. According to the spokesperson of the ministry’s enforcement, the team have inspected premises that sell toys as well as […]

Mukah Division kept abreast in online mapping

MUKAH: In line with current technological advance, the Mukah Division should not be left behind in online mapping content in the current digital era. According to Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine, the concept of online maps is a necessity nowadays, especially for the purpose of helping navigation to locations. “In fact, it is also an important […]

Labourer arrested for drug possession

MUKAH: A labourer was arrested by the police after a raid was carried out at Jalan Petian on Thursday evening According to Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias, the suspect was found to have a prior case that is still pending involving Section 15 (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. He said, […]

Contracts of 18 sick projects terminated

DALAT: The contracts of 18 critically delayed projects in the state have now been terminated. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said new contractors would be sought to continue with these mainly infrastructure projects. “We had contractors who were good at bidding for contracts. But when they obtained them, they failed to deliver and decided […]

Mukah folk flock to wet market for umai fix

KUCHING: Umai, a traditional exotic native dish of the Melanau, is popular not only in Mukah – home to the Melanau community – but also statewide. At times demand can outstrip supply but at the moment supply is considered normal even though the popular ikan empirang used to prepare the dish is said to be […]

Mukah holds Jalur Gemilang flying campaign

KUCHING: Patriotism is in the air as celebration of National Day on August 31, 2022 gets underway. To show their patriotic spirit, celebrants are encouraged to wave and hoist the nation’s glorious Jalung Gemilang. For that, the Mukah Information Department and the Mukah Parliamentary Service Centre recently held a 2022 Jalur Gemilang Flying Campaign Programme […]

14 graves desecrated, remains missing

MUKAH: Fourteen graves were found desecrated with the skeletal remains in some coffins reportedly missing at the Tinging Panggau cemetery in Kampung Sungai Duan, Balingian. The gruesome discovery was made by family members of one of the deceased who visited the cemetery on Sunday morning. “Today we found that 14 had been desecrated with some […]

RADDA development plan to cover 11 constituencies

SIBU: A total of 11 state constituencies in Sarikei and Mukah will benefit from the establishment of the Rajang Delta Development Agency (RADDA) Development Plan. RADDA will cover about 11,000 square kilometers involving a total population of almost 300,000 people. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the RADDA […]